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absently

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ab·sent·ly /ˈæbsəntli/ adverb  INTERESTEDin a way that shows that you are not paying attention to or thinking about what is happening 心不在焉地 Laura gazed absently out of the window. 劳拉出神地看着窗外。
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absently"Thanks, " she said absently.Tesla picked it up absently and returned it without bothering to look at her.Funny ... he said and glanced absently at the paper.She eats another nut, and needlessly, absently, combs her hair.I gaze absently out of the window, wondering.He watched her raise her right foot behind her, absently scratch the other ankle.She began to walk around the room, absently tidying things.
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absently
absently /ˈæbsəntli/ adverb
in a way that shows that you are not paying attention to or thinking about what is happening:
    Laura gazed absently out of the window.


ab·sent·lyBrE /ˈæbsəntli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæbsəntli/ 🔊 adverbin a way that shows you are not looking at or thinking about what is happening around you 心不在焉地;出神地He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen. 他全神注视着屏幕,心不在焉地点了点头。🔊🔊