mis·lay
verb/ˌmɪsˈleɪ/
/ˌmɪsˈleɪ/
(formal, especially British English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mislay | /ˌmɪsˈleɪ/ /ˌmɪsˈleɪ/ |
| he / she / it mislays | /ˌmɪsˈleɪz/ /ˌmɪsˈleɪz/ |
| past simple mislaid | /ˌmɪsˈleɪd/ /ˌmɪsˈleɪd/ |
| past participle mislaid | /ˌmɪsˈleɪd/ /ˌmɪsˈleɪd/ |
| -ing form mislaying | /ˌmɪsˈleɪɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsˈleɪɪŋ/ |
- mislay something to put something somewhere and then be unable to find it again, especially for only a short time
随意搁置，乱放（而一时找不到） - I seem to have mislaid my keys.
我好像不知道把钥匙放在哪儿了。 - Our luggage was temporarily mislaid.
我们的行李暂时丢失了。
- I seem to have mislaid my keys.