In his later life he became even more absent-minded.

在晚年他变得更加心不在焉了。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

As we're too absent-minded by what's happening in the virtual some of us have lost conversational skills and sometimes can't even tell whether a person is happy or not.

由于我们对虚拟世界中发生的事情太过心不在焉，我们中的一些人已经失去了交谈技巧，有时甚至无法分辨一个人是否快乐。

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I wouldn't have minded his refusing, but he didn't even answer my letter.

他不肯也罢了，连个回信也不给。

《新英汉大辞典》

High profile cases have made even liberal-minded folk think twice about limiting the size of the database.

ECONOMIST: The vast police directory is trimmed, but only a little

For instance, even reform-minded education leaders like Eric Smith in Florida are being shown the door so that more radical elements can take the wheel.

FORBES: Oklahoma Bill Strips Municipal Employees of Collective Bargaining Rights

Even in mandarin-minded France, the problem of an ageing civil service is felt.

ECONOMIST: Public-service careers