Word · Frequency #1585
Fully loadedabsence
缺席；不在场
the state of being away or not present
- 1.
A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
离开某地或脱离同伴的状态。
- 2.
The period of someone being away.
某人离开的时段。
- 3.
Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.
未在预期、需要或期望之处出现；缺席；缺乏。
- 4.
Lack; deficiency; non-existence.
缺乏；不足；不存在。
- 5.
Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind).
对眼前事物的不注意；心不在焉。
- 6.
Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy.
意识的暂时丧失或中断,突发突止,常见于癫痫。
- 7.
Lack of contact between blades.
叶片之间缺乏接触。
缺乏；没有；缺席期间；不在的时期；离开某地或脱离同伴的状态。；某人离开的时段。；未在预期、需要或期望之处出现；缺席；缺乏。
In use
His absence from the meeting was noted by the manager.
In the absence of clear instructions, we followed our best judgment.
She requested a one-month absence from her job to travel.
absence of sth
表示某物不存在或匮乏。
The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
缺乏证据并不是证据不存在。
in sb's absence
表示某人不在场的时候。
In her absence, the team members managed the project themselves.
在她不在期间，团队成员自行管理项目。
absence from sth
常指缺席某个场合或活动。
Connections
Collocations
- absence from
- 缺席，不在
- His absence from the meeting was noted.他缺席会议被注意到了。
- absence of
- 缺乏，没有
- There was an absence of evidence.缺乏证据。
- in the absence of
- 在缺乏…的情况下，在没有…时
- In the absence of further information, we decided to wait.在没有进一步信息的情况下，我们决定等待。
- leave of absence
- 请假，休假
- She took a leave of absence from work.她请了假不上班。
- absence makes the heart grow fonder
- 离别增进感情（小别胜新婚）
- After a week apart, they realized that absence makes the heart grow fonder.分开一周后，他们意识到离别增进感情。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
“ab”像“阿伯”，“sence”像“森林”，阿伯在森林里消失了，就是“缺席”。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: school, workplace; note_zh: 通常用于正式场合，比较常见于书面语或严肃对话中。
Grammar Note
常用于 in the absence of 表示缺乏...时
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ence' share the final /əns/ sound but differ in the stressed vowel, e.g., 'absence' (ˈæbsəns), 'presence' (ˈprɛzəns), and 'essence' (ˈɛsəns) have distinct vowels. Do not assume pronunciation from spelling alone.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.