AWOL
abbreviation /ˈeɪwɒl/
/ˈeɪwɑːl/
- absent without leave(used especially in the armed forces when somebody has left their group without permission)
擅离职守,无故离队,开小差(尤用于军队) - He's gone AWOL from his base.
他从基地开了小差。 - (humorous) The guitarist went AWOL in the middle of the recording.
在录音过程当中吉他手溜走了。
词源1920s: acronym from absent without (official) leave. - He's gone AWOL from his base.