absence
absence
英[ˈæbsəns]美[ˈæbsəns]
n.缺席，不在，缺乏，不存在；
复数：absences;
例句
Her absence is due to illness.她因病缺席。
Absence of competition makes for sloth.没有竞争会导致懒惰。
I found a refreshing absence of industrial sprawl.我发现了一处全无杂乱工业区踪影的、令人心旷神怡的地方。
She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗?
My absence had gone unnoticed.我的缺席未能引起人家注意。
Everyone remarked loudly on his absence.大家大声地议论他的缺席。
He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
Her inexplicable absence worried me.她的缺席无法解释, 令我担忧。
The excuse for her absence was obviously fabricated.她缺席的借口显然是瞎编的。
英语六级真题
Researchers at Duke University scrutinized more than 160 published studies and found an absence of strong evidence that any of these approaches can make a big difference.
出自-2016年6月听力原文The absence of rigorous discipline.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Much of the concern among politicians about the state of American universities today is focused on the absence of "real world" education—which means preparation for professional and scientific careers.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文Its clean air, attractive parks, and the absence of any industry, make this an ideal spot for people looking for a quiet life.
出自-2012年6月听力原文Barrett wanted to find out if the absence of physical currency does indeed cause a person to spend more, so she decided to conduct an experiment a few months ago.
2017年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section CDehl and her fellow researchers wanted to find out if that was true, so they embarked on a series of nine experiments in the lab and in the field testing people's enjoyment in the presence or absence of a camera.
2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-VAR
不在；缺席
Someone's absence from a place is the fact that they are not there.
例句
...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。N-SING
缺乏；不存在
The absence of something from a place is the fact that it is not there or does not exist.
例句
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。英汉词典释义
n.
缺席, 离开, 不在场
She called in your absence.你不在时她来过。不在场的次数或时间
Ade's constant absences from work made his boss very angry.艾德经常旷工使他的老板很生气。缺乏, 不存在
A major problem is the absence of water.主要的问题是缺水。Absolute liberty is absence of restraint.绝对的自由就是无约束。英英词典释义
Noun
1. the state of being absent;
"he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"2. failure to be present
3. the time interval during which something or somebody is away;
"he visited during my absence"4. epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities)
行业词典
医学： 失神：见epilepsy项下的petit mal epilepsy；
法律： 失踪；
药学： 缺失；又称 :缺失(loss)；
