常見例句用作形容詞 (adj.)用作定語: ~+ n.After the party he telephoned his absent friends.晚會(huì)后他打電話給沒有赴約的朋友。The absent party is always to blame.不在場的一方總受責(zé)備。He had an absent look on his face.他臉上帶著茫然若失的神情。He listened with an absent air and kept glancing at the door.他一副心不在焉的樣子聽著,不時(shí)地瞥一眼門。He is a reckless driver and often drives in an absent way.他是個(gè)粗心的司機(jī),開車時(shí)經(jīng)常漫不經(jīng)心。When I spoke to him, he looked at me in an absent way and didn't answer.當(dāng)我和他說話時(shí),他茫然地望著我而不答話。用作表語: S+be+~Three members of the class are absent today.班上今天有三人缺席。It would be less embarrassing to have a bath while Phillip was absent.趁菲利普不在的時(shí)候趕緊洗個(gè)澡,免得尷尬。In the Manx type of cat, the tail is absent.馬恩島貓沒有尾巴。In that province a conventional political system was absent.那個(gè)省份不存在常規(guī)的政治制度。His look had grown absent, as if he were calling up memories.他臉上一副心不在焉的神情,好像想起了什么往事似的。She was absent, preoccupied.她心不在焉,不知在想什么。S+be+~+ prep. -phraseHe was absent at roll call.他點(diǎn)名時(shí)不在。I want permission to be absent for a week.我想請(qǐng)一星期假。At times he would be absent for a couple of days.他有時(shí)會(huì)離開幾天。She was absent for no more than ten minutes.她只離開了不到十分鐘。He's been absent from work all week.他整整一個(gè)星期沒有上班。I'll be absent from home in the afternoon.我下午不在家。Several students are absent from school today.有幾個(gè)學(xué)生今天沒上學(xué)。Who is absent from the meeting?誰沒到會(huì)?She was absent from work〔school〕 with a cold.她因感冒而沒去上班〔上學(xué)〕。I was absent from the meeting with leave.我請(qǐng)了假,未出席會(huì)議。He was absent from his work without leave.他擅離職守。Any sign of remorse was completely absent from her face.她臉上絲毫沒有懊惱的表情。The secretary is absent from mind today.秘書今天心不在焉。Calcium is absent from his diet.他的食物中缺乏鈣質(zhì)。Love was totally absent from my childhood.我童年時(shí)一點(diǎn)也沒有受到過疼愛。Parental affection is absent from these children's lives.父母的慈愛與這些孩子的生活無緣。Revenge is absent from his mind.他不想報(bào)復(fù)。Something which is still absent from your work is any reference to class.你作品中仍然只字未提社會(huì)的階級(jí)。He is absent in Beijing.他外出,到北京去了。Snow is absent in some countries.有些國家從不下雪。This idiom is absent in that dictionary.那本詞典里沒有這個(gè)習(xí)語。He is absent on business.他因事外出。How many of them are absent without permission?他們中有多少人擅自缺席?其他The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.不在場的人總有錯(cuò),在場的人總有理。用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)用作不及物動(dòng)詞: S+~(+A)Many absented this afternoon, appearing neither in person nor proxy.這天下午許多人沒有到場,既不見他們本人也不見他們的代表。用作及物動(dòng)詞: S+~+oneselfSaying “ Would you please excuse me for a minute”, he absented himself.說著“對(duì)不起,我要出去一下”,他就離開了。The student absented himself without notice.這學(xué)生擅自缺席。He absented himself from the picnic.他沒去參加野餐。He had absented himself from the office for the day.這一天他沒有去辦公室上班。He absented himself from the meeting without good reason.他無正當(dāng)理由而未出席會(huì)議。The club attempted to induce its members to absent themselves from the bar.俱樂部極力勸說成員不要涉足酒吧。用作形容詞 (adj.)Professor Li is absent, I will take the lesson in the place of him.李教授不在,我替他上課。Many students were absent, notably the monitor.許多學(xué)生缺席,特別是連班長也沒來。You should not be absent from class.你不應(yīng)當(dāng)曠課。Before such experiments, humans thought language skills were absent from the animal kingdom.在做這些實(shí)驗(yàn)前,人們認(rèn)為動(dòng)物王國缺乏語言技能。用作及物動(dòng)詞 (vt.)Why did you absent yourself from school yesterday?昨天你為何不到校? 返回 absenting