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。