absence
🇺🇸
/ˈæbsəns/
🇬🇧
/ˈæbsəns/
noun
C1
not being present or available when expected
The meeting continued in my absence because I was sick.
会议在我缺席的情况下继续进行，因为我生病了。
C1
not existing or not having something
The absence of evidence made the case hard to prove.
证据的缺失使得案件难以证明。
translation
缺席, 缺乏
词形变化
Plural
absences