| 单词 | scatterbrained |
| 例句 | “I dropped my ring back there,” she lied, doing her best to look scatterbrained. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z As Mr. Prud’homme looked at him and listened to the scatterbrained eloquence of his explanation, he could be seen rapidly losing his grip on sternness. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Prometheus, whose name means forethought, was very wise, wiser even than the gods, but Epimetheus, which means afterthought, was a scatterbrained person who invariably followed his first impulse and then changed his mind. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It is, however, a bewildering, essentially scatterbrained kind of business, expanding steadily without being planned or run by anyone in particular. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought of how his eyes shone with merriment when he made up small jokes, which he did frequently, and how invariably kind he was to his small, scatterbrained sister Cynthia. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Nimue, though scatterbrained and unpunctual, was a good girl in her way. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then I must say you have rotten taste. I can smell cream tarts burning from here, Rita. You are the most impossibly scatterbrained child I have ever seen.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, he felt some hope; though he wondered how much he could count on this scatterbrained girl. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The comic starts out commenting on Trump’s health crisis, saying “my heart goes out to Covid”, but he quickly moves on to a scatterbrained takedown of government inefficiency. Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin and Jim Carrey face off in debate parody 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z The already scatterbrained president of the United States is 73 years old. Our political future is in millennial hands — even if it feels like boomers will never retire 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Ms. Ellsworth is an excellent comedian, impersonating a slightly scatterbrained TED talk lecturer. Review: Michelle Ellsworth’s Provocative Protocols 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Even at the end of her scatterbrained appearance, it was impossible to ascertain what she gained from it. Roseanne Barr on “Hannity”: a massive misunderstanding 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Traditional movies may tax the patience of ever more scatterbrained filmgoers. Pilgrim loses control 2010-08-31T08:02:00Z I like to have a romantic life by spending time and putting a lot of effort in and I’m too scatterbrained right now; it’s like I’ve got a thousand things going on. Dan Price: the CEO who took a pay cut to give his staff a $70k minimum wage 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z London noise inspired an 1856 editorial in the Times bemoaning the “noisy, dizzy, scatterbrained atmosphere”. Please be quiet: my search for a noise-free life 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z He has gotten more subtle about incorporating his scatterbrained influences. Punk rock frontman Jeff Rosenstock is solo now and killing it 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z It would be pretty amusing just to watch the assertive Gina Yashere and the seemingly scatterbrained Ms. Firestone hold a conversation. Review: ‘Debate Wars,’ Where Nothing Is Too Frivolous for Argument 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Not that I expect long-term consequences from Will's distracted incompetence or his students' scatterbrained tourist mentality; "Glee" is a Big Moments show that's not too interested in follow-through. "Glee's" utterly charming season finale 2011-05-25T08:26:00Z Thanks to GPS systems, one can continue "being a scatterbrained puddinhead." Seinfeld in Seattle: shined shoes, laser focus 2011-10-02T20:42:03Z For the first time since she left her Mumblecore roots for the dubious big-time of films like Arthur, she plays someone other than either the freewheeling indie chick or the scatterbrained indie chick. Damsels in Distress: Heathers, Without Cruel Intentions 2012-04-05T10:45:50Z In a Baste and Switch, a New Father Is Born The moment the scatterbrained romantic comedy “The Switch” loses its last shred of common sense occurs on a New York City bus. | 'The Switch': Jennifer Aniston Stars in Tale of Fatherhood Mix-Up 2010-08-19T23:53:00Z I’m a very scatterbrained person, so I thought I forgot my passwords. Doxxing victim: “This isn’t about porn, this is about humiliation” 2014-03-02T01:00:00Z A totally selective, appropriately scatterbrained journey through some cultural moments of 2020: Pop Culture in (ugh) 2020, from the bizarre to the sublime 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Madeline’s office is crammed with knickknacks and paper work, suggesting that she may be a bit scatterbrained. ‘The Good Fight’ Season 1, Episode 9: Blinding Privilege 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z She won another Emmy in 1986 for an entirely different kind of character: the naïve, scatterbrained Rose on “The Golden Girls,” which revolved around the lives of four older women sharing a house in Miami. Betty White, a Television Golden Girl From the Start, Is Dead at 99 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z The list of nominees is remarkably strong and a case could be made for any of these shows, save for the scatterbrained Homeland and soggy old Downton Abbey. Who will win Emmys on Sunday? Our critics discuss – part two 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Would his lover have been so scatterbrained as to leave it in a house she shared with Young and his wife? 2010-01-30T13:30:00Z Emily is a compelling character who arrives in France scatterbrained and immature but finds the inner strength to save herself and solve a missing person case that has snowballed into a global obsession. Review | You’re not alone: Thrillers and mysteries that also feature characters stuck in isolation 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z I confess it was more than a little jarring to see my beloved scatterbrained Mrs. Oliver turned into Fey’s stylish, fast-talking writer on the make. Why Agatha Christie's mousetraps still beguile us, even if the films aren't always killer 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z So did Lloyd Christmas, scatterbrained limo driver of “Dumb and Dumber.” The Edgar is all the rage among the foos 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z She had appeared with him in “Company,” playing the frantic bride Amy, and starred as a scatterbrained waitress on the sitcom “Alice.” Charles Kimbrough, ‘Murphy Brown’ actor with prim persona, dies at 86 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z I got scatterbrained and stupid; I fumbled little things like my schedule and my shopping list. When grief recedes, ordinary joys return. Like soup. 