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miss

/mɪs/

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variant 1: missing
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1 · verb

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

漏掉

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After writing the passage from memory, she checked the textbook for missing characters.

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默写结束后，她对照课本检查漏掉的字。

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