1 N-VAR 距离;间距 The distance between two points or places is the amount of space between them. 距离;间距
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...the distance between the island and the nearby shore. [+ between]
该岛和附近陆地之间的距离
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Everything is within walking distance.
不管什么地方,都是走几步就到了。
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Geographical distance is also a factor.
地理距离也是个因素。
SYN space, length, extent, range
2 N-UNCOUNT 遥远;间隔 When two things are very far apart, you talk about the distance between them. 遥远;间隔
SYN remoteness, farness
3 ADJ [ADJ n] 远程的;函授的 Distance learning or distance education involves studying at home and sending your work to a college or university, rather than attending the college or university in person. 远程的;函授的
4 N-UNCOUNT (人际关系的)疏远;(事物间的)差距 When you want to emphasize that two people or things do not have a close relationship or are not the same, you can refer to the distance between them. (人际关系的)疏远;(事物间的)差距 [emphasis]
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...the emotional distance between them.
他们之间情感上的疏远
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There was a vast distance between psychological clues and concrete proof. [+ between]
心理提示和确凿证据之间相差甚远。
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Wilson's intention is to rebuild his career and put distance between himself and his reputation.
威尔逊打算东山再起,并让自己远离虚名浮誉。
5 N-SING 远处;远方 If you can see something in the distance, you can see it, far away from you. 远处;远方
6 N-UNCOUNT 冷淡;不友好 Distance is coolness or unfriendliness in the way that someone behaves towards you. 冷淡;不友好 [formal]
SYN aloofness, reserve, detachment, restraint
7 VERB 使疏远;对…冷淡;使不介入 If you distance yourself from a person or thing, or if something distances you from them, you feel less friendly or positive towards them, or become less involved with them. 使疏远;对…冷淡;使不介入
8 PHRASE 在远处;相距遥远;久远地 If you are at a distance from something, or if you see it or remember it from a distance, you are a long way away from it in space or time. 在远处;相距遥远;久远地
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The only way I can cope with my mother is at a distance.
我可以和我妈妈相处的唯一方法就是保持距离。
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Now I can look back on the whole tragedy from a distance of forty years.
时隔40年后,现在我可以回顾整个悲剧了。
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If you go the distance in a race or sports competition, you continue running or playing until the end of the race or match.
比赛到底;拼到底
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More riders than ever are now determined to go the distance.
现在越来越多的骑手决心赛完全程。
9 PHRASE 保持疏远;保持距离 If you keep your distance from someone or something or keep them at a distance, you do not become involved with them. 保持疏远;保持距离
10 PHRASE 不靠近;保持距离 If you keep your distance from someone or something, you do not get physically close to them. 不靠近;保持距离
Quotations
distance: the only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary
'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view Thomas Campbell Pleasures of Hope
Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye Samuel Johnson Rasselas
Word Partnership | Use distance with: |
ADJ. | safe distance, short distance 1 |
PREP. | within walking distance 1 distance between 1 2 4 6 in the distance 5 at a distance, from a distance 8 |
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