1. 用作形容词，意为“缺席的”；要表示“做某事缺席”，其后常接介词 from。如：
Some students were absent from class. 有些学生上课缺席。
They were absent from work that day. 他们那天都没有上班。
be absent from还可表示“缺少”“没有”“无”。如：
Love was totally absent from his childhood. 他童年时代没受到丝毫的疼爱。
有时根据不同的语境，也可能使用不同的介词。比较：
He's absent from Beijing. 他外出了，不在北京。
He's absent in Beijing. 他外出了，现在北京。
另外，有时 be absent in还可表示“不在……里”（尤其对于那些不会动的东西），如：
The word is
单词：absent的近义词、反义词、形近词辨析
deliver/send/absent/absence/give/pass/passenger/passage/compass/passer-by/pedestrian/past
记忆：
1. deliver [ di5livE ] de-liver vt. 递送, 陈述, 释放, 发表(一篇演说等) The postman comes to deliver mails every day. 邮递员每天都来收发邮件。
2. send [ send ] vt. 送, 寄, 发送, 派遣, 打发 He was sent to Tibet to cover the great changes there.他被派动西藏去报道那儿发生的巨大变化。
3. absent [ 5AbsEnt ] ab-, 出去；absent, 打发出去的，不在的，缺席的 Why was John absent from the conference yesterday?昨天约翰为什么开会缺席？
4. absence [ 5AbsEns ] n. 不在 His absence from the party upset the girl.他没有来参加晚会，女孩很不高兴。
5. give [ ^iv] vt. 给, 授予, 供给 What a nice surprise you give me!你给了我一份怎样的惊喜呀！
6. pass [ pB:s] vt. 通过, 传递 Pass the papers on to the passenger at the other end. 把报纸传到另一端的那个乘客那儿去。
7. passenger [ 5pAsindVE ] n. 乘客 All the passengers had a pleasant time on the tour around the city.所有的乘客在环城观光途中过得都很愉快。
8. passage [ 5pAsidV ] n. 通过,通道, (一)段, (一)节 Some good passages are worth learning by heart.一些好的段落值得背诵下来。
9. compass [ 5kQmpEs ] n.罗盘, 指南针,圆规 With the invention of compass, the ship didn’t get lost in the sea any more.指南针发明后，轮船在大海上就不再迷航了。
10. passer-by [`pAsEbai] n. 过路人 What a pity that not a single passer-by offered help.没有一个过路人主动帮忙，好遗憾！
11. pedestrian [ pe5destriEn] 词根ped表示“足”； n. 行人 The pedestrian must pay attention to the traffic lights when crossing the road.横穿马路时行人要注意红绿灯。
12. past [ pB:st ] adj. 过去的；n. 过去 In the past I often got up at half past six.我过去常六点半起床。
另类阅读：
In the past three years, the postman who is never absent from his work has passed thousands of passers-by and delivered passages sent by passengers to the editor’s office.
与单词：absent 相关的例句或者名人名言
What a surprise! The best student is absent from school!
震惊！学霸今天没来学校！
The school confers a medal on any student who is not absent a single day.
学校对一天也不缺席的学生发给一枚奖章。
I will be absent from office tomorrow.
我明天不到公司去了。
He absented himself from the test.
他没参加那次考试。
※He that fears you present, will hate you absent. 当面怕你的人背后会恨你。
※Long absent, soon forgotten. 长久不在的人，很快被忘怀。
※The eye is blind if the mind is absent. 心不专则眼不明。
※To preserve a friend three things are required: to honour him present, praise him absent, and assist him in his necessities. 维持友谊需要三点∶当面尊重他，背后赞扬他，需要时帮助他。
