"space out" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 走神
• 發呆

Definition

因無聊、疲倦或做白日夢而無法集中注意力，讓思緒飄走。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式，指精神不集中、恍神，不是實體上的分隔。和'走神'、'發呆'意思類似，在口語對話中很常用。

Examples

Sorry, I spaced out for a minute. What did you say?

對不起，我剛剛**走神**了一下。你剛說什麼？

Sometimes I space out in class when I'm tired.

有時候上課累了我就會**走神**。

He always spaces out during long meetings.

他在很長的會議上總是**走神**。

Whoa, I totally spaced out just now. Where were we?

哎呀，我剛才完全**走神**了。我們說到哪裡了？

I tend to space out when someone talks about math.

別人一談數學我就會**走神**。

If you space out while driving, it can be dangerous.

開車時**走神**會很危險。