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distant
[英] [ˈdistənt] [美] [ˈdɪstənt] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 遥远的;远距离的 Distant means very far away. 

  • 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

2. ADJ-GRADED (时间或事件)久远的 You use distant to describe a time or event that is very far away in the future or in the past. 

  • 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。

  • Last summer's drought is a distant memory.

    去年夏天的旱灾已成为遥远的记忆。

3. ADJ-GRADED 远房的;远亲的 A distant relative is one who you are not closely related to. 

  • 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。

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  • His father's distantly related to the Royal family.

    他父亲和王室是远亲。

4. ADJ-GRADED 冷淡的;疏远的;不友好的 If you describe someone as distant, you mean that you find them cold and unfriendly. 

  • 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。

5. ADJ-GRADED 恍惚的;心不在焉的;注意力不集中的 If you describe someone as distant, you mean that they are not concentrating on what they are doing because they are thinking about other things. 

  • 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。

Adjective

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"
1. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.
海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

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

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3. A distant song was wafted to our ears.
远处的歌声随风飘送到我们耳中。

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4. A near-sighted person cannot focus accurately on distant objects.
一个近视的人不能够准确地调整焦距以看到远处物体。

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5. A ship hove in sight just above the distant horizon.
一条轮船恰好出现在天海相接处。

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6. But the historian attempting to reconstruct the distant past is always faced with a difficult task.
但是，试图再现远古情景的史学家，总面临着艰难的任务。

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7. Engineers can link up distant countries by radio or telephone.
工程师们用无线电或电话可把相距遥远的国家联系在一起。

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8. Even his children found him strangely distant and impersonal.
他的孩子们也认为他跟其他人很疏远，没有人情味。

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9. He is a distant ciusin of mine.
他是我的远房堂兄。

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10. He is a distant relation of mine.
他是我的远房亲戚。

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11. He is a trouble maker. You must be distant with him.
他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。

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12. He remained distant from the people he worked with.
他对同事们始终敬而远之。

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13. He was exiled to a distant land.
他被放逐到一个很远的地方。

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14. Her manner was rather distant.
她的态度相当冷淡。

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15. His lectures always proceed from the close to the distant and from the elementary to the profound.
他讲课总是由近及远，由浅入深。

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16. I have a distant relative in this small town.
在这个小镇上我有一个远亲。

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17. I understand him to be a distant relation.
我知道他是一位远亲。

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18. In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.
在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。

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19. In the stillness of night could be heard the ringing of a distant bell.
更深人静的时候可以听到远处的钟声。

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20. It happened in the distant past.
此事发生在遥远的过去。

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