absence
英 ['?bs(?)ns]
美['?bsns]
- n. 沒有；缺乏；缺席；不注意
詞組搭配
in the absence of sth
缺乏某物
in sb's absence
某人不在時
In his absence I looked to see what was on his desk.
他不在時，我看了看他桌上有什么東西。
absence makes the heart grow fonder
(proverb)you feel more affection for those you love when parted from them
(諺)小別勝新婚
absence of mind
failure to concentrate on or remember what one is doing
走神，心不在焉