| 单词 | absent |
| 释义 | absent (æbsənt ) Word forms: absents, absenting, absentedpronunciation note: The adjective and preposition are pronounced (æbsənt ). The verb is pronounced (æbsent ). 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] B1+ If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there. He has been absent from his desk for two weeks. [+ from] The pictures, too, were absent from the walls. Evans was absent without leave from his Hong Kong-based regiment. Synonyms: away, missing, gone, lacking 2. adjective If someone appears absent, they are not paying attention because they are thinking about something else. 'Nothing,' Rosie said in an absent way. Synonyms: absent-minded, blank, unconscious, abstracted absently (æbsəntli ) adverb He nodded absently. Synonyms: distractedly, dreamily, absent-mindedly, on automatic pilot 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] An absent parent does not live with his or her children. ...absent fathers who fail to pay towards the costs of looking after their children. 4. verb If someone absents themselves from a place where they should be or where they usually are, they do not go there or they do not stay there. [formal] She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose. [V pron-refl from n] He pleaded guilty before a court martial to absenting himself without leave. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] 5. preposition If you say that absent one thing, another thing will happen, you mean that if the first thing does not happen, the second thing will happen. [US, formal] Absent a solution, people like Sue Godfrey will just keep on fighting. Quotations: Greater things are believed of those who are absentHistories Collocations: completely absent Causes, motives, connections, analysis and personal observation are almost completely absent. Times, Sunday Times The willingness to experiment doesn't make it a bad album but it's fortunate that the rock vibe of their early work isn't completely absent. The Sun Here were two teams over-coached, playing rugby by numbers with freshness and real rugby wit completely absent. Times, Sunday Times At the moment, the old passions and organisation are completely absent. Times, Sunday Times First, while not completely absent, there was a lack of illustrative examples. Christianity Today Despite the huge revival in streetwear, which continues this season, trainers have been conspicuously absent. Times, Sunday Times (2017) The form of his grey Stetson had lost its definition, and the burnished highlights of his dark eyes were conspicuously absent. DANSVILLE (2002) My brain went through a fast-forward of Kodak moments where I was conspicuously absent. WHAT LOOKS LIKE CRAZY ON AN ORDINARY DAY (2003) In its place there are new memorabilia, new art and a new world view from which positive British influences are conspicuously absent. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Note that the hairdryer was almost entirely absent for the last decade of his reign. Times, Sunday Times Other international perspectives are either sketchily covered or entirely absent. Times, Sunday Times His penchant for extreme tempos and dynamics wasn't entirely absent here. Times, Sunday Times The thrilling, cherry-plummy-strawberry meatiness of great pinot noir was entirely absent. Times, Sunday Times It feels as if business has been entirely absent from any considerations by government. Times,Sunday Times They should concentrate on those who are frequently absent, say three times in a 12-month period. Times, Sunday Times He was frequently absent, and several territorial secretaries often served as acting governor in his place. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both were frequently absent, playing in representative matches. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was frequently absent owing to his father's ministerial appointments which forced the family to continually relocate and consequently his grades declined. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other tenets of democracy, like relative equality and freedom, are frequently absent in ostensibly democratic countries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's not turned out that way, with voices from the left and centre largely absent. Times,Sunday Times They were largely absent in his first round yesterday. Times, Sunday Times Serious bouts of air pollution have been largely absent this summer. Times, Sunday Times Interest rates have stayed low because inflationary pressures are largely absent. Times, Sunday Times Other hedge fund managers, which are sometimes accused of shorttermism and a reluctance to engage with company managements, are otherwise largely absent from the signatories. Times, Sunday Times Well, the four-letter swear words are mostly absent. The Sun So, in a way, there was nothing to notice in his behaviour; he was mostly absent as always. Times, Sunday Times Service was friendly and forgetful and mostly absent. Times, Sunday Times I managed to follow the contours of the mostly absent urn and the resulting image looked almost intentional. The Times Literary Supplement We pedal off and, although a few mopeds overtake us, the roads are mostly absent of cars. Times, Sunday Times Animal spirits are, however, usually associated with business, and here they are notably absent. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Coincidentally you were notably absent from your usual beach spot. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But one name is notably absent. Times, Sunday Times (2006) They are notably absent in modern Iran. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Anecdotal observations suggested yesterday's turnout was no higher than that, with young people noticeably absent, although voting continues today. Times, Sunday Times However, he was noticeably absent from the manifesto launch last week, one of the campaign's most important events. Times, Sunday Times But the sense of inevitable victory seen yesterday was noticeably absent in previous months, as proceedings seemed to stumble from one problem to the next. Times, Sunday Times Noticeably absent from most news stories are solutions to the world's largest issues or tangible ways people can help. Christianity Today Why are the ideals that matter most to human beings the ones most noticeably absent in managerial discourse? Times, Sunday Times Yet what was too often absent was that very humanity. Times, Sunday Times A report in 2017 found that faith was 'often absent, poorly presented or satirised' in mainstream shows. Times, Sunday Times Polo was not often absent. Times, Sunday Times Information on pay scales, showing how teachers might expect to progress, was often absent, as were details on working hours, complaints procedures and disciplinary matters. Times, Sunday Times These employers provided a sense of 'belonging', which seems too often absent today. Times, Sunday Times To me these arguments point to another cause, strangely absent from public and political discussion in recent weeks. Times, Sunday Times They should be fighting; instead they are strangely absent. Times, Sunday Times The ratings agencies are given a justified slating, but the regulators who allowed the market to f lourish are strangely absent. Times, Sunday Times Or the tree-houses, strangely absent from the skyscraper skyline? Times, Sunday Times Everybody was present, but strangely absent. Times, Sunday Times They were rules totally absent from my own childhood. Times, Sunday Times Yet there seems to be a growing number of cases in which these factors are totally absent. Times, Sunday Times Cars were almost totally absent. The Sun There are places where dark matter seems to be a small component or totally absent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The postvertical bristles are weakly developed, divergent or parallel or totally absent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were almost smooth and the ornamentation was virtually absent or, at most, represented by simple growth lines barely visible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Military intelligence, initiative, and small unit independent action was virtually absent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their habitats may even include swampy and muddy habitats where oxygen may be virtually absent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although the compound may be found in drones, a study has found honey samples virtually absent of fluvalinate, on account of its affinity to beeswax. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As disclosed in the report, the panel found that studies utilizing this essential research design were virtually absent from the learning styles literature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Saccharine clichés are relatively few (though not wholly absent) in an exhibition that aims to challenge expectations. Times, Sunday Times Businesses themselves — and their representative groups — are almost wholly absent from the battle of ideas. Times, Sunday Times Catch-22 has always had sedition at its heart, with patriotism wholly absent and only a small dose of fraternity taking its place. Times, Sunday Times Physical evidence can not be wrong, it can not perjure itself, it can not be wholly absent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Modern astrologers have brought a spiritual aspect to the twelfth house that was wholly absent in the earlier tradition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 缺席 Japanese: 不在の |
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