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  • [ˈæbsənt][æbˈsent]
  • Derivatives : n  absenter ; n  absentness
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

absent ['æbsənt]
  1. 1. adjective (from work,school) 缺席
  2. 2. adjective [+parent] (at home) 不同住的
  3. 3. adjective (inattentive) 心不在焉
  4. 4. vt. [frm] to absent o.s. from sth 未出席某事
    to be absent
    不在
    to be absent from sth
    不存在于某事
    absent without leave
    [军] 擅离职守

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

absent [ˈæbsənt] [æbˈsent] [ˈæbsənt]
  1. 1. adjective 缺席的,不在场的
    The money was absent from the office safe.
    这些没有放在办公室的保险箱内。
  2. 2. adjective 缺乏的不存在
    He has no contact with his absent natural father.
    他与他已不存在亲生父亲没有联系
    The thumb is absent.
    拇指部分没有了。
  3. 3. adjective 心不在焉的,恍惚
    His eyes were looking at me but it was only an absent stare in my direction.
    他的双眼在看着我,但仅仅心不在焉地朝我的方向望着。
  4. 4. vt. 离开,使(自己缺席
    Are some pupils absent only on particular days of the week?
    一些小学生仅仅是在一周的某几天不来学校吗?
    He absented himself.
    缺席了。

Collins English-English Dictionary

absent
  1. 1. adj away or not present
  2. 2. adj lacking; missing
  3. 3. adj inattentive; absent-minded
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to remove (oneself) or keep away
  5. 5. vt. [Etymology] C14: from Latin absent-, stem of absens, present participle of abesse to be away

Examples

to be absent
不在
absent without leave
[军] 擅离职守
The traffic became much better absent about ten percent of on-road vehicles.
路上少了10%的车辆,交通状况大大好转。
If you are unable to vote in person, you can make an absent vote.
如果你无法亲自来投票,可以选择缺席投票。
If a vitamin is absent from the diet, a specific deficiency may develop.
如果饮食中缺乏维生素,可能会导致某种缺乏疾病。

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