verb + distractedly
distractedly 是方式副词，常紧跟在所修饰的动词后，表示动作是心不在焉或心烦意乱时做出的。
He stared distractedly at the screen.
他心烦意乱地盯着屏幕。
心烦意乱地；心不在焉地
以心不在焉的方式。
以心不在焉的方式。
In a distracted manner.
She looked distractedly around the room, searching for her keys.
她心烦意乱地环顾房间，寻找她的钥匙。
用法提示：distractedly 是副词，修饰动词 looked，表示“心烦意乱地”的样子。
He answered the phone distractedly, his mind still on the meeting.
他心不在焉地接了电话，脑子里还想着会议的事。
用法提示：distractedly 作副词修饰 answered，说明接电话时心不在焉。
“Sorry, what did you say?” she asked distractedly while scrolling through her messages.
“抱歉，你刚才说什么？”她一边翻看手机信息，一边心不在焉地问道。
用法提示：distractedly 是副词，修饰 asked，表示说话时注意力不集中。
distractedly 是方式副词，常紧跟在所修饰的动词后，表示动作是心不在焉或心烦意乱时做出的。
He stared distractedly at the screen.
他心烦意乱地盯着屏幕。
用于进行时，强调持续动作中处于分心状态；distractedly 放在 be 动词和现在分词之间。
She was distractedly checking her phone during the meeting.
开会时，她心不在焉地查看着手机。
置于句首时通常用逗号与主干隔开，起突出状态的作用，多见于书面叙述。
Distractedly, she left her umbrella on the bus.
心不在焉地，她把雨伞落在了公交车上。
anxiously 强调内心的担忧，distractedly 还可指因注意力被扰乱而心不在焉；在表达“心烦意乱”时两者常可互换。
restlessly 侧重身体不停转动、难以安静，distractedly 侧重心理上的烦乱；与 pace, move 等搭配时更常用 restlessly。
agitatedly 语气较强，常伴有明显的肢体动作或情绪激动，distractedly 更中性，可只表示走神。
fretfully 含有更多抱怨或不耐烦的情绪，distractedly 不带有这种负面态度，仅描述心神不宁。
grammar · medium
易错句子She looked at him distracted.
正确表达She looked at him distractedly.
distracted是形容词，不能直接修饰动词looked，作状语修饰动词时应用副词distractedly，表示“心不在焉地”。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was working distractingly.
正确表达He was working distractedly.
distractingly意为“令人分心地”，描述事物产生的效果；distractedly意为“心不在焉地”，描述人做事时的状态。本句要表达他工作时心不在焉，故用distractedly。
与 distractedly 的‘心不在焉地’相反，指全神贯注、不分心。
与 distractedly 的‘心烦意乱地’相反，指内心平静、不慌乱。
distractedly 描述动作人自身心不在焉、心烦意乱；distractingly 描述某个事物或声音等让人分心，常用于贬义。
distractedly 侧重因焦虑或担忧而无法专注；absent-mindedly 侧重因走神、想别的事而无意中做错或忘记，不带焦虑色彩。
distractedly 指注意力被扰乱的慌乱状态；dazedly 指因震惊、疲惫或打击而头脑发懵、反应迟缓的状态。
心不在焉地看
She looked distractedly around the room, searching for her keys.
她心不在焉地环顾房间，寻找她的钥匙。
茫然地凝视
He stared distractedly out of the window during the meeting.
他开会时茫然地凝视窗外。
心不在焉地低声说
She murmured distractedly, her mind clearly elsewhere.
她心不在焉地低声说着，心思显然在别处。
心烦意乱地踱步
He paced distractedly back and forth in the hallway.
他心烦意乱地在走廊里来回踱步。
心不在焉地瞥一眼
She glanced distractedly at her phone while reading.
她一边看书一边心不在焉地瞥了一眼手机。
心烦意乱地摇头
He shook his head distractedly, unable to concentrate.
他心烦意乱地摇了摇头，无法集中注意力。
excited + ly
unexpected + ly
reported + ly
alleged + ly
decided + ly
supposed + ly
prefix; 同前缀词：disturb, dismiss, dissolve
root; 同根词：attract, extract, contract, subtract
suffix; 同后缀词：interested, tired, excited
suffix; 同后缀词：quickly, slowly, suddenly
distractedly 常与 mind/thoughts wander 连用，表示思绪不集中。
心烦意乱时容易有坐立不安的动作，与 distractedly 的慌张状态相关。
distractedly 可修饰 gaze/stare，描写心不在焉地呆望。
distractedly 描述做某事时思绪纷乱、无法专注的状态，常与 thoughts 同现。
焦虑是导致心烦意乱（distractedly）的常见情绪来源，语义上关联密切。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.