| 单词 | woolgathering |
| 释义 | > see alsoalso refers to : wool-gatheringn. > as lemmasˈwool-ˌgathering ˈwool-ˌgathering adj. indulging in wandering thoughts or idle fancies. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [adjective] dreaminga1500 castle-building1740 daydreaming1814 daydreamyc1816 wool-gathering1850 head-in-air1880 Walter Mittyish1954 Mittyish1956 Mittyesque1958 Mitty-like1961 1850 Mrs. Stowe in Life (1889) 140 If my wits are somewhat wool-gathering and unsettled. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. i. 11 It was Seth Bede, as was allays a wool-gathering chap. 1893 E. H. Barker Wanderings by S. Waters 259 At those moments when the wool-gathering mind has to be hurried back and fixed upon the sacredness of the ritual. < see also as lemmas |
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