absentee /ˌæbsənˈtiː/ TEM8

• 1. 

  N-COUNT An absentee is a person who is expected to be in a particular place but who is not there. 缺席者

  例：

  At least two of the three other absentees also had justifiable reasons for being away.

  其他三个缺席者中至少两个人也有合理的缺席理由。

• 2. 

  ADJ Absentee is used to describe someone who is not there to do a particular job in person. 缺席的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Absentee fathers will be forced to pay child support.

  不和孩子在一起的父亲会被强制支付子女抚养费。

• 3. 

  ADJ In elections in the United States, if you vote by absentee ballot or if you are an absentee voter, you vote in advance because you will be unable to go to the polling place. 缺席投票的 [美国英语] [ADJ n]

  例：

  He has already voted by absentee ballot.

  他已经通过缺席投票的方式投了票。