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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- distant [ 'dɪstənt] [ 'dɪstənt]
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1.
adjective
间隙的，间隔的；分离的，分隔的，不相连的
- 2. adjective 远隔的，远离的；（在空间或时间上）遥远的，久远的
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3.
adjective
离开…远的；在…外的；有…距离的
- a town 100 miles distant
- 100英里远的城镇
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4.
adjective
关系远的，（亲戚）远房的；稀疏的
- a distant cousin
- 远房亲戚，远房兄弟(或姐妹)
- 5. adjective 冷淡的，冷漠的，疏远的
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6.
adjective
遥远的，来自远处的；隐约的
- a distant sound
- 来自远处的声音
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7.
adjective
（表情）心不在焉的，（神情等）恍惚的，出神的，茫然的
- a distant look
- 恍惚的神色(茫然的表情)
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1.
adjective
间隙的，间隔的；分离的，分隔的，不相连的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- distant ['dɪstənt]
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1.
adj
far away or apart in space or time
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2.
adj
[postpositive]
separated in space or time by a specified distance
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3.
adj
apart in relevance, association, or relationship
- a distant cousin
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4.
adj
coming from or going to a faraway place
- a distant journey
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5.
adj
remote in manner; aloof
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6.
adj
abstracted; absent
- a distant look
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7.
adj
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin dist
a re to be distant, fromdis- 1 + sta re to stand
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1.
adj
far away or apart in space or time
Examples
- a town 100 miles distant
- 100英里远的城镇 → distant
- a distant cousin
- 远房亲戚，远房兄弟(或姐妹) → distant
- a distant sound
- 来自远处的声音 → distant
- a distant look
- 恍惚的神色(茫然的表情) → distant
- a distant land
- 遥远的地方 → land
- the profile of a distant hill
- 远山的轮廓 → profile
- He planned to voyage to a distant island in his handmade boat.
- 他准备划着自制的小船到遥远的海岛上去。 → voyage
- Western people consider China a distant country.
- 西方人认为中国是个遥远的国度。 → distant
- Since the accident, he seems so quiet and distant.
- 自从那次事故后，他看起来安静而又冷漠。 → distant
- The distant sound of exploding artillery shells signaled that the war was coming ever closer.
- 远处传来了炮弹爆炸声，预示着战争即将到来。 → explode
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