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distant

英 ['dɪst(ə)nt] 美['dɪstənt]

英英释义同义词辨析考试真题实用场景例句

近义词reserved cold reticent unfriendly unapproachable aloof frigid

反义词

adj. 遥远的；冷漠的；远隔的；不友好的，冷淡的

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副词: distantly;

中文词源

distant 远距离的

来自distance, 距离。

英英释意

1. separated in space or time or coming from or going to a distance;: "the distant past"; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"

2. far apart in relevance or relationship;: "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness"

3. remote in manner;: "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"

4. far distant in time;: "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times"

5. far distant in space;: "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far removed from towns and cities"

英文词源

distant (adj.): late 14c., from Old French distant (14c.), from Latin distantem (nominative distans), present participle of distare "to stand apart, be remote" (see distance (n.)). Related: Distantly.

同义词辨析

distant, far, remote

这些形容词都含有"远的"之意。

distant：语意最强，强调距离。

far：除特殊情况外，侧重长距离。也可用作引申意义。

remote：侧重指离中心地有利的地方很远。

考试真题

It also slows down more as you move faster, which means astronauts (宇航员) someday may survive so long in space that they would return to an Earth of the distant future.

He wanted to "set the standard for beauty in classical and mode cooling, and prove to the distant future that the French chefs of the 19th century were the most famous in the world", as he wrote in his papers.

Some fly very long distances, including one kind of bird that flies from the remote north of the world, all the way to the distant south.

But they can attain more distant orbits; NASA plans for most of its future Earth-escaping payloads to the moon and Mars especially to carry CubeSats.

Let's face it, it wasn't too long ago that the idea of working from anywhere and at anytime was some form of a distant utopian dream,and yet now we can perform almost any office-based task from any location in the world as long as we have access to the in

I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant camp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark.

To many people, technology means computers, hand-held devices, or vehicles that travel to distant planets.

Some papers even had the nerve to refuse delivery to distant suburbs.

实用场景例句

Pat sounded very cold and distant on the phone.: 从电话里听起来帕特非常冷淡和疏远。

There was a distant look in her eyes; her mind was obviously on something else.: 她眼神恍惚，显然心里在想着别的什么事儿。

Somewhere, distantly, he could hear the sound of the sea.: 他能听到在远处某个地方的海浪声。

We're distantly related.: 我们是远亲。

Holly smiled distantly.: 霍利恍惚地笑了笑。

stories from the distant past: 很久以前的故事

a distant cousin/aunt/relative: 远房堂兄弟 / 姑母 / 亲戚

the distant sound of music: 远处的音乐声

distant stars/planets: 遥远的恒星 / 行星

The time we spent together is now a distant memory.: 我们一起度过的时光现已成为久远的记忆。

(formal)The airport was about 20 kilometres distant.: 机场在大约20公里远的地方。

a star 30 000 light years distant from the Earth: 离地球3万光年远的一颗恒星

(figurative)Peace was just a distant hope (= not very likely) .: 和平只是遥不可及的希望而已。

Their life seemed utterly distant from his own.: 他们的生活与他自己的生活似乎完全不同。

Last summer's drought is a distant memory.: 去年夏天的旱灾已成为遥远的记忆。

He's a distant relative of the mayor...: 他是市长的一个远亲。

They were distant cousins.: 他们是远房表亲。

He found her cold, ice-like and distant...: 他觉得她冷若冰霜，拒人于千里之外。

He is direct and courteous but distant.: 他直截了当且礼数周全，但是态度冷淡。

There was a distant look in her eyes from time to time, her thoughts elsewhere.: 她眼中时时流露出心不在焉的神情，思绪已飘至别处。

The mountains rolled away to a distant horizon.: 群山向远处的地平线绵延而去。

...the war in that distant land.: 在那遥远国度的战争

There is little doubt, however, that things will improve in the not too distant future...: 不过事情在不久的将来会有所改善，这几乎毋庸置疑。

He is a distant cousin of mine.: 他是我的远房堂兄.

A distant relative is not as good as a near neighbour.: 远亲不如近邻.