After an absence of ten years, I came back where I was brought up.

Absence of rain caused the plants to die.

in a person's absence：某人不在（外出）时、背地里

e.g. I hope all of you will keep good discipline in my absence.

It's not polite to speak ill of a person in his absence.

in the absence of...：（人）不在时、缺少......

e.g. Man will die in the absence of air.

We all wondered how he survived in the absence of food and water for so long.

absence of mind：心不在焉

absent：adj. 不在场的、缺席的（与present 对应）；无......、茫然的

e.g. - Is anybody absent today？

　　- No, everyone is here.

　　I'll be absent from home for a week. Will you keep an eye on my house?

　　Rain is absent in the desert.

　　There was an absent look on his face.

　　absent-minded：adj. 心不在焉的； absent-mindedly：adv. 心不在焉地

　　 vt. absent oneself from...：没参加/出席......(含有故意缺席之意)

e.g. She absented herself from the meeting.

7、excite：vt. 使（人）兴奋、刺激，sb. / sth. excite sb.；引起......

e.g. The good news excited everyone present.

The story excited me very much.

The sad scene would excite the hardest man to pity.

The new clue excited our interest in the matter.

excited：兴奋的、高兴的, be / feel excited at...

e.g. We are excited at the good news.

The excited expression on her face suggested that she had passed the exam.

excitement：n. 兴奋、激动， in excitement = excitedly：兴奋地

e.g. Hearing the result, she cried in excitement.

exciting：令人兴奋的、令人激动的

e.g. It's exciting news. / The result is really exciting.

8、attempt：

vt. 尝试、试图

1) attempt sth.

e.g. The prisoner attempted an escape but failed.

He attempted the problem and gave up half way.

2) attempt at doing sth. / to do sth

　　　He made an attempt to learn to skate on real ice.

Finally he failed in his attempt in winning the game / to win the game.

The boy attempted to solve the problem by himself.

n. make an attempt to do sth / at doing sth.：尝试着做某事

e.g. She made no attempt to change her method of study.

make an attempt on / upon / against：企图杀害、攻击......

e.g. make an attempt on the life of the chairman

attempted：未遂的、意图的