absent
['æbsn.t]
a. 缺席, , 缺乏, 漫

vt. 使缺席

[] 缺勤, 缺席, 旷

1. How many students are absent today?
   今缺席？
2. He gave a lame excuse for being absent.
   住脚解释缺席。
3. Why was it that he was absent?
   什缺席呢？

absent
[ verb ]

1. go away or leave

<verb.change> remove
He absented himself

[ adj ]

1. not being in a specified place

<adj.all>

2. nonexistent

<adj.all>
the thumb is absent
her appetite was lacking

3. lost in thought; showing preoccupation

<adj.all>
an absent stare
an absentminded professor
the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence

Absent \Ab*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Absented}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Absenting}.] [Cf. F. absenter.]
1. To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to
prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun.

If after due summons any member absents himself, he
is to be fined. --Addison.

2. To withhold from being present. [Obs.] ``Go; for thy stay,
not free, absents thee more.'' --Milton.


Absent \Ab"sent\, a. [F., fr. absens, absentis, p. pr. of abesse
to be away from; ab + esse to be. Cf. {Sooth}.]
1. Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not
present. ``Expecting absent friends.'' --Shak.

2. Not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or
absent.

3. Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded;
preoccupied; as, an absent air.

What is commonly called an absent man is commonly
either a very weak or a very affected man.
--Chesterfield.

Syn: {Absent}, {Abstracted}.

Usage: These words both imply a lack of attention to
surrounding objects. We speak of a man as absent when
his thoughts wander unconsciously from present scenes
or topics of discourse; we speak of him as abstracted
when his mind (usually for a brief period) is drawn
off from present things by some weighty matter for
reflection. Absence of mind is usually the result of
loose habits of thought; abstraction commonly arises
either from engrossing interests and cares, or from
unfortunate habits of association.