absent

英 [ˈæbsənt , æbˈsent]

美 [ˈæbsənt , æbˈsent]

adj.  缺席; 不在; 不存在; 缺少; 心不在焉的; 出神的
v.  缺席; 不参加; 不在

过去式：absented　现在分词：absenting　过去分词：absented　第三人称单数：absents　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4300 / COCA.5516

牛津词典

adj.

• 缺席；不在
  not in a place because of illness, etc.
  1. to be absent from work
     缺勤
• 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。
• 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

• 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。

柯林斯词典

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/。


• ADJ 不在的；缺席的
  If someone or something isabsent froma 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 出神的;心不在焉的
  If someone appearsabsent, 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。
• ADJ （父或母）不与子女一起住的
  Anabsentparent 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
• VERB 使不在，使离开（本应在或通常在的地方）
  If someoneabsents themselves froma 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。
• PREP 若没有；假设没有
  If you say thatabsentone 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。

英英释义

verb

• go away or leave
  1. He absented himself
  Synonym:remove

adj

• lost in thought
  1. an absent stare
  2. an absentminded professor
  3. the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence
  Synonym:absentmindedabstractedscatty
• nonexistent
  1. the thumb is absent
  2. her appetite was lacking
  Synonym:lackingmissingwanting
• not being in a specified place

双语例句

• The pictures, too, were absent from the walls
  那些画也不在墙上了。
• 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。
• I was absent from school on account of illness.
  我因病缺课。
• 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。
• 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。
• The secretary is absent from mind today.
  秘书今天心不在焉。
• 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。
• 'Nothing,' Rosie said in an absent way.
  “没什么，”罗茜心不在焉地说。
• 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。
• 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。