distracted
UK/dis'træktid/US/dis'træktid/
GREB2
Definitions
adj.
Unable to concentrate because one's attention has been drawn elsewhere; preoccupied.
心烦意乱的，注意力分散的；心不在焉的
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis- (apart) + tract (pull) = 'pulled apart.' When your attention is pulled in different directions at once, you are distracted — torn between things, unable to settle on one.
Root tra still carries 109 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.easily distracted容易分心
- 2.get distracted走神
- 3.distracted driving分心驾驶
Example Sentences
- 1.
He was too distracted by his phone to hear the question.
- 2.
She seemed distracted all morning, as if something was wrong.