amiss

英 [əˈmɪs]

美 [əˈmɪs]

adj.  不对; 不正常
adv.  有毛病（地）; 不适（恰）当（地）; 有障碍

现在分词：amissing　复数：amisses　

GRETEM4TEM8

BNC.9100 / COCA.17594

习惯用语

adv.

not come/go amiss
• 并非不称心；并非不顺当
  to be useful or pleasant in a particular situation
• A little luck wouldn't go amiss right now!
  此刻若交点好运就好了。
take sth amiss
• 见怪
  to feel offended by sth, perhaps because you have understood it in the wrong way
• Would she take it amiss if I offered to help?
  我要是主动提出帮助，她会不会见怪？

牛津词典

adj.

• 不对；不正常
  wrong; not as it should be
  1. She sensed something was amiss and called the police.
     她觉得有点不对头，就叫了警察。

adv.

adv.

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不对的；不正常的；错误的
  If you say that something isamiss, you mean there is something wrong.
  1. Their instincts warned them something was amiss...
     他们直觉上感到有什么地方不对劲儿。
  2. Something is radically amiss in our health care system.
     我们的保健制度存在重大缺陷。
• PHRASE 会起作用；会称心如意；不会出错
  If you say that somethingwould not go amissorwould not come amiss, you mean that it would be pleasant and useful.
  1. A bit of charm and humour would not go amiss...
     人有点吸引力和幽默感总是好的。
  2. The cracks are showing in the walls and a lick of paint would not come amiss.
     墙面开始出现裂缝了，刷一点油漆就能补好。

双语例句

• Because you knew something was amiss tonight.
  因为你们知道今晚有问题发生了。
• A bit of charm and humour would not go amiss
  人有点吸引力和幽默感总是好的。
• We searched thoroughly but could find nothing amiss.
  我们已彻底地搜寻过了，但没发现有任何毛病。
• I spoke to him about his habit of smoking, but he took it amiss.
  我和他谈起他抽烟的习惯，他却生气了。
• Would she take if amiss if I offered to help?
  我要是提出帮助，她会不会见怪？
• When they are silent, however, we have reason to believe that something is amiss.
  但当他们保持沉默时，我们有理由相信出了什么错。
• Ursula wondered if something was amiss, and if the wedding would yet all go wrong.
  厄秀拉猜想可能出了点差错，这场婚礼弄不好就办不成了。
• Immediately upon takeoff, it was clear that something was amiss.
  刚起飞不久，我们就明确的知道有什么事情出了差错。
• I hope you won't take it amiss if I leave early.
  我希望你不会因为我提前离开而见怪。
• If you think something is amiss please let us know.
  假如你觉得有什么不妥，请让我们知道。