表达 “head in the clouds” 可以用来描述某人 “心不在焉，注意力不集中”。在谈论某人白日做梦、空想时，也可以使用这个表达。“Head in the clouds” 的另一个用法是形容某人的 “想法不切实际，异想天开”，可能暗指这个人 “脱离现实”。

• The receptionist didn’t seem to be listening. When I went to collect the tickets, he’d made the booking for the wrong night. He must have had his head in the clouds.
  接待员好像没注意听。我取票时发现他订错了日期，订成了另一个晚上的票。他当时肯定心不在焉。
• Barbara’s head was always in the clouds. She regularly forgot meetings and appointments. In the end, she lost her job.
  芭芭拉总是心不在焉。她经常忘记会议和预约。最后，她丢了工作。
• If you think those kinds of sexist opinions are acceptable at the dinner table, you’re mistaken. You have your head in the clouds.
  如果你认为人们可以接受你在餐桌上提出这种带有性别偏见的主张，那你就错了。你太不切实际了。