presence
noun
uk/ˈprez.əns/us/ˈprez.əns/B2[S]
thefactthat someone or something is in aplace:
出席,在场;(事物的)存在,出现She wasoverawedby the presenceofso manypeople.这么多人在场,把她吓坏了。
The presenceofpollenin theatmospherecauseshayfeverin somepeople.大气中花粉的存在会使一些人患上枯草热。
He's usuallyquitepoliteinmypresence.在我面前他通常很有礼貌。
Thedocumentwassignedin the presence oftwowitnesses.这项文件签署时有两个证人在场。
C2[Cusually singular]
afeelingthat someone is still in aplacealthoughthey are not there or aredead:
冥冥中有人的存在感His daughter's presenceseemedtofillheremptybedroom.他女儿仍在的感觉似乎使她的卧室不那么空荡荡的。
C2[S]
agroupofpoliceorsoldierswho arewatchingorcontrollingasituation:
(对形势观察控制的)一队警察(或部队)TheUnitedNationshasmaintaineda presence in theregionfor sometime.联合国派部队在该地区驻扎已有一段时间。
There was astrongpolicepresence at thedemonstration.在示威现场有大批警力。
C2[U]approving
aqualitythat makespeoplenoticeoradmireyou,evenwhen you are notspeaking:
仪态,风度;气质stagepresence舞台风度
Hestoodthere in thecornerof theroom, adark,brooding(=worrying)presence.他站在屋子的角落里,神色阴郁,愁容满面。
- Thestrongpolicepresence onlyheightenedthetensionamong thecrowd.
- Someworkerswereinhibitedfromspeakingby the presence oftheirmanagers.
- He didn'tevenacknowledgemy presence.
- Hesignedthetreatyin the presence of twowitnesses.
- Hestoodthere in thecornerof theroom, adark,broodingpresence.
Present
- all oversomewhereidiom
- attendance
- attendant
- be in at the killidiom
- bulk
- face
- front
- immanent
- in the fleshidiom
- kick
- kick around
- kill
- knock
- seropositive
- sit
- sit in
- sit throughsomething
- synchronic
- tosomeone'sfaceidiom
- turnout
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Non-existence and not being
Strange, suspicious and unnatural
Behaving, interacting and behaviour
Idiom
makeyourpresence felt