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- absently
The adjective and preposition are pronounced /'æbsənt/. The verb is pronounced /æb'sent/. 形容词和介词读作 /'æbsənt/。动词读作 /æb'sent/。
1.
ADJ
不在的；缺席的 If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
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He has been absent from his desk for two weeks...
他已经有两个星期没有坐在办公桌前了。
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The pictures, too, were absent from the walls...
那些画也不在墙上了。
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Any soldier failing to report would be considered absent without leave and punished accordingly.
士兵若未报到将被视为擅离职守而受处分。
2.
ADJ-GRADED
出神的;心不在焉的 If someone appears absent, they are not paying attention because they are thinking about something else.
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'Nothing,' Rosie said in an absent way.
“没什么，”罗茜心不在焉地说。
absently
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He nodded absently.
他漫不经心地点了点头。
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...absent fathers who fail to pay towards the costs of looking after their children.
那些不在子女身边、未能支付抚养费的父亲
4.
VERB
使不在，使离开（本应在或通常在的地方） If someone absents themselves from a place where they should be or where they usually are, they do not go there or they do not stay there.
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She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。
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He pleaded guilty before a court martial to absenting himself without leave.
在军事法庭上他对自己擅离职守表示服罪。
- Adverb
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1. in an absent-minded or preoccupied manner;
- "he read the letter absently"
- synonym： abstractedly，inattentively，absentmindedly
- 1. He nodded absently,his attention absorbed by the screen.
- 他专心注视着屏幕，只是心不在焉地点了点头。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. She absently twisted her wedding ring.
- 她心不在焉地搓动着她的结婚戒指。
来自《简明英汉词典》
