Word · Frequency #4300
absentest
不在场的；缺席的
absentest is the superlative of absent.
not present in the place where one is expected or supposed to be; missing
- 1.
Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.
不在某地；离开某地；存在但不在场；(有时)缺失。
- 2.
Not existing.
不存在。
- 3.
Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
心不在焉；走神；专注别处。
心不在焉的；走神的；不存在的；不在某地；离开某地；存在但不在场；(有时)缺失。；不存在。；心不在焉；走神；专注别处。
In use
John was absent from school yesterday because he was sick.
Several members were absent at the team meeting this morning.
She has been absent from work for three days due to a family emergency.
be absent from sth
表示未出席某活动或未在某地。
He was absent from the meeting.
他缺席了会议。
be absent without leave
常缩写为AWOL，指未经许可缺席。
The soldier was absent without leave.
那个士兵擅离职守。
Common mistakes
He absented the meeting.He was absent from the meeting.
将形容词'absent'误用为动词。'absent'作为形容词表示'缺席的'，需搭配系动词和介词'from'才能表示'缺席某活动'。正确结构为'be absent from'。
Connections
Collocations
- absent from
- 缺席
- She was absent from school due to illness.她因病缺课。
- absent-minded
- 心不在焉的
- He is so absent-minded that he forgot his keys again.他心不在焉，又忘了带钥匙。
- absent without leave
- 擅离职守
- The soldier was punished for being absent without leave.那名士兵因擅离职守而受罚。
- absent expression
- 茫然的表情
- She stared out the window with an absent expression.她望着窗外，一脸茫然。
- absent father
- 缺失的父亲
- He grew up with an absent father and a hardworking mother.他在父亲缺失、母亲勤劳的环境中长大。
- absent look
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：ab像'阿伯'，sent像'送'，阿伯被送走即缺席。
Context & Register
语域中性，多用于学校、会议等正式场合表示缺席。
Grammar Note
常用介词 from 表示缺席某地或活动。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words share the exact rhyme with 'absent' because they have /ɛ/ in their final syllable instead of the schwa /ə/ in 'absent', and their stress patterns differ. All, however, share the spelling chunk '-sent'.
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 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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