absent

adj.

1. 缺席；不在
   not in a place because of illness, etc.
   1. to be absent from work
      缺勤
2. 不存在；缺少
   not present in sth
   1. Love was totally absent from his childhood.
      他童年时根本没有得到过爱。
3. 心不在焉的；出神的
   showing that you are not really looking at or thinking about what is happening around you
   1. an absent expression
      心不在焉的神情

verb

1. 缺席；不参加；不在
   to not go to or be in a place where you are expected to be
   1. He had absented himself from the office for the day.
      这一天他没有去办公室上班。

The adjective and preposition are pronounced /'æbsənt/. The verb is pronounced /æb'sent/. 形容词和介词读作 /'æbsənt/。动词读作 /æb'sent/。


1. ADJ 不在的；缺席的
   If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
   1. He has been absent from his desk for two weeks...
      他已经有两个星期没有坐在办公桌前了。
   2. The pictures, too, were absent from the walls...
      那些画也不在墙上了。
   3. Any soldier failing to report would be considered absent without leave and punished accordingly.
      士兵若未报到将被视为擅离职守而受处分。
2. ADJ-GRADED 出神的;心不在焉的
   If someone appears absent, they are not paying attention because they are thinking about something else.
   1. 'Nothing,' Rosie said in an absent way.
      “没什么，”罗茜心不在焉地说。
3. ADJ （父或母）不与子女一起住的
   An absent parent does not live with his or her children.
   1. ...absent fathers who fail to pay towards the costs of looking after their children.
      那些不在子女身边、未能支付抚养费的父亲
4. VERB 使不在，使离开（本应在或通常在的地方）
   If someone absents themselves from a place where they should be or where they usually are, they do not go there or they do not stay there.
   1. She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
      她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。
   2. He pleaded guilty before a court martial to absenting himself without leave.
      在军事法庭上他对自己擅离职守表示服罪。
5. PREP 若没有；假设没有
   If you say that absent one thing, another thing will happen, you mean that if the first thing does not happen, the second thing will happen.
   1. Absent a solution, people like Sue Godfrey will just keep on fighting.
      假如得不到解决，像休·戈弗雷这样的人就会一直坚持斗争下去。

1. He has been absent from his desk for two weeks
   他已经有两个星期没有坐在办公桌前了。
2. The pictures, too, were absent from the walls
   那些画也不在墙上了。
3. Any soldier failing to report would be considered absent without leave and punished accordingly.
   士兵若未报到将被视为擅离职守而受处分。
4. 'Nothing,' Rosie said in an absent way.
   “没什么，”罗茜心不在焉地说。
5. She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose
   她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。
6. He pleaded guilty before a court martial to absenting himself without leave.
   在军事法庭上他对自己擅离职守表示服罪。
7. Absent a solution, people like Sue Godfrey will just keep on fighting.
   假如得不到解决，像休·戈弗雷这样的人就会一直坚持斗争下去。
8. Such scandals have not, alas, been absent
   这样的丑事，唉，也不是没有。
9. Jo was absent from the house all the next day.
   乔第二天一整天都不在家。
10. Old established friends are notably absent, so it's a good opportunity to make new contacts
    老朋友们统统都没有来，因此这是个结交新朋友的好机会。
11. Supposing he is absent, what shall we do?
    假使他不在，我们将怎么办呢？
12. He's the only one absent; everybody else is here.; Everybody has come except him.
    别人都来了，单单他没来。
13. Seventeen congressmen were absent at the Congressional roll call.
    议会点名时有17名议员缺席。
14. He stained his military record by going AWOL [ a.w.o.l.= absent without official leave].
    他因擅离职守而玷污了军绩。
15. No one is absent. Everybody's here.
    人都到齐了，一个也不缺。
16. Why did you absent yourself from school yesterday?
    你昨天为何缺席未到校？
17. She is absent today. Can she be ill again?
    今天她没来，莫非又生了病不成？
18. The secretary is absent from mind today.
    秘书今天心不在焉。
19. These materials are virtually absent from other cytomembranes.
    这些物质在其它的细胞膜中实际上是不存在的。
20. When I spoke to him, he looked at me in an absent way and didn't answer.
    当我和他说话时，他茫然地望着我而不答话。
21. Only one is absent.
    仅一人缺席。
22. After the party he telephoned his absent friends.
    晚会后他打电话给没有赴约的朋友。
23. He was absent because he had other things to attend to.
    他因有其他事情未能出席。
24. He has never been absent from class this term.
    他这学期从没缺席过。
25. He is absent in beijing.
    他外出去北京了。
26. She's been absent from work for three days.
    她已经三天没出勤了。
27. The absent party is always to blame.
    不在场的一方总受责备。
28. His look had grown absent, as if he were calling up memories.
    他脸上一副心不在焉的神情，好像想起了什么往事似的。
29. He is a reckless driver and often drives in an absent way.
    他是个粗心的司机，开车时经常漫不经心。
30. I was absent from school on account of illness.
    我因病缺课。

verb

1. go away or leave
   1. He absented himself

   Synonym:    remove

adj

1. lost in thought
   1. an absent stare
   2. an absentminded professor
   3. the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence

   Synonym:    absentmindedabstractedscatty

2. nonexistent
   1. the thumb is absent
   2. her appetite was lacking

   Synonym:    lackingmissingwanting

3. not being in a specified place