Elizabeth absent-mindedly picked a thread from his lapel.

伊丽莎白心不在焉地从他的翻领上拈起了一根线。

He went into the bathroom absent-mindedly and looked at himself in the mirror.

他心不在焉地走进了浴室，照着镜子看了看自己。

"That was what the Sowerby woman said," he muttered absent-mindedly.

“索尔比太太就是这么说的呀。”他心不在焉地嘟囔着。

He meets a friend he has been very fond of, who speaks to him absent-mindedly.

他碰到了一个一直十分喜爱的朋友，这朋友跟他说话时心不在焉。