distractedly
adverb
uk/dɪˈstræk.tɪd.li/us/dɪˈstræk.tɪd.li/withoutpayingattentionto what you are doing, because you arethinkingorworryingabout somethingelse:
漫不经心地,心不在焉地Sheglanceddistractedly out of thewindow.她漫不经心地看了看窗外。
Themagistrateonlysmiledandnoddeddistractedly, hismindapparentlyelsewhere.治安法官只是心不在焉地点头微笑,显然是在想着别的事情。
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distracted
- The nextday, Carrieworkedmore distractedly thanever.
- Jamesranhisfingersthrough hishairdistractedly.
- Shelookedaround thehalldistractedly, as ifwonderingwhat to do next.
Anxious and worried
- (all) hot and botheredidiom
- -racked
- aflutter
- agitated
- angsty
- anxious
- frightened
- fuss
- get in a sweatidiom
- grim
- grimly
- queasily
- queasiness
- queasy
- rattled
- rest easyidiom
- strung out
- worrier
- worrywart
- wound up