absence

noun

OPAL W

/ˈæbsəns/

Idioms

[uncountable, countable] the fact of somebody being away from a place where they are usually expected to be; the occasion or period of time when somebody is away缺席；不在
- in somebody's absence The decision was made in my absence (= while I was not there).这个决定是我不在的时候作出的。
- We did not receive any news during his long absence.我们在他长期离开的时候没有得到一点消息。
- absence from… absence from work缺勤
- repeated absences from school一再缺课
see also leave
- My father did all the cooking in my mother's absence.妈妈不在家时都是爸爸做饭。
- Nobody had noticed her absence.没有人注意到她不在场。
- You will not be paid for the full period of absence.整个缺勤期间你不会有报酬。
- Your son has had too many absences from school.你儿子不上学的次数太多了。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- extended
- lengthy
- long
- …
… of absence
- period
verb + absence
- have
- notice
- explain
- …
preposition
- during somebody’s absence
- in somebody’s absence
- absence from
- …
phrases
- conspicuous by your absence
- notable by your absence
- leave of absence
- …
[uncountable] the fact of somebody/something not existing or not being available; a lack of something不存在；缺乏
- I was surprised by the absence of any women on the board of directors.我真没想到董事会中竟然没有女性。
- in the absence of somebody/something The case was dismissed in the absence of any definite proof.此案因缺乏确凿证据而不予受理。
- In the absence of stone, most houses in the area are built of wood.由于石料匮乏，这一地区的房子大多数都是用木头建造的。
- a conspicuous absence of evidence证据的明显缺乏
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- total
- virtual
- …
preposition
- in the absence of

opposite presence

词源late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin absentia, from absens, absent- ‘being absent’, present participle of abesse, from ab- ‘from, away’ + esse ‘to be’.

Idioms

absence makes the heart grow fonder

(saying) used to say that when you are away from somebody that you love, you love them even more不相见，倍思念

conspicuous by your absence

not present in a situation or place, when it is obvious that you should be there（本应在场）因缺席而招人注意
- When it came to cleaning up afterwards, Anne was conspicuous by her absence.后来到打扫时，本应在场的安妮却因为不在而引起了注意。
- The meeting went well but Nigel was conspicuous by his absence.会议进行得很顺利，但奈杰尔的缺席引人注目。

词汇	absence
释义	absence noun OPAL W /ˈæbsəns/ /ˈæbsəns/ Idioms [uncountable, countable] the fact of somebody being away from a place where they are usually expected to be; the occasion or period of time when somebody is away缺席；不在 in somebody's absence The decision was made in my absence (= while I was not there).这个决定是我不在的时候作出的。 We did not receive any news during his long absence.我们在他长期离开的时候没有得到一点消息。 absence from… absence from work缺勤 repeated absences from school一再缺课 see also leave My father did all the cooking in my mother's absence.妈妈不在家时都是爸爸做饭。 Nobody had noticed her absence.没有人注意到她不在场。 You will not be paid for the full period of absence.整个缺勤期间你不会有报酬。 Your son has had too many absences from school.你儿子不上学的次数太多了。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective extended lengthy long … … of absence period verb + absence have notice explain … preposition during somebody’s absence in somebody’s absence absence from … phrases conspicuous by your absence notable by your absence leave of absence … [uncountable] the fact of somebody/something not existing or not being available; a lack of something不存在；缺乏 I was surprised by the absence of any women on the board of directors.我真没想到董事会中竟然没有女性。 in the absence of somebody/something The case was dismissed in the absence of any definite proof.此案因缺乏确凿证据而不予受理。 In the absence of stone, most houses in the area are built of wood.由于石料匮乏，这一地区的房子大多数都是用木头建造的。 a conspicuous absence of evidence证据的明显缺乏 Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete total virtual … preposition in the absence of opposite presence 词源late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin absentia, from absens, absent- ‘being absent’, present participle of abesse, from ab- ‘from, away’ + esse ‘to be’. Idioms absence makes the heart grow fonder (saying) used to say that when you are away from somebody that you love, you love them even more不相见，倍思念 conspicuous by your absence not present in a situation or place, when it is obvious that you should be there（本应在场）因缺席而招人注意 When it came to cleaning up afterwards, Anne was conspicuous by her absence.后来到打扫时，本应在场的安妮却因为不在而引起了注意。 The meeting went well but Nigel was conspicuous by his absence.会议进行得很顺利，但奈杰尔的缺席引人注目。
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