absence

['æbsns]

n.缺席, 缺乏

n.

1. 不在, 缺席[U][C][(+from)]

She never speaks ill of anyone in his or her absence.

她从不乘人不在时说别人的坏话。

2. 缺少, 缺乏[U][(+of)]

The absence of color in that drawing makes it dull.

那幅画因没有着色而显得晦暗。

词形变化

名词复数：absences

词义辨析

同义:

n.缺席, 不露面

nonattendance  nonresidence  nonappearance

n.缺少, 贫乏, 空缺

unavailability  lack  need  want  deficiency  default  dearth  paucity  scarcity  privation  destitution  emptiness  negation  void  vacuum  vacuity  vacancy  

同义参见:

shortage  poverty  famine  

反义:

n.缺席; 缺乏

presence  

反义参见:

attendance  

英英释义

名词 absence:

the state of being absent

failure to be present

the time interval during which something or somebody is away

epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities)

同义词：petit mal epilepsy

短语词组

absence of mind

1. 心不在焉

He failed in the exam because of his absence of mind.

他因心不在焉而考试不及格。

补充

absenceabsence英:[ˈæbsəns] 美:[ˈæbsəns]n.1.缺席, 离开, 不在场She called in your absence.你不在时她来过。2.不在场的次数或时间Ade's constant absences from work made his boss very angry.艾德经常旷工使他的老板很生气。3.缺乏, 不存在A major problem is the absence of water.主要的问题是缺水。Absolute liberty is absence of restraint.绝对的自由就是无约束。

例句

1. She blames Eleanor for her husband's frequent absences.她因丈夫经常不在家而责怪埃莉诺。 2. Her absence was keenly felt.她的缺席很扎眼。 3. A bundle of letters had arrived for me in my absence.我不在期间来了一堆寄给我的信件。 4. The Prime Minister returned to his desk after a week's absence.首相外出一周后重返岗位。 5. The absence of a legal will made matters worse.没有一份合法的遗嘱会使事态变得更糟。 6. We were hindered by the absence of information.我们因信息缺失而受阻。 7. In the absence of a will, the courts decide who the guardian is.在没有遗嘱的情况下, 由法庭指定监护人。 8. absence makes the heart grow fonder, but some people believe the occasional absence is necessary for a happy relationship.眼不见, 心更念。但有人觉得只有偶尔分离, 爱情才会保鲜。 9. the letter had arrived during his absence.信是在他外出期间到的。 10. I supervised the rehearsal in the absence of the director.导演不在的时候由我指导排练。 11. repeated absences from school.屡次缺课。 12. she found his total absence of facial expression disconcerting.她认为他面无表情，令人十分不安。 13. Frequent absences due to illness meant he was behind with his work.他因病经常缺席，以致未能及时完成工作。 14. I have to make all the decisions in my boss's absence.老板不在的时候所有决定都得由我来做。 15. There was an absence [=lack] of enthusiasm in the crowd. [=the crowd was not enthusiastic]人群毫无热情。 16. The products showed a remarkable absence of defects.产品毫无瑕疵。 17. "In the absence of reform [=without reform], progress was slow."缺乏改革导致进展缓慢。 18. "With the (continued) absence of rain [=because of the lack of rain], crops have begun to dry up."庄稼因（持续）缺乏雨水而开始干枯。 19. He had many absences from work.他经常旷工。 20. I expected to see her and was surprised by her absence.我以为能看到她，但让我吃惊的是她竟然不在。 21. He was conspicuous by his absence. [=it was very noticeable that he was not present]他的缺席非常显眼。 22. She returned to the company after a long/prolonged absence.她休完长假后返回公司上班。 23. "She'll be away for a month, but you know what they say—absence makes the heart grow fonder."她要离开一个月，但不是都说嘛——小别情更浓呀。 24. The study was completed in her absence.这项研究是在她不在的时候完成的。 25. He was asked to speak in his brother's absence.他应邀代表他哥哥发言。