absence [ˈæbsəns]

例句:

• I suspect he isn't altogether unhappy about my absence.
  我猜想他对我的缺席并没有感到很不高兴。
  
• The official reason given for the President's absence was sickness.
  对外公布的总统未到场原因是身体有恙。
  
• There has been much gossip about the possible reasons for his absence.
  关于他缺席的原因有很多传言。
  
• We do not simply seek the absence of terrorism.
  来自VOA
• In the absence of care, finish yourself off.
  来自THETIMES
• However, the host was notable by his absence.
  来自THETIMES
• I am on leave of absence.
  我正在休假。
  来自《权威词典》
• After a long absence, he has returned to doing TV work.
  他长期没有露面,现在又回来做电视工作了。
  来自《权威词典》
• Absence and distance make the overseas Chinese heart increasingly fond of their homeland.
  华侨离乡背井,远居海外,因此他们在感情上越来越向往故乡。
  来自《权威词典》