absent-mindedly
adverb
uk/ˌæb.səntˈmaɪn.dɪd.li/us/ˌæb.səntˈmaɪn.dɪd.li/withoutpayingattentionto what you are doing or what ishappeningnear you because you arethinkingabout other things:
恍恍惚惚地;糊里糊涂地;稀里糊涂地She absent-mindedlyleftherumbrellaon thebus.她恍恍惚惚地把伞落在公共汽车上了。
He went tocallhiswife, only to absent-mindedlydialhisboss.他去给他妻子打电话,却糊里糊涂地拨了他老板的号码。
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absent-minded
- He wassittingin achair, absent-mindedlyeatingpopcorn.
 - Shescrubbedabsent-mindedly at thepan,reflectingon how things hadturnedout.
 - "Mmmm?",askedUncleJohnabsent-mindedly.
 
Not paying attention
- absent
 - absent-minded
 - absent-mindedness
 - absently
 - abstracted
 - anyhow
 - dreamy
 - drop/loweryourguardidiom
 - faraway
 - glazed
 - go back to sleep!idiom
 - laxly
 - like a bull in a china shopidiom
 - merrily
 - misfocus
 - moment
 - sideline
 - unmindful
 - unwary
 - zone out
 
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Forgetting and forgetfulness