| 复合形式： |
| 英语 | 中文 |
| be lost in the ether v expr | figurative (have gone missing) | SCSimplified Chinese 消失的 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 失踪的 shī zōng de |
| My car keys seem to be lost in the ether. Have you seen them? |
| get lost in the ether v expr | figurative (go missing, disappear) | SCSimplified Chinese 不见了
TCTraditional Chinese 不見了 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 找不到了 |
| I think my pen has got lost in the ether. I can't find it anywhere. |
| be lost in the ether v expr | figurative (internet, e-mail: have disappeared) (网络、电邮) | SCSimplified Chinese 丢失 diū shī
TCTraditional Chinese 丟失 |
SCSimplified Chinese 消失 diū shī，xiāo shī
TCTraditional Chinese 消失 |
| The original email you said you sent me still hasn't shown up; it must be lost in the ether. |
| get lost in the ether v expr | figurative (internet, e-mail: disappear) (邮件) | SCSimplified Chinese 丢失的 diū shī de |
| SCSimplified Chinese 不见的 |
| I didn't receive your email. It must have got lost in the ether. |
| 我没有收到你的邮件，肯定是丢失了。 |
