Смысл: absent

absent1. [ʹæbs(ə)nt] a
<Í> 1. отсутствующий
absent on leave - (находящийся) в отпуске
absent without leave - воен. находящийся в самовольной отлучке
to be absent from school - пропустить занятия (в школе)
to be absent from work - не быть на работе; прогулять
to be absent from duty - не явиться на службу
he is absent - он отсутствует, его нет
revenge is absent from his mind - о мести он и не помышляет
2. несуществующий
snow is absent in some countries - в некоторых странах никогда не бывает снега
3. рассеянный
absent look - рассеянный /отсутствующий/ взгляд
♢ long absent, soon forgotten - посл. ≅ с глаз долой, из сердца вон

2. [əbʹsent] v
<Í> отсутствовать, не быть (в каком-л. месте)
to absent oneself from smth. - а) уклоняться от чего-л.; б) отсутствовать где-л. (без уважительной причины); отлучаться откуда-л.

3. [ʹæbs(ə)nt] prep
<Í> без, в отсутствие

absent Идиома

absent-minded

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

absent from

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

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.

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.

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.")

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.