ab·sence/`æbsṇs; ˈæbsəns/ n 1 [C,U] when you are away from a place 不在，缺席: How do you explain your absence? 你怎么解释你的缺席？ + from frequent absences from work 经常不去上班 in sb's absence (=while they are away) 某人不在的时候: The vice president will handle things in my absence. 我不在的时候，副总裁将负责日常事务。 2 [U] the lack of something 缺乏: the absence of evidence in the murder case 此谋杀案缺乏证据