absence
没有,缺席,缺少,不存在
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Definitions
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- : state of being away or not being present: I acted as supervisor in his absence. Your absence was noted on the records.
- : period of being away: an absence of several weeks.
- : failure to attend or appear when expected.
- : lack; deficiency: the absence of proof.
- : inattentiveness; preoccupation; absent-mindedness: absence of mind.
Phrases
- absence makes the heart grow fonder
- conspicuous by its absence
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
He’s had a player turn up with a “please excuse his absence from practice” note from a hotel clerk and wondered whether certain men were performing under the influence.
Steadman shared emails that hint at concern sweeping through CSL as employee absences shuttered entire centers.
At best, the absence of DEI metrics will damper efforts to achieve the ideals of stakeholder capitalism.
High rates of absence could slow ballot delivery in key states, especially if there’s a second wave of the coronavirus, as some epidemiologists predict.
These organizations were able to test Twitter’s ad serving functions and create more branded content in the absence of live sports, particularly around short-form video.
How do you celebrate when happy occasions are colored by loss and absence?
In the absence of cultural shifts, then, new reproductive technology might not matter as much for women as it would for men.
So filmmakers usually resort to a plot device to compensate for this absence.
In the absence of typical classrooms and curriculums, West Africans have opted for alternate methods of learning and education.
Courage, one recalls, is not the absence of fear but the ability to act in the face of it.
A characteristic which distinguished them and which impressed Mrs. Pontellier most forcibly was their entire absence of prudery.