absent

缺席的、不在的

Three students were absent from class again today.

今天又有三個學生沒來上課。

缺乏的、不存在的

Any sense of humor was completely absent in his speech.

他的演講裡完全沒有一點幽默感。

心不在焉的、出神的

She gave me an absent smile and kept reading.

她心不在焉地對我笑了一下，繼續看書。

缺席、離開正式；常用 absent oneself

He absented himself from the meeting without any explanation.

他沒有任何解釋就缺席了那場會議。

在缺少…的情況下、若無正式

Absent further evidence, the case will be dismissed.

在沒有進一步證據的情況下，此案將被駁回。