请问 missed, missing, losing, lost 这四个表示“丢失,弄丢”等意思时的不同之处?
请问 missed, missing, losing, lost 这四个表示“丢失,弄丢”等意思时的不同之处?
【答】网友把这4个词放在一块,应该视为同一种词性:形容词。假如动词和形容词混在一块比较,就失去了比较的统一性和意义。
1. missing:不见了的;失踪了的;缺席的
The teacher noticed that one student was missing.
老师发现一个学生不见了。
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. missed:错过的;后悔的
A missed punch travels around his head.
接下去一拳没打中,却在他脑袋边上一掠而过。
来自辞典例句
3. lost:丧失的;迷惑的
They are a lost generation in search of an identity.
他们是迷惘的一代,想要找寻自我。
来自柯林斯例句
4. losing:注定失败的;徒劳无功的
The crew fought a losing battle to try to restart the engines.
全体船员努力尝试重新启动发动机,但结果徒劳无功。
来自柯林斯例句
I was willing to fight a losing fight. He wasnt.
可是我想去打这场必败的战争, 而他却不是如此.
来自飘(部分)
Were playing a losing game by trying to undercut our competitors prices all the time.
大家使用削价与大家的角逐对手抢业务,这是一件无胜利期望的事.
来自《简明英汉词典》