Смысл: Absalom

Absalom[ʹæbs(ə)ləm]
n
<Í> 1. (мужское имя)
1) Эбсалом, Абсалем
2) библ. Авессалом
2. любимец отца
3. сын, восстающий против отца

ABS Идиома

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.

call tabs

collect money from bar customers If customers are drunk, you call their tabs and ask them to leave.

dribs and drabs

(See in dribs and drabs)

in dribs and drabs

a few at a time, little by little Many came to the sale, but they arrived in dribs and drabs.

keep tabs on

watch or check, keep under observation They have been keeping tabs on the spending of the sales department.

up for grabs

available, can be bought The estate will be sold by auction. Even the antiques are up for grabs.

abdabs

terror, the frights, nerves. Often heard as the screaming abdabs

absobloodylutely

absolutely

Absofuckinglutely

without doubt

crabs

pubic lice

dabs

British slang for fingerprints

absent from

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

absolve from

declare sb．free from（guilt，blame，duty）解除；赦免；开脱
He is absolved from the crime．他被赦免了。
The manager absolved him from an obligation．经理免除了他一项责任。

absorb into

take in吸收
Many intellectuals have been absorbed into the Party．许多知识分子被吸收入党了。
Animals absorb foods into their bodies．动物将食物吸收进体内。

absorbed in

giving all one's attention to沉湎于；全神贯注于
Time passes quickly when you are absorbed in reading a good book．当你沉醉于阅读一本好书时，时间会过得很快。
He was so absorbed in his work that he didn't see me．他全神贯注于工作之中，没有看到我。

abstain from

prevent oneself from doing sth．避免；避开
His family have always abstained from drinking．他一家人从来不喝酒。
The leader asked his workers to abstain from voting．那位领导人要求工人们放弃选举。

abstract from

take sth．out of sth．else；separate 提取；抽出；摘录…的要点
The article was abstracted from a longer book．这篇文章是一本厚书的提要。
Scientists can abstract precious medicines from some ordinary plants．科学家们可以从一些普通的植物中提取珍贵的药品。
It is known to all that metal can be abstracted from ore．众所周知，金属能从矿石中提炼出来。
The thief abstracted the purse from her pocket．这小偷从她的衣袋中偷走了钱包。

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。

keep tabs

Idiom(s): keep tabs (on someone or something) AND keep track (of someone or something)

Theme: MONITORING

to monitor someone or something; to follow the activities of someone or something. (Tabs can be replaced by tab.)
• I'm supposed to keep track of my books.
• Try to keep tabs on everyone who works for you.
• It's hard to keep tabs when you have a lot of other work to do.
• I can't keep track of the money I earn. Maybe someone else is spending it.

conspicuous by one's absence

Idiom(s): conspicuous by one's absence

Theme: ABSENCE

to have one's absence (from an event) noticed.
• We missed you last night. You were conspicuous by your absence.
• How could the bride's father miss the wedding? He was certainly conspicuous by his absence.

absent without leave

Idiom(s): absent without leave AND AWOL

Theme: 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.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

When you are away from someone you love, you love them even more.

keep tabs on someone

to watch someone carefully to check what they are doing: "He's keeping tabs on the sales team at the moment."

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.

dribs and drabs|drabs|dribs

n. phr. Portions; small bits. John paid Oliver back what he owed him in dribs and drabs.

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.")

keep tab on|keep|keep tabs on|tab|tabs

v. phr., informal 1. To keep a record of. The government tries to keep tabs on all the animals in the park. 2. To keep a watch on; check. The house mother kept tabs on the girls to be sure they were clean and neat.
Compare: KEEP TRACK OF.

up for grabs|grabs|up

adj. phr., informal Available for anyone to try to get; ready to be competed for; there for the taking. When the captain of the football team moved out of town, his place was up for grabs.

absence

absence
In addition to the idiom beginning with absence, also see conspicuous by its absence.

absolute

absolute
the Absolute
Philos. ultimate reality regarded as uncaused, unmodified, unified and complete, timeless, etc.

abstract

abstract
in the abstract
in theory as apart from practice

conspicuous by its absence

conspicuous by its absence
Also, conspicuous by one's absence. Glaringly obvious by the fact of not being there. For example, One agenda item concerning publicity is conspicuous by its absence, or The bride's father was conspicuous by his absence. The idea is ancient; it was expressed by the Roman writer Tacitus, concerning the absence of Junia's brother and husband at her funeral procession. [Mid-1800s]

in absentia

in absentia
While 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.

More Idioms/Phrases

in a tight corner in a walk in a while in absentia in addition

English Vocalbulary

abscessed abscesses abscind abscise abscisin absciss abscissa abscissae abscissas abscisse abscission abscissions abscond absconded absconding absconds absence absences