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I . absent [ˈæbsənt] ADJ

1. absent:

absent
缺席的 quēxíde
absent
不在的 bùzàide

II . absent [ˈæbsənt, æbˈsent] VB trans

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absent-minded ADJ

Usage examples with absent

an absent look
一种漫不经心的神情
Why should you be so absent-minded today?
你今天怎么这么心不在焉？
A large percentage of the pupils are absent today.
今天大部分学生都缺席。
Put a mark against the names of the absent pupils.
在缺席学生的名字上打上记号。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The 1984 model year saw the return of two windshield wipers (vs the large single wiper), absent since the 1976 models.
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Potassium members are absent, as are zinc and copper containing solids, which all crystallize in different forms.
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It passed 40-4, with 4 senators absent from the vote.
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Some speculate that his absent father was a police officer, which may have led to his hatred for police as an adult.
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In the story, a local guide offers to show a traveller the walls of a great city that is absent from the maps.
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Soon after, while he was absent from his home, fire destroyed his dwelling, possessions, his research and further damaged his botanical collection.
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Snow has been absent from this corrie just 5 times in the last century: 1933, 1959, 1996, 2003 and 2006.
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As a result he was absent for the game.
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Some of the parents are absent to attend their children's soccer game.
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Generally, the absent "zee" -rhyme is not missed, although some children use a "zee" pronunciation in the rhyme which they would not use elsewhere.
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