英 [ˈæbsəntli] 美 [ˈæbsəntli]
adv. 心不在焉地
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
he read the letter absently
同义词： abstractedly / inattentively / absentmindedly
... idly 懒散地 absently 心不在焉地 inattentively 不注意地，漫不经心地，疏...
absently(茫然地), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
absent 缺席的；缺少的；心不在焉的；茫然的
absence 没有；缺乏；缺席；不注意
absentmindedness 恍惚；心不在焉
absent 使缺席
心不在焉地
He nodded absently.
他心不在焉地点了点头。
He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen.
他专心注视着屏幕，只是心不在焉地点了点头。
She continued to look absently at the sea.
她仍心不在焉地望着大海。
Gossiping in the car, they absently drove past the entrance and turned in the next driveway.
He is looking at them as they absently sift sand with their hands, and imagining them as children in cotton hats, pouring sand from one bucket to another as their parents talk over and around them.