"a million miles away" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 心不在焉
• 心思很远

Definition

用来形容某人身体上很远，或更常见地，某人心不在焉、思想游离。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多为非正式比喻，形容人心不在焉，而不是物理距离。常用于‘看起来心思很远’等情境。不要用于实际距离测量。

Examples

You look a million miles away today.

你今天看起来**心不在焉**。

Her mind was a million miles away during class.

上课时她的心思**心不在焉**。

He stared out the window, a million miles away.

他望着窗外，**心思很远**。

Sorry, what did you say? I was a million miles away.

不好意思，你说什么？我刚才**心不在焉**。

Whenever she thinks about her hometown, she feels a million miles away from here.

每当她想起家乡时，就觉得和这里**相隔万里**。

He was sitting at the table but seemed a million miles away.

他坐在桌旁，却显得**心不在焉**。