1 absent /ˈæbsənt/ adjective Learner's definition of ABSENT
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: not present at a usual or expected place缺席的;不在场的 -
They were talking about absent friends. [=friends who were not there]他们当时在谈论着不在场的朋友们。
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an absent father who is not home most of the time大部分时间都不在家的父亲
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The soldier was absent without leave. [=AWOL; absent without having permission to be absent]这个士兵擅离职守。
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Most of the executives attended the meeting, but the company president was conspicuously absent. [=conspicuous by his absence; it was very noticeable that the company president was not there]大部分高管都出席了会议,可是公司总裁却没有出席,这一点非常引人注目。
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often + from 2
: not present at all : not existing不存在的;没有的 —
sometimes + from 3
always used before a noun : showing that a person is thinking about something else : showing a lack of attention to what is happening or being said心不在焉的;注意力不集中的 absents; absented; absenting
absents; absented; absenting
Learner's definition of ABSENT
absent yourself
formal
: to go or stay away from something缺席;离开;不在场 3 absent /ˈæbsənt/ preposition Learner's definition of ABSENT
US, formal
: in the absence of (something) : without缺乏;没有 -
Absent any objections, the plan will proceed.计划没有受到任何反对,将继续进行。
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Absent such an agreement we can go no further.缺乏这样一个协定我们就没法继续。