absence
absence
ab∙sence / ˈæbsns ; ˈæbsəns /
◙noun
1. [C,U] when you are not in the place where people expect you to be, or the time that you are away
• 不在，缺席:
»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. [sing.] the lack of something or the fact that it does not exist
• 缺乏，没有;
【OPP】 presence
▪ [+of]
»a complete absence of any kind of planning
毫无计划
»In the absenceof 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
--› see leave of absence at LEAVE ² (3)
--› see conspicuous by your absence at CONSPICUOUS (3)
