absently

英 [ˈæbsəntli]

美 [ˈæbsəntli]

adv.  心不在焉地; 出神地

BNC.17787 / COCA.14500

牛津词典

adv.

• 心不在焉地；出神地
  in a way that shows you are not looking at or thinking about what is happening around you
  1. He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen.
     他专心注视着屏幕，只是心不在焉地点了点头。

柯林斯词典

The adjective and preposition are pronounced /'æbsənt/. The verb is pronounced /æb'sent/. 形容词和介词读作 /'æbsənt/。动词读作 /æb'sent/。


• ADJ 不在的；缺席的
  If someone or something isabsent froma place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
  1. He has been absent from his desk for two weeks...
     他已经有两个星期没有坐在办公桌前了。
  2. The pictures, too, were absent from the walls...
     那些画也不在墙上了。
  3. Any soldier failing to report would be considered absent without leave and punished accordingly.
     士兵若未报到将被视为擅离职守而受处分。
• ADJ-GRADED 出神的;心不在焉的
  If someone appearsabsent, they are not paying attention because they are thinking about something else.
  1. 'Nothing,' Rosie said in an absent way.
     “没什么，”罗茜心不在焉地说。
• ADJ （父或母）不与子女一起住的
  Anabsentparent does not live with his or her children.
  1. ...absent fathers who fail to pay towards the costs of looking after their children.
     那些不在子女身边、未能支付抚养费的父亲
• VERB 使不在，使离开（本应在或通常在的地方）
  If someoneabsents themselves froma place where they should be or where they usually are, they do not go there or they do not stay there.
  1. She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
     她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。
  2. He pleaded guilty before a court martial to absenting himself without leave.
     在军事法庭上他对自己擅离职守表示服罪。
• PREP 若没有；假设没有
  If you say thatabsentone thing, another thing will happen, you mean that if the first thing does not happen, the second thing will happen.
  1. Absent a solution, people like Sue Godfrey will just keep on fighting.
     假如得不到解决，像休·戈弗雷这样的人就会一直坚持斗争下去。

英英释义

adv

• in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
  1. he read the letter absently
  Synonym:abstractedlyinattentivelyabsentmindedly

双语例句

• The boy kept on sorting his mail and answered absently," he's not here. "
  那孩子只管理他的信，随口答道：“他没有来。”
• Absently, he thought to himself: this sloping is silent and scarless; it's just the way that red-faced lad is to his wife.
  他出神地想，这陕北高原对黄河的倾斜是默默的，不露痕迹的，就像红脸后生对他的蓝花花婆姨一样。
• Leaning on the headboard he smoked several cigarettes, absently listening to the soft sound of his mother's breathing.
  他靠在床头吸了好几只烟，出神地倾听着那低柔的呼吸的声响。
• An aoudad absently pawing the mud and chewing.
  一只非洲野绵羊心不在焉地扒着泥土，咀嚼着。
• ANN: ( disinterested; absently playing with a napkin) Thank you.
  安妮：（心不在焉地玩着餐巾）谢谢。
• When we were alone there were times when I found myself absently staring at the way her neck curves, the curious shape of her ears, her slender fingers, her small hands.
  有好多次我们独处时，我出神地看着她脖子上弯曲的纹路，好奇她耳朵的形状，纤细的手指，还有她的小手。
• He stared absently into the darkness outside the train window, a glowing cigarette between his fingers.
  他出神地凝视着车窗外的黑暗，手指间夹着一支闪着红光的烟。
• One day, as he sat on the ground by a spring, looking absently into the water and thinking of his lost sister, he saw a face like hers, looking up at him.
  一天，他坐在溪旁毫无心思看着流水想念他失去的妹妹时，他看到一张像她的面孔正在注视着他。
• She absently twisted her wedding ring.
  她心不在焉地搓动着她的结婚戒指。
• She was staring absently, thoughtfully; on a nearer view I could have certified she had been crying.
  她沉思地凝望着：走近一看，我敢保证她是在哭。