distracted

/dɪˈstræktɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈstræktɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈstrak-təd/ (ame, mw)

distracted — 形容詞

  • distractedpositive
  • more distractedcomparative
  • most distractedsuperlative

1. not able to keep your mind on what you are doing, often because you are worried

1.形容詞B1
釋義

分心的

因擔心或受干擾而無法專注

not able to keep your mind on what you are doing, often because you are worried about something else, or because something keeps pulling your attention away from the task.

例句

Mei kept making typing errors all morning because she was distracted by news from her sister's hospital.

Mei 整個早上一直打錯字，因為她收到妹妹住院的消息，分心得無法好好工作。

be + distracted + by + [cause]

The librarian looked distracted as she sorted the books, her mind clearly somewhere else.

圖書館員一邊整理書本一邊露出分心的表情，心思顯然不在這裡。

seem/look + distracted — appearance-based usage

同義詞
  • preoccupied

    suggests your mind is fully occupied with a particular thought, not necessarily that an external event pulled you away

  • inattentive

    more general — not paying attention, without the implication of being pulled away by something specific

  • unfocused

    describes the result (not directing attention) rather than the cause (worry or interruption)

反義詞
  • focused

    directing all your attention to one thing

  • attentive

    paying careful attention and listening

文法句型

be + distracted

be + distracted + by + [cause]

too distracted + to-infinitive

用法筆記

Often followed by 'by' to name what pulls your attention (distracted by the noise), or 'with' to name the cause of worry (distracted with anxiety). The adjective focuses on temporary inattention rather than deep emotional distress.

常見錯誤

❌I was very distracted about the exam.
✅I was distracted by worries about the exam.
💡Use 'distracted by' for the cause, not 'about'.
❌He is easily distracted from his phone.
✅He is easily distracted by his phone.
💡Use 'distracted by' for the thing that draws attention away.