单词 | deep in thought |
释义 | > as lemmasdeep in thought a. deep in thought. ΚΠ a1652 R. Brome Queen & Concubine iv. iii. 82 in Five New Playes (1659) So deep in thought good Madam? 1737 J. Thurston Fall iii, in Poems Several Occasions (ed. 2) 126 But deep in thought, and with a careless air, Our artful Lover fill'd his easy chair. a1856 J. G. Percival Fragment in Poet. Wks. (1859) I. 279 I have thus often sat, and deep in thought Outwatched the stars; have seen their fires grow dim, Till the young morning stood upon the hills. 1922 ‘R. Crompton’ Just—William v. 109 William stood, majestic in his glorious apparel, deep in thought. 1999 Canad. Geographic July 61/2 A person deep in thought is said to be ‘in the moon’ instead of ‘absent-minded.’ < as lemmas |
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