Word · Frequency #20273
mislay
放错地方
to put something somewhere and then be unable to find it again
- 1.
To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it.
把某物放错地方后忘记放在何处。
把某物放错地方后忘记放在何处。；遗忘；丢弃
In use
I always mislay my umbrella when it is not raining.
She mislaid her wallet at the office and never found it.
He keeps mislaying his car keys, so we bought him a key finder.
mislay sth
mislay 的过去式和过去分词均为 mislaid；常用于表示一时忘记把某物放在何处。
He tends to mislay his glasses.
他常常把眼镜放错地方。
mislay sth somewhere
I mislaid my book somewhere in the library.
我把书忘在图书馆的某个地方了。
be mislaid
The documents were mislaid during the move.
文件在搬家期间被放错了地方。
Verb forms
base mislay · third person mislays · -ing mislaying · past mislaid · past participle mislaid
不规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 mislaid；指把东西放错地方一时找不到，不一定是丢失。
Common mistakes
He mislaid his job last month.He lost his job last month.
mislay 只表示把具体物件放错地方而找不到，不能用于工作、机会等抽象事物；表示失去工作时要用 lose。
I mislayed my phone.I mislaid my phone.
mislay 的过去式和过去分词是不规则形式 mislaid，不是规则变化 mislayed。
Where did you mislay?Where did you mislay your keys?
mislay 是及物动词，后面必须接宾语，不能单独使用；询问时需要明确说清放错的东西（如 your keys）。
Connections
Collocations
- mislay one's keys
- 把钥匙放错地方
- I've mislaid my keys again.我又把钥匙放错地方了。
- mislay one's wallet
- 把钱包放丢
- He mislaid his wallet somewhere on the way to work.他在上班路上把钱包放丢了。
- mislay one's phone
- 把手机遗忘在某处
- She often mislays her phone at home.她经常把手机忘在家里。
- mislay a document
- 把文件放错地方
- I mislaid the document and couldn't find it before the meeting.我把文件放错地方，开会前找不到了。
- mislay one's glasses
- 把眼镜放错地方
- Grandpa mislaid his glasses again and walked around looking for them.爷爷又把眼镜放错地方，到处找。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：mis（错）+ lay（放）= 放错地方，结果找不到了，就是 mislay。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：home、office、lost-and-found 该词通常表示把东西放在某处后一时找不到，语气比 lose 稍正式；多用于家庭、办公室等日常场景，也在比较正式的书面或口头表达中出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
mislay (/mɪsˈleɪ/) rhymes with day, display, lay, play, say, and stay — all end with the /eɪ/ sound, spelled -ay. Beware the lookalike mislead (/ˌmɪsˈliːd/): it begins with the same mis- spelling but has a different vowel sound (/iː/ not /eɪ/), so it does not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.