bsence
n
1 ~ (from...)
(a) [U] being away 缺席; 離開; 不在某處
His repeated absence (from school) is worrying. 他一再缺課使人擔(dān)憂.
It happened during/in your absence. 那是當(dāng)你不在的時(shí)候發(fā)生的.
In the absence of the manager (ie While he is away) I shall be in charge. 經(jīng)理不在的時(shí)候, 由我負(fù)責(zé).
during his absence in America, ie while he was there 當(dāng)他不在此地而在美國(guó)的期間.
(b) [C] occasion or time of being away 不在某處的次數(shù)或時(shí)間
numerous absences from school 無數(shù)次的缺課
throughout his long absence 在他長(zhǎng)期不在(某處)的期間
after an absence of three months 在離開三個(gè)月之後. Cf 參看 presence.
2 [U] lack; non-existence 缺乏; 不存在
the absence of definite proof 缺乏確鑿的證據(jù).
3 (idm 習(xí)語) ,absence of `mind failure to think about what one is doing; absent-mindedness 心不在焉; 神不守舍. conspicuous by one's absence => conspicuous. leave of absence => leave2.
*['?bs?ns]n. 缺席, 缺乏, 沒有【醫(yī)】 失神【經(jīng)】 缺勤, 缺席, 缺乏相關(guān)詞組: leave of absence absence of mind in the absence of... by the absence of absence from classes
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.