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Missing

發佈時間: 2017/08/11

Missing

失散多年仍然能夠重聚,不只是電影情節。深圳「讓愛回家」義工救助流落街頭人士與家人團聚,兩名在內地失蹤(missing)11年的港人就得到其幫助,與家人重聚。

動詞miss簡單、常用、多義。上面提到的missing,指「失蹤、發覺遺失」。例句︰He has been missing for years but suddenly turned up at his university campus.(他已經失蹤多年,但突然在他的大學校園出現。)I didn't miss my handbag until I got home.(我回到家才發覺遺失了手袋。)

Miss一字的「遺失、失落」含義引伸出許多意思。Miss可以解「錯過」,也是一種「失」。例句︰I was caught by a traffic jam and missed the interview.(塞車令我錯過了面試。)He got up late and missed the train.(他遲起床,錯過了火車。)

Miss又可以解「想念」,看不到、失去了,倍加思念。例句︰I still miss my good old piano.(我依然想念我美好的舊鋼琴。)留意,miss作「想念」解時,想強調才會用進行式,例如,I am missing you badly.(我很想念你。)

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

撰文: Ally 最漂亮英文專業老師
欄名: WordDiscovery