Significato: absence

ab·sence || 'æbsənsn. assenza; mancanza

sen Idioma

a send-up

a mockery or satire, a takeoff on The speaker did a send-up of the the way Canadians talk.

absence makes the heart grow fonder

when friends are apart they like each other more When she's away I'm very lonely. Absence does make the heart grow fonder.

absent-minded

forgetful Our neighbor is very absent-minded and is always getting locked out of his house.

common sense

"the ability to make logical decisions; horse sense" It is because she has common sense that we ask her opinion.

horse sense

wisdom in making decisions He doesn

make sense

seem reasonable His proposal makes absolutely no sense.

make sense of it

understand it, fathom it, see how it happened He is my father, but I am not his son. Can you make sense of it?

no nonsense

serious, not joking, strictly business Gil is a very serious person - a no-nonsense kind of guy.

presence of mind

ability to think clearly and act appropriately, cool under pressure When the bear charged the car, Jill had the presence of mind to sound the burglar alarm.

send a bouquet

compliment a person, announce a compliment I would like send a bouquet to the volunteers at the Food Bank.

send away for something

write a letter asking for something I sent away for some postage stamps but they haven't arrived yet.

send him flying

trip him, cause him to fall, ass over teakettle His motorcycle hit a rock and sent him flying into the ditch.

send him up

send him to prison, find evidence to convict him The criminal threatened to kill the policeman who sent him up.

send someone packing

tell someone to leave, dismiss someone He was sent packing because of his bad attitude to his job.

send up

sentence someone to prison He was sent up for seven years for robbing a bank.

sense of humor

"sense of what is humorous; what is funny" He has a broad sense of humor. He laughs at himself and others.

sentence to death

say that a person will be killed because he is guilty After the jury said he was guilty, the judge sentenced him to death.

take leave of your senses

act like a fool, not think clearly, off your rocker If you wear your bathing suit to church, people will think you've taken leave of your senses.

time is of the essence

it is important to work as quickly as possible, make hay while... When you're paying $75 an hour for a lawyer's services, time is of the essence.

warped sense of humor

thinking that weird things are funny If you laugh at cruelty, you have a warped sense of humor.

Ayrton Senna

Modern Rhyming Slang for "tenner" (ten pound note)"I've only got an Ayrton left to last me the month!"

housenigger

person who blindly follows simple-minded people, the term was used by Malcolm X. In slavery days, you had house slaves and field slaves. The house slaves were "well behaved" and were "rewarded" by being allowed to work in the "big house" close to the master. The field slaves were "rough" and only suited for field work. Thus the people were divided and pitted against themselves, instead of the common enemy

represent

new big hip-hop word; means just what you think it means."Represent!" -- NAS (Represent [1994])

sense

an abbreviation of the word "sinsemellia", which is a form of marijuana that has no seeds, because it is isolated from male pollen during te blooming process. Instead of making seeds, the marijuana plant makes more THC, hence this "sense" is more potent, and generally better than standard ganja

absent from

not present缺席；未到场
She was absent from the meeting yesterday．她昨天未出席会议。

assent to

agree to同意；赞同（正式）
The Queen assented to the new law．女王赞同新的法律。
Our teacher will never assent to our playing football in the street．老师决不会同意我们在街上踢足球。
The committee assented to our proposals．委员会同意了我们的提议。

at present

now； during this period of time现在
At present he is a professor of physics．他现在是物理学教授。
I can't think of any fit person just at present．我现在一下想不出什么适合的人。
We don't need any more at present．现在我们不再需要什么了。

consent to

give permission or approval to 同意
He gladly consented to the extension of a loan．他很乐意地同意延长贷款偿还期。
Will her mother consent to her marrying Simon？她母亲同意她同西蒙结婚吗？
I cannot consent to what you ask．我不能答应你的请求。

essential to

necessary to为…不可缺少的
Water is essential to the growth of crops．水是庄稼生长所不可缺少的。
Hard work and perseverance are essential to success.努力工作和持之以恒是成功所不可少的。

for the present

temporarily；just now暂时；目前
They are wearied and have to suspend the work for the present．他们累了，得暂时停止工作。
I'm rather busy for the present．我眼下相当忙。
For the present we had better wait and see．目前我们最好还是等等再说。

in a sense

in a way；in one respect在某种意义上
What you say is true in a sense．你所说的在某种意义上是对的。
In a sense，arithmetic is a language．从某种意义上说，算术是一种语言。

in essence

in its nature；as a matter of fact在本质上；实质上
In essence，both proposals are much the same．这两个建议实质上是差不多的。
Officially he is in charge，but in fact his secretary does all the work．从职位上讲是他负责，但实际上，他的秘书做所有的工作。

in no sense

not at all并不；毫不
The older boy is in no sense wiser than the younger one．那个岁数大的男孩一点也不比那个岁数小的聪明。

in the absence of

1． being away不在
In the absence of their parents，the children played in the house．家长不在时，孩子们便在家里玩耍。
2．lacking缺乏
In the absence of evidence，the suspect was released．因缺乏证据，那个嫌疑犯被释放了。

