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dis·tantBrE /ˈdɪstənt/NAmE /ˈdɪstənt/ adjectivefar away in space or time 遥远的；远处的；久远的◆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。~ (from sth) not like sth else 不相似的；不同的 SYN remote ◆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。 [only before noun] (of a person 人) related to you but not closely 远亲的；远房的◆a distant cousin/aunt/relative 远房堂兄弟/姑母/亲戚not friendly; not wanting a close relationship with sb 不友好的；冷淡的；疏远的◆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。not paying attention to sth but thinking about sth completely different 心不在焉的；恍惚的；出神的◆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。▸ dis·tant·ly BrE /ˈdɪstəntli/NAmE /ˈdɪstəntli/ adverb◆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。 ●the (ˌdim and) ˌdistant ˈpasta long time ago 很久以前；遥远的过去◆stories from the distant past 很久以前的故事●in the not too ˌdistant ˈfuturenot a long time in the future but fairly soon 在不久的将来 |