The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

小别胜新婚.

The absence of children at Christmas preyed on Liz's mind.

利兹因为圣诞节时孩子们不在而一直心神不宁。

It was absence of mind that made him insensible to all that was passing around him.

由于他心不在焉,他一点也不知道周围发生的事.

Chip linked to the absence of mind, the world is a good time.

若无闲事挂心头, 便是人间好时节.

While in the airport, I missed your hug in the absence of mind.

就在飞机场分别的一瞬间, 我的心不在焉,错过了你的拥抱.

Absence of mind may have bad results.

心不在焉可能会导致糟糕的结果.

My absence of mind irritated him.

我心不在焉惹恼了他.

His absence of mind in driving caused the accident.

解析:他开车的心不在焉,引起了一场事故.

His absence of mind led to a lot of mistakes.

他因为心不在焉造成了很多错误.

His absence of mind caused him to forget his Briefcase.

他的心不在焉让他忘了他的皮箱.

His absence of mind during the driving nearly caused an accident.

他开车时心不在焉,几乎闯祸.

His absence of mind while driving nearly caused an accident.

他驾驶时走神儿了,几乎出事故.

Her absence of mind during driving nearly caused an accident.

她驾车时心不在焉,几乎肇祸.

Supposing he is absent, what shall we do?

假使他不在, 我们将怎么办 呢 ?

No one is absent. Everybody's here.

人都到齐了, 一个也不缺.

She had an absent look on her face.

她看起来心不在焉.

He's the only one absent; everybody else is here.

别人都来了,单单他没来.

An important witness was absent when the case came up.

开庭时,有个重要的证人没有出席.

His reason for being absent is suspect.

他缺席的理由不足为信.

Many students were absent, notably the monitor.

许多学生缺席, 特别是连班长也没来.