Absence
['æbs(ə)ns] or ['æbsns]
解释:
(noun.) failure to be present.
(noun.) the state of being absent; 'he was surprised by the absence of any explanation'.
(noun.) the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy.
(noun.) the time interval during which something or somebody is away; 'he visited during my absence'.
手打:威利--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.
(n.) Want; destitution; withdrawal.
(n.) Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind.
塞西莉整理
同义词及近义词：
n. [1]. Non-attendance, non-appearance.[2]. Inattention, abstraction, preoccupation, distraction, revery, musing, brown study, absence of mind.[3]. Want, deficiency, lack, default.[4]. Privation, negation.
埃尔温整理
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Want, departure, Inattention, nonexistence, failure, separation, lack,nonappearance, distraction
ANT:Presence, supply, {[apppnniice]?}, existence, manifestation, evidence,attention, immanence, inherency, consideration
校对:玛克辛
娱乐性解释：
To grieve over the absence of any one in your dreams, denotes that repentance for some hasty action will be the means of securing you life-long friendships. If you rejoice over the absence of friends, it denotes that you will soon be well rid of an enemy.
伯特兰校对
例句:
- There was an absence of all lady-like restraint in her language and manner most painful to see. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- Does he think to reduce me by long absence? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- Your absence will make a vast difference to me, sir, as I think you very well know. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
- This done, Madame would send Désirée out for a walk with her _bonne_, and profit by her absence to rob the robber. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- Such were the gentle murmurs of Mrs. Bennet, and they gave way only to the greater distress of Mr. Bingley's continued absence. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- My dear son, you contemplate an absence of a week, I think? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- He should not have planned such an absence--he should not have left home for a week, when her own departure from Mansfield was so near. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- To Elizabeth, however, he voluntarily acknowledged that the necessity of his absence _had_ been self-imposed. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- It was as one might feel on coming home after a long absence. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- At seven he painted the Battle of Waterloo with tiger-lily pollen and black-currant juice, in the absence of water-colours. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- Is the absence of unlimited proprietary rights felt more strongly in the case of personal chattels (such as furniture and ornaments) than in the case of land or machinery? 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- Edward's embarrassment lasted some time, and it ended in an absence of mind still more settled. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
- Leave being signified by a gesture, Shirley was presently enlightened on what had happened in her absence. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- Time and absence had done its work on both the young people. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- This may explain the absence of the crew, he said. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- Perhaps Mr. Pitt was not very much displeased at these occasional absences of his mamma-in-law. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- The queen's dextrous management was employed to prolong these absences, and gather together accusations. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
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