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| /ˈæbs(ə)nt/ |
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| 1 | not in the place where you should be or are expected to be 缺席的；不在的 |
| How many of them are absent without permission? 他们中有多少人擅自缺席？ |
| +from He’ s been absent from school for three days. 他已经旷课3天了。 |
| | 1a | missing from a place or situation 不在场的；缺乏的 | | +from Parental affection is absent from these children’ s lives. 父母的慈爱与这些孩子的生活无缘。 | |
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| 2 | showing that you are not paying attention to what is happening because you are thinking about something else 心不在焉的；走神的 |
| He listened with an absent air and kept glancing at the door. 他一副心不在焉的样子听着，不时地瞥一眼门。 |
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