意思
To disappear and be unable to be found.
练习题库
3 练习The hikers _________ in the dense fog, causing a large search party to be organized.
After the earthquake, many people were reported to have _________ from their homes.
It's a serious matter when a child _________ from school.
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The phrase 'go missing' combines the verb 'go' (to move from one place or point to another) with the present participle 'missing' (not present when and where it should be). The construction implies a state of becoming lost or disappearing. 'Missing' itself comes from the Old English 'missan,' meaning 'to fail to hit, miss (a mark),' which later evolved to include the sense of absence. The pairing 'go missing' emerged as a common idiom in the 20th century, particularly in British English, to describe the act of becoming lost or disappearing, often with an implication of involuntary or unexplained absence. It is frequently used in contexts involving people, objects, or even information that cannot be located. The phrase emphasizes the transition into a state of absence rather than merely being absent.
