absence
noun
ˈæbsəns
noun
1
when
you
are
not
in
the
place
where
people
expect
you
to
be,
or
the
time
that
you
are
away
不在，缺席
C,U
in/during
sb’s
absence
Ms
Leighton
will
be
in
charge
during
my
absence
(=while
I
am
away)
.
我不在时，由莱顿女士负责。
[+
from
]
Her
work
involved
repeated
absences
from
home.
她的工作需要她经常出门。
2
the
lack
of
something
or
the
fact
that
it
does
not
exist
缺乏，没有;
singular 单数
[+
of
]
a
complete
absence
of
any
kind
of
planning
毫无计划
In
the
absence
of
any
evidence,
the
police
had
to
let
Myers
go.
警察没有证据，只好把迈尔斯放了。
3
absence
makes
the
heart
grow
fonder
used
to
say
that
being
away
from
someone
makes
you
like
them
more
人不见，心更念; 久别情更深