zoned-out(形容词,非正式):指人走神、发呆、心不在焉,好像“进入了自己的小世界”,对周围正在发生的事反应迟钝。(也常写作 zoned out)
/ˌzoʊnd ˈaʊt/
I was totally zoned-out during the meeting.
我在会议上完全走神了。
As the lecture went on, she became zoned-out, staring at the screen without really processing what the professor was saying.
随着讲座继续,她越来越发呆,只是盯着屏幕,却并没有真正理解教授在说什么。
来自短语动词 zone out,字面意思是“离开某个‘区域/地带(zone)’”,引申为注意力“从当下情境中退出”,进入恍惚或发呆状态。该用法在现代口语中常见,尤其用于描述注意力不集中或精神疲惫时的状态。
说明:zoned-out / zone out 属于较现代的口语表达,在经典文学中出现频率不高,更常见于当代小说、随笔与流行文化文本中。