miss

外す

何かに当てたり、捕まえたり、届いたりしようとして失敗する。

やさしい英語で： You try to hit, catch, or reach something but fail.

• He missed the ball.
• My arrow missed the target completely.
• How could you miss from that distance?

反対語： hit

よく使う表現： miss the target, miss the ball, miss a catch

恋しく思う

好きな人や物がそばにいなくて、寂しく思うこと。

やさしい英語で： You feel sad because someone or something you like is no longer with you.

• I miss my family.
• She missed her old house.
• Do you miss living near your friends?

使い方： miss doing something (I miss walking beside the sea.)

類義語： long for

よく使う表現： miss someone, miss home, miss someone terribly

欠席する、行きそびれる

行くつもりだった、または行きたかった催しや活動に参加しないこと。

やさしい英語で： You do not go to an event or activity that you expected or wanted to attend.

• I missed class yesterday.
• She will miss the wedding because she is ill.
• Have you ever missed an important meeting?

類義語： be absent from

反対語： attend

よく使う表現： miss a class, miss a meeting, miss the party

乗り遅れる

到着が遅く、バスや電車、飛行機などに乗れないこと。

やさしい英語で： You arrive too late to get on a bus, train, plane, or other transport.

• We missed the bus.
• He ran to avoid missing his train.
• What happens if I miss my connecting flight?

反対語： catch

よく使う表現： miss the bus, miss a train, miss a flight

理解し損なう

考えや意味、話の重要な部分を理解できないこと。

やさしい英語で： You fail to understand an idea, meaning, or important part of what someone says.

• You missed the point.
• I think she missed the meaning of his reply.
• Did you miss the joke, or was it simply unfunny?

類義語： misunderstand

反対語： understand

よく使う表現： miss the point, miss the meaning, miss the joke

達成し損なう、逃す

望んでいた目標、結果、基準に届かないこと。

やさしい英語で： You fail to reach a goal, result, or standard you hoped to achieve.

• The team missed its sales target.
• She narrowly missed qualifying for the final.
• We cannot afford to miss another deadline.

類義語： fall short of

反対語： achieve

よく使う表現： miss a target, miss a deadline, miss an opportunity

さん、嬢

女の子や未婚の女性の名前の前に付ける敬称。

やさしい英語で： A title placed before the name of a girl or unmarried woman.

• Miss Green is our teacher.
• Please give this letter to Miss Patel.
• Is Miss Jones available this afternoon?

よく使う表現： miss smith, miss jones, dear miss brown

お嬢さん

名前を知らない若い女性に、丁寧に呼びかける言葉。

やさしい英語で： A polite way to address a young woman whose name you do not know.

• Excuse me, miss, is this yours?
• Thank you, miss, for your help.
• Would you like a bag, miss?

よく使う表現： excuse me miss, thank you miss, yes miss