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Hudson turns up her ditz-o-meter to 11, twirling and screaming her way through a performance that should remind Hollywood of her singular scatterbrained talents. Review | ‘Glass Onion’: Another fun, and scathing, Knives Out mystery 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Also, I haven’t lost these yet, but I’m a scatterbrained dodo and inevitably will. The Beats Fit Pro are the best running earbuds I’ve ever had 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z What I’m experiencing is often called “mommy brain”— the forgetful, foggy and scatterbrained feeling many pregnant women and new mothers experience. Is there really such a thing as ‘mommy brain’? 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Some former employees said that they found her endearingly scatterbrained, and that they tried to create automated systems to keep track of royalties and to try to make sure authors were paid on time. An Erotica Pioneer Goes From Hero to Villain for Dozens of Authors 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z A totally selective, appropriately scatterbrained journey through some cultural moments of 2020: Pop Culture in (ugh) 2020, from the bizarre to the sublime 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z There’s a cliché of actors being messy, scatterbrained artists, but I’m the opposite to that. Kingsley Ben-Adir is playing two American icons. Back in the U.K., 'There is no work' 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z A scatterbrained girl disrupts the daily lives of her aunt and uncle when she arrives for a visit. Movies on TV this week: 'Dances with Wolves' on Encore 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z Since its release, “Gone with the Wind” has been criticized for its depiction of enslaved Africans Americans as simple, scatterbrained and happy in slavery. Trump loves ‘Gone with the Wind.’ Historians, not so much. 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z I was able to laugh at the wry wit as well as at many of the heroine Joan’s scatterbrained antics. Tsitsi Dangarembga: ‘Reading Toni Morrison’s Beloved changed my life’ 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z “I’m kind of scatterbrained at this point, to where it’s like, I’ve got to find other shelters,” Damon said. ‘We ain’t that far away either’: Closure of Seattle young-adult shelter is a warning, providers say. 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z As her frustration mounted and her school progress stalled, Kristine indulged in a series of minor rebellions — ignoring assignments, disrupting class, and affecting a scatterbrained personality in a bid for popularity. What Makes an American? 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z We live in an era where we're constantly inundated with scare stories about how kids these days, with their internet and screen addictions, are supposedly turning into scatterbrained zombies in need of constant stimulation. Media declares Mueller was boring: Who cares if Trump is a criminal? 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z This approach will be particularly helpful if she’s just scatterbrained and doesn’t stay focused. How do I get the boss to stop talking about her personal life? | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Michael, a scatterbrained artist, is distraught because he misses his late wife. Review | ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ desperately wants to be liked, and the result is pretty much joyless 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z "I remember chewing on a bunch of them and literally being scatterbrained and not being able to focus on my lines or memorize them for that matter." Bynes 'ashamed and embarrassed' of tweets 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z “I remember chewing on a bunch of them and literally being scatterbrained and not being able to focus on my lines or memorize them for that matter.” Amanda Bynes reflects on troubled times, drug addiction and retiring from acting: ‘I was young and stupid’ 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z My first round as a father was preceded by a hurried 5:30 a.m. feeding, a spit-up clean up, and a scatterbrained missed turn that literally had me racing to the first tee. Jason Day's historic stat, J.R. Smith's golf addiction pays off, and the most romantic gesture in PGA Tour history - Golf Digest 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z “She was far too scatterbrained. She was a party girl. A gorgeous-looking woman who liked men, liked sex and liked to be the center of attention.” Christine Keeler, key figure in 1960s British sex-and-spy scandal, dies at 75 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z I’ll always cherish the magical years of watching my husband and the other patient Scout leaders corral the often scatterbrained, hormone-driven, hysterically funny boys as they learned to focus and complete “manly” tasks. The New Boy Scouts: Treating our boys like one of the girls 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z So it isn’t entirely surprising that the Buss brothers tried to pull off a coup attempt so scatterbrained and absurd that their lawyer