Or, if you just focused on the intrinsic character of the not-having the meal.

或者，如果你仅仅把重点放在不吃饭,的本质上。

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After all, not having the meal is just an absence of a certain experience.

毕竟，不吃饭是对某种经历的缺乏。

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