a. 不见的, 缺少的

[法] 行踪不明的, 失踪的, 遗失的

Miss \Miss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Missed} (m[i^]st); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Missing}.] [AS. missan; akin to D. & G. missen, OHG.
missan, Icel. missa, Sw. mista, Dan. miste. [root]100. See
{Mis-}, pref.]
1. To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing,
hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one shoots at; to miss
the train by being late; to miss opportunites of getting
knowledge; to miss the point or meaning of something said.

When a man misses his great end, happiness, he will
acknowledge he judged not right. --Locke.

2. To omit; to fail to have or to do; to get without; to
dispense with; -- now seldom applied to persons.

She would never miss, one day,
A walk so fine, a sight so gay. --Prior.

We cannot miss him; he does make our fire,
Fetch in our wood. --Shak.

3. To discover the absence or omission of; to feel the want
of; to mourn the loss of; to want; as, to miss an absent
loved one. --Shak.

Neither missed we anything . . . Nothing was missed
of all that pertained unto him. --1 Sam. xxv.
15, 21.

What by me thou hast lost, thou least shalt miss.
--Milton.

{To miss stays}. (Naut.) See under {Stay}.


Missing \Miss"ing\, a. [From {Miss}, v. i.]
Absent from the place where it was expected to be found;
lost; lacking; wanting; not present when called or looked
for.

Neither was there aught missing unto them. --1 Sam.
xxv. 7.

For a time caught up to God, as once
Moses was in the mount, and missing long. --Milton.