| 词汇 | absence |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG ABSENCE absent without leave and AWOL absent from a military unit without permission; absent from anything without permission. (AWOL is an abbreviation. This is a serious offense in the military.)The soldier was taken away by the military police because he was absent without leave.John was AWOL from school and got into a lot of trouble with his parents. away from one's desk not available for a telephone conversation; not available to be seen. (Sometimes said by the person who answers a telephone in an office. It means that the person whom the caller wants is not immediately available due to personal or business reasons.)I'm sorry, but Ann is away from her desk just now. Can you come back later?Tom is away from his desk, but if you leave your number, he will call you right back. conspicuous by one's absence to have one's absence (from an event) noticed.We missed you last night. You were conspicuous by your absence.How could the bride's father miss the wedding? He was certainly conspicuous by his absence. cut class to skip going to class. (Informal.)If Mary keeps cutting classes, she'll fail the course.I can't cut that class. I've missed too many already. go AWOL to become absent without leave.Private Smith went AWOL last Wednesday. Now he's in a military prison.Tom went AWOL once too often. Long time no see. not to have seen someone for a long time. (Informal.)Hello, John. Long time no see.When John and Mary met on the street, they both said, "Long time no see." out of town temporarily not in one's own town.I'll be out of town next week. I'm going to a conference.I take care of Mary's cat when she's out of town. play hooky not to go to school or to some important meeting. (Slang.)Why aren't you in school? Are you playing hooky?I don't have time for the sales meeting today, so I think I'll just play hooky. so much for someone or something that is the last of someone or something; there is no need to consider someone or something anymore.It just started raining. So much for our picnic this afternoon.So much for John. He just called in sick and can't come to work today. be conspicuous by (one's) absenceTo be noticeably missing from something. You're the loudest one in the class, so of course you're conspicuous by your absence! absence makes the heart grow fonderA separation causes one to feel even more positive about the absent person or thing. We'll see if absence makes the heart grow fonder after our time apart. I really started to miss school over winter break. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, I guess. conspicuous by (one's) absenceNoticeably missing from something. You're the loudest one in the class, so of course you're conspicuous by your absence! leave of absenceA period of time spent away from one's job or duty with the express permission of one's employer, supervisor, etc. They let him take a leave of absence to care for his mother after her car accident. She's taking a leave of absence to finish her master's degree. in the absence of (someone or something)Because someone or something is not available or present. You're a better cook than I am—what can we substitute in the absence of butter? In the absence of our secretary, who will log the minutes? Absence makes the heart grow fonder.Prov. You will like someone or something better if that person or thing is far away. Ever since Carla's boyfriend moved away, she can't stop thinking about him. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. *conspicuous by one's absenceCliché noticeably absent (from an event). (*Typically: be ~; made ~.) How could the bride's father miss the wedding? He was certainly conspicuous by his absence. in the absence of someone or somethingwhile someone or something isn't here; without someone or something. In the absence of the cook, I'll prepare dinner. In the absence of opposition, she won easily. leave of absencea period of time away from one's job, with the employer's permission. Mr. Takaguchi is on leave of absence because he is going back to school. His leave of absence is expected to end next month. absence makes the heart grow fonderSeparation intensifies love, as in After a year in another country she accepted his proposal, so I guess absence makes the heart grow fonder , or, used ironically, The boss leaves earlier every day; oh well, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Although versions of this saying date from Roman times, it only became popular after Thomas Haynes Bayly used it as the last line of a song in The Isle of Beauty (1850). The opposite sentiment is expressed by familiarity breeds contempt. conspicuous by its absenceAlso, conspicuous by one's absence. Glaringly obvious by the fact of not being there. For example, One agenda item concerning publicity is conspicuous by its absence, or The bride's father was conspicuous by his absence. The idea is ancient; it was expressed by the Roman writer Tacitus, concerning the absence of Junia's brother and husband at her funeral procession. [Mid-1800s] conspicuous by your/its absenceIf someone or something is conspicuous by their absence, people notice that they are not there. He played no part in the game and was conspicuous by his absence at the post-match celebrations. Mathematics and science were conspicuous by their absence at the university. conspicuous by your absenceobviously not present in a place where you should be.This phrase was coined by Lord John Russell in a speech made in 1859 . He acknowledged as his source for the idea a passage in Tacitus describing a procession of images at a funeral: the fact that those of Cassius and Brutus were absent attracted a great deal of attention. ˌabsence makes the heart grow ˈfonder(saying) used to say that when you are away from somebody that you love, you love them even more OPPOSITE: out of sight, out of mindleave of ˈabsence(formal) permission to be away from work for a particular period of time: Several of my colleagues have had leave of absence to go on training courses.conˌspicuous by your ˈabsencenot present in a situation or place, when it is obvious that you should be there: When it came to cleaning up afterwards, Anne was conspicuous by her absence.absence makes the heart grow fonderA separation enhances love. This counterpart of familiarity breeds contempt first appeared in an anthology of poems published in 1602 (it was the first line of an anonymous poem), but it was more or less ignored until it reappeared in 1850 as the last line of a song, “The Isle of Beauty,” by T. Haynes Bayly. Within the next half-century it was used so much that by 1900 it was a threadbare cliché. “You’re a dedicated swallower of fascism You’re an accident waiting to happen.” —Billy Bragg conspicuous by one's (its) absenceNoticeable by the very fact of not being there. The idea was expressed very early on by the Roman historian Tacitus, in recording the absence of Junia’s brother, Brutus, and her husband, Cassius, at her funeral procession. The phrase became popular in the nineteenth century, and continued to be applied often to political matters, such as the absence of certain provisions in a law, or the absence of political leaders on certain important occasions. conspicuous by its absenceVery obvious through nonattendance. This oxymoron, which goes back to ancient Rome, applies to people or objects that attracted attention because they were expected to be present but weren't. An example would be a close relative who either wasn't invited or chose not to attend a family function. Some literary commentators contend that the phrase has become a cliché, but it's now used so rarely, you may—although at your peril—claim its wit to be your own. |
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