absence

['æbsns]

n.缺席, 缺乏

例句与用法：

His long absence raised fears about his safety.

他长期不在引起了大家对他的安全的担心。

What was the real reason for your absence?

你缺席的真正原因是什么？

We are in the absence of experience.

我们缺乏经验。

We must invent an excuse for our absence.

我们必须为缺席编造一个藉口。

Please look after my house during my absence.

我不在时，请帮我看房子。

详细释义：

n.

1. 不在, 缺席[U][C][(+from)]

She never speaks ill of anyone in his or her absence.

她从不乘人不在时说别人的坏话。

2. 缺少, 缺乏[U][(+of)]

The absence of color in that drawing makes it dull.

那幅画因没有着色而显得晦暗。

短语词组：

absence of mind

1. 心不在焉

He failed in the exam because of his absence of mind.

他因心不在焉而考试不及格。