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单词 absent-mindedly
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absent-mindedly
adverb
uk
/ˌæb.səntˈmaɪn.dɪd.li/us
/ˌæb.səntˈmaɪn.dɪd.li/
withoutpayingattentionto what you are doing or what ishappeningnear you because you arethinkingabout other things:
恍恍惚惚地；糊里糊涂地；稀里糊涂地
She absent-mindedlyleftherumbrellaon thebus.她恍恍惚惚地把伞落在公共汽车上了。
He went tocallhiswife, only to absent-mindedlydialhisboss.他去给他妻子打电话，却糊里糊涂地拨了他老板的号码。
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  • He wassittingin achair, absent-mindedlyeatingpopcorn.
  • Shescrubbedabsent-mindedly at thepan,reflectingon how things hadturnedout.
  • "Mmmm?",askedUncleJohnabsent-mindedly.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not paying attention
  • absent
  • absent-minded
  • absent-mindedness
  • absently
  • abstracted
  • anyhow
  • dreamy
  • drop/loweryourguardidiom
  • faraway
  • glazed
  • go back to sleep!idiom
  • laxly
  • like a bull in a china shopidiom
  • merrily
  • misfocus
  • moment
  • sideline
  • unmindful
  • unwary
  • zone out
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Forgetting and forgetfulness
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Both types of shopkeeper expose shoppers to two risks—that of yielding to temptation and that ofabsent-mindedlytaking goods without payment.
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In his reply, he perhapsabsent-mindedlyomitted to provide it.
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Heabsent-mindedlysteps into the path of an oncoming automobile and dies.
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Entranced by the flowers, heabsent-mindedlypicks a handful of tulips, arousing the wrath of a park-keeper.
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All of the subjects are shown seemingly staring into spaceabsent-mindedly.
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Whilst cleaning her attic, she goes through her husband's effects and finds the charm that sheabsent-mindedlyputs in the pocket of her skirt.
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He tended to compose on the spot andabsent-mindedlygive music away without further thought for it.
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