absent
adj
verb
ˈæbsənt adj
1 not at work, school, a meeting etc, because you are sick or decide not to go 不在的,缺席的;
[+ from ]
students who are regularly absent from school
经常缺课的学生
2 if someone or something is absent, they are missing or not in the place where they are expected to be 缺乏的,不在场的
absent parent/father
plans to force absent fathers to pay child maintenance
强制缺位的父亲支付小孩抚养费的计划
[+ from ]
Local women were conspicuously absent (=obviously not there) from the meeting.
当地妇女缺席会议,众目昭彰。
3 a look etc that shows you are not paying attention to or thinking about what is happening 心不在焉的; only before noun 仅用于名词前
The dull, absent look on her face implied boredom.
她脸上呆滞、茫然的神情说明她觉得无聊了。
əbˈsent verb
4
absent yourself (from sth)
to not go to a place or take part in an event where people expect you to be 缺席,不参加