He has been absent from his desk for two weeks. [+ from]

他已经有两个星期没有坐在办公桌前了。

The pictures, too, were absent from the walls.

那些画也不在墙上了。

Any soldier failing to report would be considered absent without leave and punished accordingly.

士兵若未报到将被视为擅离职守而受处分。

'Nothing,' Rosie said in an absent way.

“没什么，”罗茜心不在焉地说。

...absent fathers who fail to pay towards the costs of looking after their children.

那些不在子女身边、未能支付抚养费的父亲

She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose. [V pron-refl from n]

她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。

He pleaded guilty before a court martial to absenting himself without leave. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]

在军事法庭上他对自己擅离职守表示服罪。

Absent a solution, people like Sue Godfrey will just keep on fighting.

假如得不到解决，像休·戈弗雷这样的人就会一直坚持斗争下去。