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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

心不在焉 [xīnbúzàiyān]
  1. 1. be absent-minded
    他做事心不在焉，经常出错。
    He does things absent-mindedly and often makes mistakes.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

心不在焉 [xīnbúzàiyān]
  1. 1. absent; absent-minded; inattentive; preoccupied (with something else); half-hearted; dreamy
    她拿起一本小说，心不在焉地看着。
    She took up a novel to read, but could not concentrate.
    心不在焉地听着
    listen absent-mindedly

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

心不在焉 [xīnbúzàiyān]
  1. 1. 心思不在这里。形容做事时精神不集中。
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Examples

她拿起一本小说，心不在焉地看着。
She took up a novel to read, but could not concentrate.
心不在焉。
His mind was somewhere else, and he just wasn't concentrating.
他心不在焉，精神不够集中。
to be miles away
[inf] 心不在焉
I spoke to Grace but she didn't respond. Her absence mindedness made me angry.
我和格蕾丝说话，但她没反应。她心不在焉的，让我很生气。
Peter's absence of mind during driving nearly caused an accident.
彼得开车时心不在焉，差点出车祸。
Nick was absent-minded and he only gave me a vague stare after I asked him a question.
尼克心不在焉，我提问之后他只是茫然的盯着我。
His eyes were looking at me but it was only an absent stare in my direction.
他的双眼在看着我，但仅仅是心不在焉地朝我的方向望着。
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