absent

英 [‘æbsənt]     美 [‘æbsənt]  
  • adj. 缺席的;不在的;缺乏的
  • vt. 使缺席
考点牛津朗文柯林韦氏

一、习惯用语

absent from 缺席

absent minded 健忘的

absent from work 旷工;缺勤

二、辨析
be absent from, be absent in
  • 这两个短语在接表示地点的名词时,含意不同:be absent from的意思是“不在…(地方)”; be absent in的意思是“在某地,而不在说话人所在地”。试比较:
  • He was absent from London.
  • 他不在伦敦。
  • He was absent in London.
  • 他不在这里,而在伦敦。

三、变形

absent -> absence n. 缺席

ab·sentadjective/ 5AbsEnt /
1. ~ (from sth) not in a place because of illness, etc.
   缺席;不在:
to be absent from work
缺勤
OPP  present
2. ~ (from sth) not present in sth
   不存在;缺少:
Love was totally absent from his childhood.
他童年时根本没有受到疼爱。
OPP  present
3. showing that you are not really looking at or thinking about what is happening around you
   心不在焉的;出神的:
an absent expression
心不在焉的神情
⇨ see also absentlyverb/ Ab5sent /
[VN] ~ yourself (from sth) (formal) to not go to or be in a place where you are expected to be
   缺席;不参加;不在:
He had absented himself from the office for the day.
这一天他没有去办公室上班。
absent1 /ˈæbsənt/ ●●● W2 adjective 

1 not at work, school, a meeting etc, because you are sick or decide not to go 缺席的,不在的 OPP present

absent 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

强制不和小孩生活在一起的父亲支付抚养费的计划
absent 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 [only before noun] a look etc that is absent shows you are not paying attention to or thinking about what is happening 心不在焉的 → absently

 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。

absent2 /əbˈsent, æb- $ æb-/ verb [transitive] formal 

absent yourself (from something) formal to not go to a place or take part in an event where people expect you to be 缺席,不参加

Origin absent1 

(1300-1400) Old French Latin, present participle of abesse, from ab- away + esse to be
absent ★★☆☆☆

The adjective and preposition are pronounced /’æbsənt/. The verb is pronounced /æb’sent/. 形容词和介词读作 /’æbsənt/。动词读作 /æb’sent/。
1.ADJ 形容词不在的;缺席的 If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.

【搭配模式】:usu v-link ADJ
  • He has been absent from his desk for two weeks…

    他已经有两个星期没有坐在办公桌前了。

  • The pictures, too, were absent from the walls…

    那些画也不在墙上了。

  • Any soldier failing to report would be considered absent without leave and punished accordingly.

    士兵若未报到将被视为擅离职守而受处分。

2.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词出神的;心不在焉的 If someone appears absent, they are not paying attention because they are thinking about something else.
  • ‘Nothing,’ Rosie said in an absent way.

    “没什么,”罗茜心不在焉地说。

absently

  • He nodded absently.

    他漫不经心地点了点头。

3.ADJ 形容词(父或母)不与子女一起住的 An absent parent does not live with his or her children.

【搭配模式】:ADJ n
  • absent fathers who fail to pay towards the costs of looking after their children.

    那些不在子女身边、未能支付抚养费的父亲

4.VERB 动词使不在,使离开(本应在或通常在的地方) 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.

【语法信息】:V pron-refl from n
【语法信息】:V pron-refl
【STYLE标签】:FORMAL 正式
  • She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose…

    她长大了,可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。

  • He pleaded guilty before a court martial to absenting himself without leave.

    在军事法庭上他对自己擅离职守表示服罪。

5.PREP 介词若没有;假设没有 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.

【语域标签】:AM 美
【STYLE标签】:FORMAL 正式
  • Absent a solution, people like Sue Godfrey will just keep on fighting.

    假如得不到解决,像休·戈弗雷这样的人就会一直坚持斗争下去。

1 absent /ˈæbsənt/  adjective

: not present at a usual or expected place缺席的;不在场的

— often + from

: not present at all : not existing不存在的;没有的

— sometimes + from

always used before a noun : showing that a person is thinking about something else : showing a lack of attention to what is happening or being said心不在焉的;注意力不集中的

— absently

adverb

2 absent /æbˈsɛnt/  verb
absents; absented; absenting

absent yourself

formal

: to go or stay away from something缺席;离开;不在场

3 absent /ˈæbsənt/  preposition
US, formal
: in the absence of (something) : without缺乏;没有

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