lose、miss与misplace这些动词均有“丢失、遗失”之意。
lose : 最普通用词，侧重遗失了，难以找回来。
- I’ve lost my ticket.
我丢了票。 - He’s always losing his car keys.
他总是丢汽车钥匙。
miss : 着重发觉某人或某物不见的瞬间，也可作思念解。
- I missed the beginning of the show.
我错过了演出的开头。 - Her latest movie is too good to miss (= it certainly should be seen).
她最近的一部电影很好，不容错过。 - I was sorry I missed you at Pat’s party – I must have arrived after you left.
很遗憾没有在帕特的派对上看到你——我准是在你离开后才到的。
misplace : 指反映东西放错或故意放错地方。
- She misplaced her keys so often that her secretary used to carry spare ones for her.
她经常记不起她的钥匙放在哪儿了，因而她的秘书常为她带着备用钥匙。
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