in the presence of

before在…面前
He was calm in the presence of danger．他临危不乱。
The girl was shy in the presence of stangers．这个女孩在陌生人面前显得腼腆。
He didn't get discouraged in the presence of failure．他在失败面前没有气馁。

make sense of

understand； interpret successfully 理解
Even though the speaker had a strong accent，
Henry could catch on to his story， but Tom couldn't make sense of it at all．尽管演讲者地方口音很重，但是亨利能听懂他的话，而汤姆却一点儿也听不懂。
Can you make sense of what he said？你听懂他说的话吗？
I can't make sense of either the Chinese or Korean language，and that's why I can't tell them apart．我既不懂汉语，也不懂朝鲜语，这就是我分不清这两种语言的原因。

out of one's head/mind/senses

acting in a crazy way行为疯狂；特别地
He must have been out of his mind to say something like that．他说出那样的话来，一定是精神错乱了。
The patient was feverish and out of his head and had to be watched．病人发高烧，神志不清，需要守护。
Sam was out of his senses with grief and rage．山姆由于悲痛和愤怒而失去理智。

out of one's senses

send away

1．cause to depart 使离开；送走
He sent his son away to school in America．他把儿子送往美国念书。
The letter was sent away in the evening mail．那封信是夜间邮班送出的。
2．dismiss 开除；赶走
Send the boy away，Mary；he is a little nuisance．玛丽，把孩子打发走，他是一个小讨厌鬼。
The boss sent little Jack away on some pretext or other．老板用某种借口把小杰克开除了。

send away for

request by post 写信索要
He sent away to one of the daily papers for a free calendar．他写信向一家日报社免费索取一份年历。
He wants to send away for some books．他想写信邮购一些书。

send down

1．expel a student from a universi ty 开除
As a result of the inquiry，two stu dents have been sent down．调查结果，两个学生被勒令退学。
2．cause to go down 使下降 Perhaps that will send her temper ature down．那样或许会使她的热度降下去。
The glut of apples sent the prices down．苹果大量上市使价格降了下来。

send for

1．ask sb．to attend 请…来
Send for a doctor；a man has been hurt．去请医生，有人受伤了。
The police were sent for immedi ately the disturbance began．骚乱刚一开始，警察就被叫来了。
2．send an order for sth．订购
I have sent for a dozen copies of the book．这书我订购了12本。
If you wish to see the book，I'll send for a copy．你要是想看这本书，我就去订购一本。

send forth

1．produce 长出（枝、芽等）
Trees send forth new leaves in spring．春天里树木长出新叶。
2．emit；pour out 发出；使流出
The sun sends forth light and heat．太阳发出光和热。
The plant sends forth billows of smoke and steam．那家工厂放出滚滚浓烟和蒸汽。
3．issue；dispatch 寄发
The parcel must be sent forth at once．这包裹必须马上寄出。
They sent forth lots of people into the harvest．他们派出许多人参加收割。

send in

1．hand in 递送；呈送
Have they sent in the accounts？他们把帐单交上来了吗？
He has already sent in his resigna tion．他已提出了辞职。
Applications must be sent in by May 5．申请书必须于5月5日前交上来。
2．send for a competition or an ex hibition 送…参加比赛或展出
Send in your contest entries to this station．把参加比赛的名单送到本站来。
We sent in two pictures for the show．我们送去两幅画参展。

send off

1．post 邮寄
Have you sent off that letter yet？那封信你寄了吗？
2．see off 为…送行；送别
A great crowd gathered at the sta tion to send the football team off．一大群人聚集在车站为足球队送行。

send on

1．send ahead or in advance 先送；先遣
We'll have our luggage sent on by train．我们把行李先交火车运去。
The sales manger had pressing business which kept him Shang hai，so he sent his deputy on to represent him in Guangzhou．销售部经理因急事耽搁在上海，因此他派副手前往广州做他的代表。
2．readdress and repost 转寄；转送
Would you kindly send on the en closed letter to Xiao Wang？劳驾把附来的信转交给小王好吗？
I'll send on any letters that come for you．给你的信我都将转给你。

send out

1．emit 发出（光亮等）
This lamp sends out a powerful beam．这种灯可发出强光。
2．produce 长出（枝、叶）
Trees send out new shoots in spring．树木入春就长出新芽。
3．dispatch 派遣；发送
He sends out many invitations．他发出了许多请柬。
The company sends out thousands of circulars every month．这家公司每月发出数以千计的通知。

send word

inform；notify 告知
He sent word to me that he would not be able to come．他通知我说，他不能来了。
Xiao Zhang has just sent word． She'll be a little late．刚刚带信来说，她可能会晚到一会儿。

take leave of one's senses

Idiom(s): take leave of one's senses

Theme: CRAZINESS

to become irrational. (Often verbatim with one's.)
• What are you doing? Have you taken leave of your senses?
• What a terrible situation! It's enough to make one take leave of one's senses.

stuff and nonsense

Idiom(s): stuff and nonsense

Theme: NONSENSE

nonsense. (Informal. Fixed order.)
• Come on! Don't give me all that stuff and nonsense!
• I don't understand this book. It's all stuff and nonsense as far as I am concerned.