| 单词 | absentminded |
| 例句 | He had none of the vagueness or the apologetic awkwardness that one usually associates with untidy, absentminded men. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mercury isn’t really airless,” explained Powell, in absentminded fashion. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I have never felt like this—slow-witted and languorous, dreamy, absentminded, forgetful, focused only on each moment as it comes. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t call you absentminded, Lady Kaltain,” he said, sitting down. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The absentminded, fluff-haired little clergyman and his stalwart wife drifted into her memory. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Charlie was absentminded at dinner, worried over something at work, I guessed, or maybe a basketball game, or maybe he was just really enjoying the lasagna — it was hard to tell with Charlie. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I, the absentminded bereaved, was free to stare peacefully out the window. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I looked around to realize that the school had become populated while I’d been sitting there, absentminded. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And because their mother was a bit absentminded, Jinjoo felt she had to help take care of her sister. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She knew that her mother was absentminded and preoccupied, but this was ridiculous. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z He was that kind of kid, absentminded, and very smart, and later in life he became a chemist. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Was she absentminded because she was thinking about her student? Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He moved because of absentminded politeness, taking a Trout book with him—the one about Jesus and the time machine. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The observable trend is that American politics is further at the mercy of an ADD-afflicted, absentminded and superficial public. Donald Trump and the hobbling of shame: David Foster Wallace warned us about reality TV and we didn’t listen 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z "Big album release fudged by absentminded label drone clicking the wrong button!" Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp a Butterfly' arrives a week early 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z I let them think I was an absentminded and irresponsible pre-teen. Resolved: A no-diet new year starts now 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z This book, arranged alphabetically from “absentminded professors” to “zealots,” attempts to examine the hoary wheezes of another time, and it’s a delight. ‘American Cornball: A Laffopedic Guide to the Formerly Funny,’ by Christopher Miller 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z She's spacy, a little absentminded, incapable of keeping a diary or remembering the names of books she loves, and cites sleeping and chainwatching TV as among her favourite activities. Elisabeth Moss: 'How I found my inner tough guy' 2013-07-02T17:12:01Z Even when Ruck is tossed into the fray, he’s more of an absentminded buffer than anything else. "Succession": a wealth of cruel humor 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z How nervy — or maybe just absentminded — to rep the Chiefs in this Philadelphia suburb. Kelce brothers are no strangers to fighting it out — just ask their dad 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Just like Sam to be a little absentminded. When producers told Peter Jackson to kill one of the hobbits in "The Lord of the Rings" 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z Black voters outside the South, however, will remind an absentminded nation that black voters in no one state speak for the group as a whole. Don't assume that black America has spoken in South Carolina | Theodore R Johnson 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z As a lyricist, Vile excels at narrating his own zone-outs, keenly aware that those absentminded instances secretly surge with spiritual potential. HEY! These are the best song lyrics of 2015. 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z If you're as absentminded as me, there is every danger of leaving it on a train or in a taxi. Keeping your Christmas gadgets safe 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z “A lack of vigilance, as we know, makes the Pastor tepid; it makes him absentminded, forgetful and even impatient,” he preached in May. Pope Francis, The People's Pope 2013-12-11T13:05:19Z The father was an important cardiologist, revered around the hospital but happily subservient at home, where he would listen to his wife’s strange tirades with an absentminded smile. Alice Munro: “The Bear Came over the Mountain.” 2013-10-14T04:00:00Z The Marquis de Gange was an absentminded person, given to reverie and the contemplation of the infinite, and it is somewhat annoying to lose even paper property to one so utterly unappreciative. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z With an absentminded air he picked up the chain. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Mrs. James looked up with a half absentminded manner. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z Then lo! one day Countess Wildenau appeared--after a journey of three years in the east--somewhat absentminded, a little disposed to assume religious airs, but without any genuine piety. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z But they were both so absentminded, played so foolishly, marked so confusedly, that they very soon, teasing each other with their mutual faults, lay down the cards. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z He endeavoured to collect himself, but became the more absentminded as the wily politician continued to disclose to him the praiseworthy intentions of the Society of Jesus in regard to the Palatinate. