absent

They were talking about absent friends. [=friends who were not there]他们当时在谈论着不在场的朋友们。

an absent father who is not home most of the time大部分时间都不在家的父亲

The soldier was absent without leave. [=AWOL; absent without having permission to be absent]这个士兵擅离职守。

Most of the executives attended the meeting, but the company president was conspicuously absent. [=conspicuous by his absence; it was very noticeable that the company president was not there]大部分高管都出席了会议，可是公司总裁却没有出席，这一点非常引人注目。

She was absent from work/school on three occasions.她旷工/旷课三次。

a gene that occurs in mammals but that is absent in birds哺乳动物具有而鸟类没有的一种基因

a landscape in which vegetation is almost entirely absent一张几乎看不到一点植物的风景画

Vegetation is almost entirely absent from the landscape.这张风景画上几乎看不到一点植物。

He made an absent reply to her question as he continued to watch the TV.他看着电视漫不经心地回答了她的问题。

There was an absent [=distracted] look on her face.她看起来心不在焉。

Absent any objections, the plan will proceed.计划没有受到任何反对，将继续进行。

Absent such an agreement we can go no further.缺乏这样一个协定我们就没法继续。