| 单词 | absent-minded |
| 释义 | absent-minded —absent-mindedly, adv. —absent-mindedness, n. /ab"seuhnt muyn"did/, adj. so lost in thought that one does not realize what one is doing, what is happening, etc.; preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one's immediate surroundings. Also, absentminded. [1850-55] Syn. withdrawn, musing, daydreaming, dreamy, forgetful, distracted. ABSENT-MINDED, ABSTRACTED, OBLIVIOUS all mean inattentive to immediate surroundings. ABSENT-MINDED suggests an unintentional wandering of the mind from the present: an absent-minded committee member. ABSTRACTED implies that the mind has been drawn away from the immediate present by reflection upon some engrossing subject: an abstracted air. OBLIVIOUS implies absorption in some thought that causes one to be completely forgetful of or unaware of one's surroundings: oblivious of danger. Ant. attentive, alert, heedful, observant. |
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