sent イディオム
absent-minded
sentence to death
represent
absent from
She was absent from the meeting yesterday．她昨天未出席会议。
assent to
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
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
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
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
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。
at the present time
Idiom(s): at the present time AND at this point (in time)Theme: NOW
now; at present. (Used often as a wordy replacement for now.)
• We don't know the location of the stolen car at the present time.
• The tomatoes are doing nicely at the present time.
• At this point in time, we feel very sad about his death.
• Yes, it's sad, but there is nothing we can do at this point.
absent without leave
Idiom(s): absent without leave AND AWOLTheme: ABSENCE
absent from a military unit without permission; absent from anything without permission. (AWOL is an abbreviation. This is a serious offense in the military.)
• The soldier was taken away by the military police because he was absent without leave.
• John was AWOL from school and got into a lot of trouble with his parents.
No time like the present
If people say that there's no time like the present , they believe that it is far better to do something now than to leave it for later, in which case it might never get done.absent without leave|AWOL|absent|leave
adj. Absent without permission; used mostly in the military. Jack left Fort Sheridan without asking his commanding officer, and was punished for going AWOL.at present|present
adv. phr. At this time; now. It took a long time to get started, but at present the road is half finished. At present the house is empty, but next week a family will move in.in absentia|absentia
adv. phr., formal When the person is absent.
Used in graduation exercises when presenting diplomas to an absent student or during a court case. On Commencement Day, Joe was sick in bed and the college gave him his bachelor's degree in absentia. (Latin, meaning "in absence.")serve a sentence|sentence|serve
v. phr. To be in jail. Charlie served four years of an eight-year sentence, after which he was paroled and released.silence gives consent|consent|silence
If you say nothing or do not say no to something, it means that you agree. A proverb. Don't be afraid to say, if you don't like something. Silence gives consent.all present and accounted for
all present and accounted forAll members or items of a group are here or their whereabouts are known, as in Is everyone ready to board the bus?—All present and accounted for. This expression almost certainly originated in the armed forces as a response to roll call. By proper logic, the and should be or. Nevertheless, the expression is used colloquially to offer assurance that no person or thing is missing.
in absentia
in absentiaWhile not present, as in He was tried and convicted in absentia, or He was awarded his degree in absentia. This expression is Latin for “in absence”; its use in English dates from the late 1800s.
no time like the present, there's
no time like the present, there'sDo or say it now, as in Go ahead and call him—there's no time like the present. This adage was first recorded in 1562. One compiler of proverbs, John Trusler, amplified it: “No time like the present, a thousand unforeseen circumstances may interrupt you at a future time” (Proverbs Exemplified, 1790).
present
presentsee all present and accounted for; at present; for the moment; no time like the present, there's.
there's no time like the present
there's no time like the presentsee no time like the present, there's.
An sent idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with sent, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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