It is a clever and gripping novel, yet something is missing from its heart.

这是一部构思巧妙、引人入胜的小说，不过在精神上还缺少点什么。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The wind gently blowing, blowing to you my missing heart.

风儿轻吹，吹给你我思念的心声。

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When your missing is still in the envelope, my heart beats unstoppedly like a rabbit.

当你的思念,还蜷缩在信封中时, 我的心像只兔子已蹦个不停.

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The guy looks in his envelope his heart is missing.

NEWYORKER: A Pickpocket��s Tale

And by whole, I mean damaged, missing pieces of who you were, your heart missing what feels like some of your most important parts.

WSJ: Augusten Burroughs on How to Live Unhappily Ever After

One of the best-known traditional Iraqi lullabies, is a particularly sad one, about the heart-ache of missing relatives.

BBC: The universal language of lullabies