the state of being away from a place or person
外出,不在
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the letter had arrived during his absence 信是在他外出期间到的
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I supervised the rehearsal in the absence of the director .导演不在的时候由我指导排练。
[count noun]an occasion or period of being away from a place or person
缺席;外出期
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repeated absences from school .屡次缺课。
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不存在,缺乏
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she found his total absence of facial expression disconcerting .她感到他的面无表情令人十分不安。
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absence makes the heart grow fonder proverb you feel more affection for those you love when parted from them〈谚〉 小别胜新婚 -
absence of mind failure to concentrate on or remember what one is doing 走神,心不在焉
"late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin