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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

absent

英  [ˈæbsənt]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1. 缺席的

    If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.

    反义词

    present

    双语例句

    例：

    He has been absent from his desk for two weeks.

    他已经两个星期没出现在他的办公桌前了。

    例：

    The pictures, too, were absent from the walls.

    那些照片也不在那些墙上了。

    例：

    Women are conspicuously absent from higher management.

    高管层明显缺乏女性。

    例：

    Employees who are absent without a genuine reason should be disciplined.

    无故缺席的雇员将受到处罚。

    例：

    Any soldier failing to report would be considered absent without leave.

    任何未报到的士兵将被视为擅离职守。

    2. 心不在焉的

    If someone appears absent, they are not paying attention because they are thinking about something else.

    双语例句

    例：

    'Nothing,' Rosie said in an absent way.

    “没什么，”罗茜心不在焉地说。

    3. 不与孩子同住的

    An absent parent does not live with his or her children.

    双语例句

    例：

    absent fathers who fail to pay towards the costs of looking after their children.

    未能支付抚养费的不与孩子同住的父亲们。

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