释义 |
have the attention span of a gnat idiom informal to be able to pay attention to something for only a very short time before becoming bored or starting to think about something else: Most teenagers seem to have the attention span of a gnat. Our governments feel safe in the knowledge that most of us have the attention span of a hyperactive gnat and will soon lose interest. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Not paying attention absent absent-minded absent-mindedly absent-mindedness absently drop/lower your guardidiom escape someone's notice faraway glazed gnat merrily misfocus moment moony not take a blind bit of noticeidiom sideline unmindful unwarily unwary zone out |