immediately tried to distance themselves from it Friday afternoon. Analysis | Just when it seemed the Lakers could go no lower, they somehow did 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z I wanted to talk to her because, true to the stereotype of the absent-minded professor, she is the most scatterbrained person I’ve ever met. When Things Go Missing 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z To say “every idea she ever had was scatterbrained, dangerous and hateful” just does not ring the bell with the hoi polloi. Phyllis Schlafly, ‘First Lady’ of a Political March to the Right, Dies at 92 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z She insisted, against all evidence, that she was just a scatterbrained little thing who would be lost without the guidance of her mastermind husband. The woman who encouraged women to be girly on the path to equality 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Cole, for example, is amusingly depicted by actress Victoria Elliott as a scatterbrained clothes' horse with an often impenetrable 'Geordie' accent. Musical has the X Factor, critics say 2014-03-27T12:15:44Z It simply means that today it’s almost impossible for sports teams — even two very accomplished sports teams larded with charismatic players — to capture the imagination of an atomized, media-blitzed, scatterbrained populace. A Fan’s Notes: Poetry in the Tigers’ World Series Loss? Nonsense 2012-10-29T18:06:22Z My father, in addition to being scatterbrained and mismatched and menschy and brilliant, is dead. When Things Go Missing 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Consider Evernote, the storage service that let scatterbrained people keep track of all the interesting things they found online every day. 6 Steps to Making Your New Product a Success 2012-07-10T19:18:45Z If the woman, silly and scatterbrained as she was, and led by the nose by that impudent son of hers--if she persisted, she should have the money, and take the consequences. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z For "none of your scatterbrained, romantical flim-flam for me," said he. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Not right at the moment," was Reynolds's reply, "because it would seem too wild and scatterbrained. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z I figure if something’s really important I’ll catch it somewhere; I’m sure I miss plenty using this system, but all in all I feel less scatterbrained. If you ignore the news, will the important stuff still find you? 2011-07-26T15:26:27Z And despite boasting two members who make Dustin Hoffman's character in Rainman look scatterbrained, the Guardian Sport team disgraced itself at last night's Opta Football Quiz. The Fiver 2011-03-23T16:24:00Z "I am lazy and scatterbrained," he says in effect. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z On the ground in the nation's capital, though, Google's reputation is more that of a scatterbrained graduate student than of a political operative. Google tries its hand at influence in Washington 2010-05-25T22:53:00Z The same scatterbrained forgetfulness that he had in little things attended him in more serious ones. Tony Butler But he was, Leoh found, a clumsy, chattering, whistling, scatterbrained, inexperienced bundle of noise and nerves. The Dueling Machine Those scatterbrained time wasters––don’t listen to them. The Gorgeous Girl He is childless; and, since her illness several years ago, his wife, an untidy woman with beautiful eyes, has been scatterbrained and more trouble than use, a spender of his savings. A Poor Man's House I have said that the objections of Irene's relations were justified, the fact being that Jean was not only a genius, but the most scatterbrained egoist and vulgarian. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 But Mrs. Thornburgh, it was soon evident, was giving him but a scatterbrained attention. Robert Elsmere I am afraid your audience will be scatterbrained, General, there is so much going on about the decks. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics My daughter is not as scatterbrained as I have painted her. A Spaceship Named McGuire "If one more scatterbrained female asks me how the astrogation prism works," groaned the blond cadet, "I'll give it to her and let her figure it out for herself!" On the Trail of the Space Pirates You're a scatterbrained visionary!" snaps J. Q. "You and your potential grandfather rubbish! Shorty McCabe on the Job Some of us are naturally scatterbrained, and others follow easily a train of connected thoughts without temptation to swerve aside to other subjects. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals The slightest of excuses served to turn him suddenly from a clever, scatterbrained imp of mischief into a serious student. Sir Robert Hart The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition All her life she had been happy-go-lucky, and scatterbrained, and life had stretched out before her as one vast picnic, without a single solemn note in it. The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos But Mrs. Thornburgh, it was soon evident; was giving him but a scatterbrained attention. Robert Elsmere Fellows," began Hicks, without preface, "I know I've built myself the reputation of being a scatterbrained, heedless nonentity, and it's too late to change now. T. Haviland Hicks Senior There isn't a scatterbrained adventure conceivable that we're not going to be forced into, nor an imaginable peril that we're not going to have to pull him out of. The Eye of Zeitoon "Have you made your peace with Miss Tennant, you scatterbrained young woman?" The Hermit of Far End MacShaughnassy, on the other hand, contended that he did, and instanced the case of himself—a man who, in his early days, so he asserted, had been a scatterbrained, impracticable person, entirely without stability. Novel Notes The idea seemed a scatterbrained one to her, and almost heathenish, but if afforded an opportunity for “throwing the young people together,” and as such she welcomed it. The Toys of Peace, and other papers |
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