子供たちは新しい玩具に夢中になって遊んでいる。
The children are absorbed in playing with their new toys.
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He is absorbed in reading the book.
彼女は最近、海外のミステリー小説に夢中になっている。
She has been obsessed with foreign mystery novels lately.
夏祭りで弟は金魚すくいに夢中になった。
At the summer festival, my younger brother became absorbed in goldfish scooping.
新しい企画の話に夢中で、肝心の予算の確認がお留守になっていた。
While absorbed in discussing the new project, they neglected the essential budget check.
子供たちは公園で泥遊びに夢中になっている。
Children are absorbed in playing in the mud at the park.
子供たちはパイレーツの冒険物語に夢中になった。
The children were absorbed in a story about the adventures of pirates.
彼も御多分に漏れず、そのゲームに夢中になっている。
Like most others, he is also addicted to that game.
彼らは研究の話に夢中になり、まるで虎渓三笑の故事のように周囲の状況を忘れていた。
They became so absorbed in their discussion about research that they forgot their surroundings, much like the story of the Three Laughs of the Tiger Glen.
彼は家雉野雉のたとえ通り、古女房を疎かにして新しい恋人に夢中だ。
Just as the saying 'Kakeiyachi' suggests, he is neglecting his longtime wife and is completely infatuated with his new lover.
Usage Notes
Describes a state where one is so focused on something that they forget themselves. Also literally 'within a dream'.
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