◆to miss by a mile or to miss by miles<非正式>(miss target)远未击中；远未达到目的；差得很远
The punch missed by a mile and the bigger boy crashed another blow into Billy's unprotected face.这一拳根本没有打中, 于是那个大些的男孩又来了一拳, 狠狠打在比利毫无防护的脸上。
to miss sth by a mile or to miss sth by miles离…很远；远远没有达到…的目的
Yet this book misses the mark by a mile.可是这本书远远没有达到目的。
He fell down senseless, missing the bed by a mile.他在离床还很远的地方倒下了, 不省人事。