absence
noun
uk/ˈæb.səns/us/ˈæb.səns/absencenoun(NOT BEING PRESENT)
B2[UorC]
thefactof not being where you are usuallyexpectedto be:
缺席;缺勤;不在场A newmanagerwasappointedduring/inher absence.她不在的时候任命了一位新经理。
She has hadrepeatedabsencesfromworkthisyear.今年她屡次旷工。
- Thesmellofcigarettesmokeconfirmedwhat he hadsuspected: there had been apartyin his absence.
- I'mdeputizingfor thedirectorduring his absence.
- Unbeknown to me, he'd gone andrentedout theapartmentin my absence.
- Can youaccountforyourabsence lastFriday?
- A newmanagerwasappointedduring/in her absence.
Absent
- absent
- absentee
- absenteeism
- anywhere
- AWOL
- be conspicuous byyourabsenceidiom
- go AWOLidiom
- in absentia
- lacuna
- MIA
- misper
- missing
- missing person
- no-show
- not anywhere to be foundidiom
- nowhere
- nowhere to be foundidiom
- out
- station
- unaccounted for
absencenoun(NOT EXISTING)
B2[U]
thefactof notexisting:
不存在;缺乏Hedrewattentionto the absenceofconcreteevidenceagainst thedefendant.他使大家注意到,可以证明被告有罪的确凿证据并不存在。
In theabsenceof(= because there were not)moresuitablecandidates, wedecidedtoofferthejobto Mr Conway.由于没有更为合适的人选,我们决定任命康韦先生。
- In the absence of anythingbetterthesetteewouldserveas abedfor acoupleofnights.
- Inoursearchforevidence, we werestymiedby the absence of anyrecentdocuments.
- Theycomplainedabout the absence ofvegetarianfoodon themenu.
- In the absence of astronggovernment, thecountrysoonfellintochaos.
- In the absence of atelevision, thechildrenwereforcedtofindother things tokeepthemamused.
Non-existence and not being
- absent
- aren't
- defunct
- die
- die out
- extinct
- extinguishment
- isn't
- lamented
- non-body
- non-existent
- non-extant
- nonexistential
- nothingness
- seronegative
- such
- there's no such thing/person (as)idiom
- unfulfilled
- vanished
- void
Idiom
absence makes the heart grow fonder