| 词汇 | absent-mindedness |
| 释义 | absent-mindedness noun[ U ] (alsoabsentmindedness)uk /ˌæb.səntˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/ us /ˌæb.səntˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/ a lack of attention to what you are doing or what is happening around you because you are thinking about other things: 走神|恍惚 In a moment of absent-mindedness, she threw her keys in the bin.一时走神，她把钥匙扔进了垃圾筒。 Missing the meeting was not absent-mindedness, it was deliberate. See absent-minded Absent-mindedness can be the start of memory problems. The stereotypical absent mindedness of a professor is attributed to thinking about deeper things. He combined intellectual brilliance with acute absentmindedness. She blamed missing the appointment on absent-mindedness. Not paying attention absent absent-minded absent-mindedly absently abstracted escape someone's notice faraway glazed gnat go back to sleep!idiom merrily misfocus moment moony not take a blind bit of noticeidiom sideline unmindful unwarily unwary zone out You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Forgetting and forgetfulness Examples of absent-mindednessabsent-mindedness This was in no way due to absent-mindedness. What we have tried to do in this model is to show that the dynamics of mistakes, or absent-mindedness, are one and the same as those of "correct" responding. As intention to act may, for example, be swamped by a more potent new external cue, or a competing memory, giving rise to an episode of absent-mindedness. The painter seems to want it that way, wants our absent-mindedness as much as he wants us to pay no attention to him as a painter. We have acquired, almost in a fit of absent-mindedness, a new empire of financial power and financial services that gives us a colossal global reach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This did not happen in a fit of absent-mindedness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that he will forgive my temporary absent-mindedness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But he has subsequently proved that that was a moment of absent-mindedness, and he is now firmly back in the "let it rip" camp. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us be clear that long-term unemployment has not doubled following a fit of absent-mindedness on the part of politicians. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That protects the innocent woman who may have got herself into this situation by absent-mindedness, by her escort being late or because of various reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Governments sometimes have to save people from themselves—from their neglect, absent-mindedness or just ignorance of the potential dangers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can only commiserate with those who do not have an "e" and regret their carelessness in losing it or their absent-mindedness in not having one in the first place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If an elderly pedestrian crosses the road and steps out immediately in front of a motor car owing to absent-mindedness, he receives no compensation because it is his fault. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us suppose that a person of good character who has never done anything wrong walks out of a supermarket in a moment of absent-mindedness carrying something. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You can overdo absent-mindedness about material things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of absent-mindedness These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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