出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第84页（222字）
形容心神不定，惊慌之至，例他听到父亲去世的消息后，失魂落魄地呆坐着，半晌说不出话来。
When he heard of his father’s death，he sat down feeling very frightened and upset and was unable to utter a word for a long time．