absence
US:/ˈæbsəns/
UK:/ˈæbs(ə)ns/
n.:
缺席；缺乏；不在；不存在
网络:
不在场；没有；缺少
Word forms: (复数) absences
Examples
1.
I prefer to call off the meeting on account of boss's absence.
我倾向于取消会议因为老板不在。
2.
The reason for her absence was that she was ill.
她之所以缺席是因为她病了。
3.
In the absence of such a choice by the parties, the law of the country which has the closest connection with the contract shall apply.
当事人没有选择的，适用与合同有最密切联系的国家的法律。
4.
The first was the primary cause, and in its absence a truce with the enemy would have been difficult.
而第一个原因是主要的原因，没有这一条，同他们讲和是不容易的。
5.
Galbraith said: "The greatest restriction on the liberty of the citizen is a complete absence of money. "
所说：“对公民自由的最大限制就是身无分文。”
6.
If that person is a citizen, the documents shall, in case of his absence, be receipted by an adult member of his family living with him.
受送达人是公民的，本人不在交他的同住成年家属签收；
7.
in absence of such a customs office, the customs offices at the next higher level shall be the organization with compensation obligation.
没有继续行使其职权的海关的，该海关的上一级海关为赔偿义务机关。
8.
Yet in the absence of Soviet tanks and a terrible wall, it has become easy to forget this truth.
然而，没有了苏联的坦克和可怕的墙，这一事实很容易被忘记。
9.
But what was striking about this international festival of management was the almost complete absence of managers.
但是令人惊奇的是，这个管理界的国际盛会上，出席的经理人却几乎一个没有。
10.
like the faithful dove in the fable , she was to pine away in my absence from her.
就像寓言中的温柔多情的小鸽子，她一定因为和我离别而憔悴。