absence
/'æbsәns/
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中文释义

n. 缺席, 缺乏, 没有

[医] 失神

英文释义

n. the state of being absent

n. failure to be present

n. the time interval during which something or somebody is away

n. the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy

词形变化

近义词辨析
这组词都有“缺乏,不足”的意思,其区别是: - shortage: 指不足,但侧重达不到规定的,需要的或已知应有的数量。 - absence: 指某物根本不存在或完全短缺,或某人虽存在,但未到现场。 - scarcity: 指产量不足或缺乏某物难以应付或满足需要。 - lack: 普通用词,指部分或完全的不足。 - want: 指完全或短缺某物,侧重缺少之物是必需的东西。使用范围比lack窄些。