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  • Conjugation : past simple  distanced ; present continuous  distancing
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

distance ['dɪstns]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] (between two places) 距离
  2. 2. noun [u] (remoteness) 遥远
  3. 3. noun [u] [frm] (reserve) 冷淡
  4. 4. vt. to distance o.s. (from sb/sth) 逐渐疏远(某人/某物)
    in the distance
    远处
    from a distance
    远处
    what's the distance to London?
    伦敦距离有多远?
    to be some distance/quite a distance/a fair distance from sth
    距离某物相当
    within walking distance
    步行可到
    (at) a distance of 2 metres
    相距两米的距离
    keep your distance!
    保持距离

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

distance [ˈdɪstəns]
  1. 1. noun[u] 远,遥远
    He was told to keep the lead car at a constant and safe distance.
    他被要求引导保持一个恒定安全距离
  2. 2. noun[u] 远处远方
    From a distance it looks like Detroit.
    远处看起来那里像底特律市。
    I could see it in the distance.
    可以看到它在远处
  3. 3. noun[c/u] 距离间距
    The distance between the two cities is about 2000 kilometers.
    两个城市间的距离是2000公里
  4. 4. noun[c/u] 冷淡疏远
    For a long time I kept my distance from the guests.
    长时间以来,我一直客人之间保持距离
  5. 5. noun[c] 间隔时间期间
    The distance between birth and death is relatively short.
    生死之间距离其实很短。
  6. 6. noun[c] 某个时间某个时刻(如将来的某个时刻)
    We will not worry about events that will occur in the distance.
    我们不会为很久以后发生事情担心
    If that happens it will be at some distance in the future.
    即使这种情况发生,也将在未来某个时候发生
    At a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details.
    时隔十年后,他忘记了很多细节
  7. 7. noun[c] [Music] 音程
  8. 8. vt. 与……保持距离远离
    He seemed in a hurry to distance himself from the work he had been doing.
    似乎急于远离一直做的工作
    We have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living.
    我们必须远离这些事件以便继续生活
  9. 9. vt. 远远超过,把……甩在后面
    He distanced himself from the pack in the final lap.
    最后一圈时他已经把其他人远远得甩在后面
  10. 10. vt. 使显得遥远,使显得距离

Macmillan Dictionary - Simpler Definitions (3 results)

distance [ˈdɪstəns]
  1. 1. noun the amount of space between two people or things
  2. 2. noun great differences between two people or things
  3. 3. noun if there is a distance between two people, their relationship is not friendly or close
  4. 4. noun the amount of progress that needs to be made in order to solve a problem
distance [ˈdɪstəns]
  1. 1. verb to act in a way that shows that you are not connected with someone or something, usually because you do not approve of them
distance [ˈdɪstəns]
  1. 1. adjective consisting of or taking part in races in which people run or swim a long distance

Example Search

We offset the greater distance by the better roads.=We offset the better roads against the greater distance. [Source: nciku_tw ]
我们以较好的路来补偿绕远路.
There is a distance between right and wrong.
善恶有别。
Nobody can break his record for the long distance run.
无人能破他的长跑记录。
For years, there has been a certain distance between my mother and her sisters.
多年以来,我母亲和她的姐妹之间总有某种隔阂。
Can you see those figures in the distance?
你能看清远处的那些人影吗?
The afternoon, about 4 o'clock, we saw land, bearing south by west of us, at about 10 miles' distance from us by estimation.
下午约四点钟的时候,我们看见了陆地,就在向南偏西的方向朝我们这边移动,据估计,它离我们只有10里之远。
Towards evening we saw a low-lying point west by north of us, at about 3 miles distance.
夜幕降临时,就在我们西边偏北的海平面上,我们看到一个地势低洼的尖呷,离我们只有3哩之远。
Can you read that banner from this distance?
从这里你能看清那个横幅标语吗?
a long-distance call
长途电话

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