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  • Conjugation : past  distanced ; ing  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

distance [ˈdɪstəns]
  1. 1. n.[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. n.[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. n.[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. n.[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. n.[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. n.[c] 某个时间某个时刻
    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. n.[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

Collins English-English Dictionary

distance ['dɪstəns]
  1. 1. n the intervening space between two points or things
  2. 2. n the length of this gap
  3. 3. n the state of being apart in space; remoteness
  4. 4. n an interval between two points in time
  5. 5. n the extent of progress; advance
  6. 6. n a distant place or time
    he lives at a distance from his work
  7. 7. n a separation or remoteness in relationship; disparity
  8. 8. n [geometry] the length of the shortest line segment joining two points
  9. 9. n the length along a straight line or curve
  10. 10. n [horse racing] [Brit] a point on a racecourse 240 yards from the winning post
  11. 11. n [Brit] any interval of more than 20 lengths between any two finishers in a race
  12. 12. n [US] the part of a racecourse that a horse must reach in any heat before the winner passes the finishing line in order to qualify for later heats
  13. 13. n the distant parts of a picture, such as a landscape
  14. 14. n [modifier] [athletics] relating to or denoting the longer races, usually those longer than a mile
    a distance runner
  15. 15. vt. [tr] to hold or place at a distance
  16. 16. vt. to separate (oneself) mentally or emotionally from something
  17. 17. vt. to outdo; outstrip

Examples

angular distance
【数学】角距离
cover a distance
走过一段路程
the distance between wealth and poverty
贫富之间的差距
long-distance telephone calls
长途电话
a long-distance runner
长跑运动员

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