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词汇 scatterbrain
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Definition of scatterbrain in English:

scatterbrain

nounˈskatəbreɪnˈskædərˌbreɪn
  • A person who tends to be disorganized and lacking in concentration.

    精神不集中的人;浮躁的人

    she struck me as a bit of a scatterbrain
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He gripped the wheel, chewing himself out for being such a scatterbrain.
    • Why then do they let themselves be shown as silly little scatterbrains, making the compromises, while the men romp all over the screen doing exactly as they please?
    • Meanwhile, the heartthrob of this film admits he is less than perfect - one of his problems being he is a real scatterbrain.
    • ‘Be off with you, you scatterbrains! ‘he shouted angrily, ‘Away from the palace steps!’
    • These accounts typically focus on perceived negatives and neglect to acknowledge the positive influence that attention deficit medication has had on thousands of scatterbrains.
    • By and large, he appears to be on top of things, but there are times when they play like out-and-out scatterbrains.
    • Like an afterthought, he added, ‘Even if you are a scatterbrain most of the time.’
    • ‘Robert can't stay here,’ his mother recalls thinking, ‘our poor child among all these scatterbrains.’
    • Something of a scatterbrain, his study was populated by stacks of unchecked papers and piles of worn books.
    • Maybe if I wasn't such a scatterbrain, I would be able to focus on something more then the first interesting new bit and actually finish it.
    • I've been told that I am careless, a scatterbrain.
    • You were behaving like a scatterbrain, but with you, that's right in character.
    • The eccentric drunk's largesse solves the girl's problems, but when the scatterbrain forgets he gave her the money, she is arrested for thieving.
    Synonyms
    nincompoop, dunce, simpleton

Definition of scatterbrain in US English:

scatterbrain

nounˈskædərˌbreɪnˈskadərˌbrān
  • A person who tends to be disorganized and lacking in concentration.

    精神不集中的人;浮躁的人

    she struck me as a bit of a scatterbrain
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Meanwhile, the heartthrob of this film admits he is less than perfect - one of his problems being he is a real scatterbrain.
    • Why then do they let themselves be shown as silly little scatterbrains, making the compromises, while the men romp all over the screen doing exactly as they please?
    • He gripped the wheel, chewing himself out for being such a scatterbrain.
    • These accounts typically focus on perceived negatives and neglect to acknowledge the positive influence that attention deficit medication has had on thousands of scatterbrains.
    • Maybe if I wasn't such a scatterbrain, I would be able to focus on something more then the first interesting new bit and actually finish it.
    • You were behaving like a scatterbrain, but with you, that's right in character.
    • I've been told that I am careless, a scatterbrain.
    • ‘Robert can't stay here,’ his mother recalls thinking, ‘our poor child among all these scatterbrains.’
    • ‘Be off with you, you scatterbrains! ‘he shouted angrily, ‘Away from the palace steps!’
    • The eccentric drunk's largesse solves the girl's problems, but when the scatterbrain forgets he gave her the money, she is arrested for thieving.
    • Like an afterthought, he added, ‘Even if you are a scatterbrain most of the time.’
    • Something of a scatterbrain, his study was populated by stacks of unchecked papers and piles of worn books.
    • By and large, he appears to be on top of things, but there are times when they play like out-and-out scatterbrains.
    Synonyms
    nincompoop, dunce, simpleton
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