| 单词 | absent |
| 释义 | absent (once / 75 pages) 1adj 2v Absent means not there. If you absent yourself from class, you're marked as absent. If you have an absent parent, it means they don't live with you or take part in your care. Absent can also describe a state of mind, meaning "not all there" or "lost in thought." If you are absent from class on a test day, you will have to explain your absence, unless your teacher is so absent minded she forgets and just gives you an A. WORD FAMILYabsent: absence, absented, absentee, absenting, absently, absents+/absence: absences/absentee: absenteeism, absentees USAGE EXAMPLESOr to state the matter more bluntly: If U.S. backing for Israel was absent, peace became impossible. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) By the time we reach the Book of Esther, God’s voice is absent. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) But why are black dolls and toys absent from the shelves of many stores in the UK? BBC(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1adj not being in a specified place Syn|Ant away not present; having left introuvableimpossible to find awol, truantabsent without permission present being or existing in a specified place attendantbeing present (at meeting or event etc.) "attendant members of the congreation" ever-presentbeing always present existingexisting in something specified herebeing here now naturally occurringexisting by nature and without artificial aid omnipresent, ubiquitousbeing present everywhere at once 2adj nonexistent the thumb is absent Syn lacking, missing, wanting nonexistent not having existence or being or actuality 3adj lost in thought; showing preoccupation 2an absent stare Syn absentminded, abstracted, scatty inattentive showing a lack of attention or care v go away or leave He absented himself Syn|Hyper remove disappear, go away, vanish get lost, as without warning or explanation |
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