心不在焉 meaning in English
be absent-minded; absence of mind; absent-mindedness; be woolgathering; be out to lunch; in a brown study; inattentive; one's wits are woolgathering.; one's wits are gone woolgathering.; one's mind is not in it.; one's mind was occupied with other things.; one's heart was no longer in it.; preoccupied; preoccupied with one's thought elsewhere; with an abstracted air; with one's mind wandering 短语和例子
Examples
- Pug gave his wife an absent kiss .
帕格心不在焉地吻了一下他的妻子。 - He himself is here , but his thoughts are elsewhere .
心不在焉。 - He spoke to his wife absent-mindedly .
他心不在焉地跟太太说话。 - She calls out to her children almost absently .
她心不在焉地召唤她的孩子。 - She had spoken softly and vaguely .
她讲话娇声娇气，心不在焉。