问
miss 和 lose 都作“遗失”解,那么下面两个句子的意思是否相同? (1) When did you lose your purse? (2) When did you miss your purse?
答
lose 在作“丢失”解时,表示“失而难以复得”或“失而无法复得”的意思。所以句(1)的意思是:“你什么时候丢的钱包?”。类例:
- I've lost my pen. 我把钢笔弄丢了。
- He lost two sons in the war. 他在战争中失掉了两个儿子。 miss 是指“发觉某物不见”。所以，句(2)的意思是：“你什么时候发现钱包不见了？”类例：
- I didn't miss the key until I got home. 直到我到了家才发现钥匙不见了。
- You said you have lost the letter; when did you miss it? 你说你把那封信丢了；你什么时候发现它不见了？
- The child ran away yesterday morning, but nobody missed her till lunch-time. 孩子昨天早晨出走了，但直到午餐时才有人发现她不在。 此外,还要掌握 miss 的另一常见含义:“错过”“避免”,见上条。
练习
He was late to work this morning, because he ____ his bus.
Our friends' plane landed but they weren't on it. They ____ the plane.