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  • Conjugation : past  distanced ; pp  distanced ; ing  distancing ; pl  distances
  • Derivatives : adj  distanceless
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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
    在远处
    from a distance
    从远处
    what's the distance to London?
    到伦敦的距离有多远？
    to be some distance/quite a distance/a fair distance from sth
    距离某物相当远
    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 [ 'dɪstəns] [ 'dɪstəns]
  1. 1. noun 距离；两点、两线、两物体间的）间隔，间隙，空隙；（时间的）间隔；间歇
    the distance between Paris and Rome
    巴黎和罗马之间的距离
    Some students walk long distances to school.
    一些学生要走很长的路才能到学校。
  2. 2. noun （空间或时间上的）远隔，远离
  3. 3. noun 进展程度
  4. 4. noun （时间上）久远，远点
    At this distance we cannot know Neanderthal men.
    时隔久远，我们现在不可能了解尼安得特人了。
  5. 5. noun （空间上）遥远，远处，远方
    away in the distance
    远离
  6. 6. noun （关系上的）悬殊；显著差异
    the distance between wealth and poverty
    贫富之间的差距
    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。
  7. 7. noun （态度）疏远，冷淡，隔阂
  8. 8. noun [drawing] （风景画中）远景的描绘
  9. 9. noun [music] 音程
  10. 10. noun [horse racing] 为进入以后竞赛必须在离终点前达到的一段距离
  11. 11. noun [boxing] 比赛持续时间；攻击距离
  12. 12. vt. 比…做得更好或更多；（指在赛跑或竞争中）把…远远抛（或甩、丢）在后面，超过，胜过，远胜
  13. 13. vt. 把…放在（或保持在）一定的距离之外；使远离；使疏远
  14. 14. vt. 使显得遥远；使显得有距离

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
See more results for distance in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

to be some distance/quite a distance/a fair distance from sth
距离某物相当远 → distance
angular distance
【数学】角距离 → angular
We won't be able to travel any distance before nightfall.
黄昏前我们不可能多走路了 → any
cover a distance
走过一段路程 → cover
the distance between Paris and Rome
巴黎和罗马之间的距离 → distance
the distance between wealth and poverty
贫富之间的差距 → distance
away in the distance
远离 → distance
long-distance telephone calls
长途电话 → long-distance
a long-distance runner
长跑运动员 → long-distance
I make the distance about 500 miles.
我估计这段路程有500英里。 → make
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