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle I have been a stranger to myself since then, restless, absentminded, moody and hungry for I know not what.” The Orphan You have been absentminded and nervous for days.” Ladies-In-Waiting He gave her an absentminded squeezing of the hand nearest him by way of answer without lifting his eyes from his book. The Heart of Arethusa "Yes, certainly, � la mani�re de Provence—since music is so very impersonal an art," he muttered, with an absentminded, haggard smile. Sacrifice While the three of us are talkin' over J. Bayard's proposition she sits at one side, starin' blank and absentminded, as if this was somethin' that don't concern her at all. Shorty McCabe on the Job If Joe were out very late at night, Amy would almost invariably grow uneasy and absentminded, and there would be a challenging note in the way she greeted him on his return. His Second Wife "The fact is I'm too nervous and absentminded for this work." The Collectors He was so absentminded even with her that she in time came to resent it in her feelings. Dorian Ray had lived long enough among the Mexicans to dislike fussiness, to feel that there was something more attractive in ease of manner than in absentminded concern about hairpins and dabs of lace. The Song of the Lark And, say, the last I see of J. Bayard he was driftin' through the door, gazin' absentminded at the envelope, like he was figurin' on how much he could grab off at the first swipe. Shorty McCabe on the Job When you turn suddenly absentminded and mysterious I always feel like saying: 'Come back. The Reef It was with an absentminded nod that he acquiesced in the man's announcement that he might arrange about the boat for him. The Black Bag Sometimes he was absentminded regarding the little courtesies. Dorian At his wife's death-bed he was absentminded, almost unkind, for he had just received an answer in the affirmative, and he fretted because neither he nor his wife could enjoy the great news. Married Sylvia, passing the hall, glanced in through the gun-room door with an absentminded smile at the men and their laughing greeting, as they rose with uplifted glasses to salute her. The Fighting Chance His eyes met hers with their usual expression of absentminded serenity. At Love's Cost "Hush, children!" said Susy, in an absentminded way, and went on brushing her hair, which was one of the greatest trials in the whole world, because it would not curl. Dotty Dimple at Play Mrs. Morris sat on the hall chair, patting me as I rubbed against her, in rather an absentminded way. Beautiful Joe An Autobiography of a Dog I noticed that you have been absentminded till now. Maezli A Story of the Swiss Valleys Mr. Jones, without looking at Heyst, continued his absentminded movements till, attaining the desired position, he brought his shoulders with a thump against the wall near the door, and raised his head. Victory An Island Tale Unfortunately William, who is a trifle absentminded, had gone to bed. Not that it Matters Mr Sanderson, always a little absentminded, corrected the error, and promised the boy his articles. The Holiday Round "I'm not jealous, I assure you; but the burned child shouldn't grow absentminded." The Masquerader He's absentminded, and hot tempered, and a little selfish. Parnassus on Wheels Perhaps Bret Harte's miner, with his ready pistol, was as far from the mark as Rudyard Kipling's picture of Tommy Atkins as "an absentminded beggar"—an imputation the real "Tommy" hotly resented. A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country Brief glimpse though it was of her face and its crown of fair hair, plainly I saw that she was serious, thoughtful, absentminded. Under Fire: the story of a squad Without precisely coming within the province of medicine, the comic individual, as we have shown, is in some way absentminded, and the transition from absent-mindedness to crankiness is continuous. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic He was growing noticeably more articulate; he was less absentminded. The Emancipated From clergyman, British naval officer, wellknown author, city man, hospital nurse, lady, mother of five, absentminded beggar. Ulysses Dinner was served at separate tables where single guests might take it as they pleased, and Wilhelm was absentminded and dreamy when he sat down. The Malady of the Century Christian and his sister—a little gamester in embryo, like all of her family—completed the party, while Clemence took up her work and listened with an absentminded air to Marillac's conversation. Gerfaut — Complete Christian and his sister—a little gamester in embryo, like all of her family— completed the party, while Clemence took up her work and listened with an absentminded air to Marillac's conversation. Gerfaut — Volume 2 The young man recovered himself from his absentminded stare in the direction Grace had taken, with a frank laugh. Dr. Breen's Practice I fought with the colours for king and country in the absentminded war under general Gough in the park and was disabled at Spion Kop and Bloemfontein, was mentioned in dispatches. Ulysses They had been sitting in the library and he had lapsed into a fit of musing, answering her questions with absentminded monosyllables. The Portygee He was, therefore, absentminded, to a degree that made no end of gossip. Eben Holden, a tale of the north country Such a good partner, really musical; a queer, dear fellow, devoted, absentminded, easily shocked, yet with flame burning in him somewhere. Saint's Progress He remembered that at such times he had been particularly absentminded, and could not discriminate between objects and persons unless he concentrated special attention upon them. The Idiot Never have I seen a more amiable looking man, or one with a more absentminded expression. The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair The old soldier was placid, motionless, almost absentminded. Colonel Chabert But how will you bear an absentminded man who, if he happens to see you, will kill you? The Man Who Was Thursday, a nightmare He seems a bit remote, absentminded, and a trifle, just a trifle, over-resigned. Penelope's Irish Experiences |
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