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miss.ing5mIs7INadj [not gradable]People or things that are missing cannot be found because they are not where they should be.失踪的，下落不明的，找不到的Her father has been missing since September 1992.她的父亲从1992年9月以来一直失踪。The burglars are in prison now but the jewellery's still missing.盗匪现在在监狱里，但珠宝仍下落不明。When did you realise the money was missing from your account?你是什么时候意识到你户头里的钱失踪的？(Br and Aus) A girl who went missing during a family outing to Mount Snowdon has been found dead on the mountainside.在一次去斯诺顿山的家庭远游中失踪的女孩被发现已死在山坡上。If your bike was stolen last week, why haven't you reported it missing until now?如果你的自行车是上周被偷的，为什么你直到现在才报失呢？A soldier or military vehicle that is missing has not returned from fighting in a war but is not known with total certainty to be dead or destroyed.（士兵、运输工具在战争中）失踪的，下落不明的He was listed as missing in action.他作为战争中失踪人员被列入名单。The missing link is an animal which no longer exists or might never have existed and is thought to explain how humans developed from animals similar to monkeys.被推定存在于类人猿与人类之间的过渡动物Experts believe the skeleton could be the missing link between apes and humans.专家相信那幅骨架可能是介于猿与人类之间的过渡动物的。A missing link is also anything that is necessary to complete a series or solve a problem.（一系列互相关联事物中的）缺失的一环Those documents provided the missing link, and the police were able to make an arrest soon after they discovered them.那些文件提供了必要的证据，使警察可以在发现它们之后立刻施行逮捕。A missing person is someone who has disappeared and is no longer in communication with their family and friends.失踪人员Have you reported your son's disappearance to the missing persons bureau?你有没有向失踪人员局报告你儿子的失踪？
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