daydreaming
daydreaming — noun
1. the activity of letting your mind move into pleasant imagined scenes while you a
the activity of letting your mind move into pleasant imagined scenes while you are awake, often so that you stop paying attention to the real situation around you
During the last ten minutes of algebra, Nora drifted into daydreaming about a beach holiday.
daydreaming about + noun phrase
A little daydreaming on the bus helped Hamza forget the long week at work.
The teacher mistook Quan's daydreaming for boredom when he kept staring past the window.
Baraka's daydreaming about buying his mother a house returned during the night shift.
- reverie
more literary and calmer; often suggests a soft, absorbed state
- fantasising
often more vivid or deliberate than daydreaming in ordinary situations
- mind-wandering
more neutral and often used in psychology or academic writing
- concentration
staying mentally fixed on the real task in front of you
- focus
direct, controlled attention rather than drifting thought
文法句型
daydreaming about + noun phrase
daydreaming about + -ing
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. It commonly appears with about + noun phrase or about + -ing, and it often suggests a pleasant loss of attention rather than a serious plan.
常見錯誤
daydreaming — verb
1. to stop focusing on what is happening and spend time imagining enjoyable scenes
to stop focusing on what is happening and spend time imagining enjoyable scenes or future events
Vikram kept daydreaming about opening a tea stall beside the station.
daydream about + -ing
Instead of copying the notes, Rin was daydreaming about snow in Hokkaido.
be daydreaming about + noun phrase
Christopher started daydreaming in the queue and missed his number on the screen.
After the lights dimmed, Yael sat daydreaming about a cabin near the lake.
- concentrate
keep your thoughts on the real task or event
- focus
direct your attention instead of letting it wander
文法句型
daydream about + noun phrase
daydream about + -ing
用法筆記
Commonly followed by about + noun phrase or about + -ing. The verb usually suggests pleasant escape and loss of attention, not careful planning for a real next step.