lose concentration 开小差

时间：2021-11-16 05:06:09

（单词翻译:单击）

“开小差”，原指“军人脱离队伍私自逃跑（to leave the armed forces without permission and with no intention of returning）”。

“开小差，当逃兵”可以用“desert”，这个单词除了有“沙漠，荒漠”的意思之外，还可以表示“擅离（部队）”。

现在常用来比喻“做事不专心，思想不集中”，英文可以翻译为“lose concentration, be absent-minded”。

例句：

听课时开小差，成绩肯定好不了。

If you fail to follow the teacher's lecture attentively¹ in class, you will certainly not improve your performance on tests.

刚上课他就开始开小差了。

His mind wandered soon after the class began.

有些士兵在战争中开小差（当逃兵）。

Some soldiers deserted² in the combat.

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1 attentively
adv.聚精会神地；周到地；谛；凝神
参考例句：
She listened attentively while I poured out my problems. 我倾吐心中的烦恼时，她一直在注意听。来自《简明英汉词典》 She listened attentively and set down every word he said. 她专心听着，把他说的话一字不漏地记下来。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 deserted
adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的
参考例句：
The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。 The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。