剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - absence collapse

absence
/'æb.sənts/
noun
NOT PRESENT 不在场的
I [C or U]
* when someone is not where they are usually expected to be
缺席；缺勤；不在

1. A new manager was appointed during/in her absence.
她不在的时候任命了一位新经理。

2. She has had repeated absences from work this year.
今年她屡次旷工。

/'æb.sənts/
noun
NOT EXISTING 不存在
A [U]
* when something does not exist
不存在；缺乏

1. He drew attention to the absence of concrete evidence against the defendant.
他使大家注意到，并不存在可以证明被告有罪的确凿证据。

2. In the absence of (= because there were not) more suitable candidates, we decided to offer the job to Mr Conway.
由于没有更为合适的人选，我们决定把这个工作机会给康韦先生。

/'æb.sənts/
noun
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. saying
* This means that when people we love are not with us, we love them even more.
人远心更近。／不相见，倍思念。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - absence collapse

absence ★★★☆☆
1.N-VAR 可变名词不在；缺席 Someone's absence from a place is the fact that they are not there.

【搭配模式】：with supp

  • ...a bundle of letters which had arrived for me in my absence...

    我不在期间寄给我的一大堆信件

  • Eleanor would later blame her mother-in-law for her husband's frequent absences.

    埃莉诺过后会因丈夫经常不在家而责怪婆婆。

2.N-SING 单数名词缺乏；不存在 The absence of something from a place is the fact that it is not there or does not exist.

【搭配模式】：with supp

  • The presence or absence of clouds can have an important impact on heat transfer...

    有无云层对热量的传递会产生重要的影响。

  • In the absence of a will the courts decide who the guardian is.

    在没有遗嘱的情况下，由法庭指定监护人。

3.See also:leave of absence; conspicuous by one's absence→see: conspicuous;

    牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - absence collapse

    ☞ absence
    ab·sence / 5AbsEns / noun1. [U, C] ~ (from...) the fact of sb being away from a place where they are usually expected to be; the occasion or period of time when sb is away
       缺席；不在:
       absence from work
       缺勤
       repeated absences from school
       一再缺课
       The decision was made in my absence (= while I was not there).
       这个决定是我不在的时候作出的。
       We did not receive any news during his long absence.
       我们在他长期离开的时候没有得到一点消息。
    ⇨ see also leave
    2. [U] the fact of sb / sth not existing or not being available; a lack of sth
       不存在；缺乏:
       The case was dismissed in the absence of any definite proof.
       此案因缺乏确凿证据而不予受理。
       the absence of any women on the board of directors
       董事会成员中没有妇女的现象
       OPP  presence
     IDIOMS 
    ▪ 7absence makes the heart grow 'fonder
       (saying) used to say that when you are away from sb that you love, you love them even more
       不相见,倍思念
    ⇨ more at conspicuous

    牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - absence collapse

    absence noun

    1. fact of not being present

    • ADJECTIVE extended, lengthy, long, prolonged | brief, temporary | frequent | excused (AmE) unauthorized, unexplained

    • … OF ABSENCE period You will not be paid for the full period of ~.

    • VERB + ABSENCE have Your son has had too many ~s from school. | notice Nobody had noticed her ~. | explain

    • PREPOSITION during sb's ~, in sb's ~ (= while sb is not there) My father did all the cooking in my mother's ~. | ~ from ~ from work

    • PHRASES conspicuous by your ~, notable by your ~ (esp. BrE) When it came to clearing up after the party, Anne was conspicuous by her ~ (= very obviously absent when she should have been present). | leave of ~ (= permission to be absent) He asked for leave of ~ from his job.

    2. lack

    • ADJECTIVE complete, total | virtual | conspicuous, notable a conspicuous ~ of evidence

    • PREPOSITION in the ~ of In the ~ of stone, most houses in the area are built of wood.

    The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - absence collapse

    absence
     In addition to the idiom beginning with absence, also see conspicuous by its absence.

    牛津英语同义词学习词典 - absence collapse

    absence noun
    ⇨ lack

    新牛津英语同义词词典 - absence collapse

    absence

    noun
    1 Derek gave Carol a flimsy excuse for his absence
    NON-ATTENDANCE , non-appearance, absenteeism;
    TRUANCY , playing truant, truanting; leave, holiday, vacation, sabbatical; Brit. informal skiving, bunking off, wagging; N. Amer. informal playing hookey, goofing off, ditching; Austral./NZ playing the wag.
    -opposite(s): PRESENCE, ATTENDANCE.

    2 the absence of a clear candidate was likely to result in civil war
    LACK , want, non-existence, unavailability, deficiency, deprivation, dearth; omission, exclusion, default; need, privation, famine, drought, poverty.
    -opposite(s): PRESENCE, AVAILABILITY.

    词源记忆 - absence collapse

    absence 缺席
    absent, 缺席的；-ence, 名词后缀。