miss ·phrase (IDIOM)
Definition: to be too late to do or get something Level: C2
恐怕你已经错过机会了——音乐会门票已经售罄。
I'm afraid you've ___missed ___the ___boat — the concert tickets have sold out.
她担心自己可能因为没早点提交诗而错过了机会。
She worried that she might have ___missed ___the ___boat by not submitting her poems earlier.
如果你现在不申请，你就会错过那个工作机会。
If you don't apply now, you'll ___miss ___the ___boat on that job opportunity.