[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]遥远的;远距离的Distant means very far away.
[usu ADJ n]
The mountains rolled away to a distant horizon.
群山向远处的地平线绵延而去。
...the war in that distant land.
在那遥远国度的战争
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](时间或事件)久远的 You use distant to describe a time or event that is very far away in the future or in the past.
[usu ADJ n]
There is little doubt, however, that things will improve in the not too distant future...
不过事情在不久的将来会有所改善,这几乎毋庸置疑。
Last summer's drought is a distant memory.
去年夏天的旱灾已成为遥远的记忆。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]远房的;远亲的 A distant relative is one who you are not closely related to.
[usu ADJ n]
He's a distant relative of the mayor...
他是市长的一个远亲。
They were distant cousins.
他们是远房表亲。
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His father's distantly related to the Royal family.
他父亲和王室是远亲。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]冷淡的;疏远的;不友好的 If you describe someone as distant, you mean that you find them cold and unfriendly.
[v-link ADJ]
He found her cold, ice-like and distant...
他觉得她冷若冰霜,拒人于千里之外。
He is direct and courteous but distant.
他直截了当且礼数周全,但是态度冷淡。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]恍惚的;心不在焉的;注意力不集中的 If you describe someone as distant, you mean that they are not concentrating on what they are doing because they are thinking about other things.
There was a distant look in her eyes from time to time, her thoughts elsewhere.
她眼中时时流露出心不在焉的神情,思绪已飘至别处。
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dis·tant/ˈdɪstənt; NAmEˈdɪstənt/adjective1far 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。2distant(from sth) not like sth else 不相似的;不同的SYN
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◆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。3[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4not 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。5not 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/ˈdɪstəntli; NAmEˈdɪstəntli/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。IDIOMSthe (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dis·tant/ˈdɪstənt; NAmEˈdɪstənt/dis·tant·ly/ˈdɪstəntli; NAmEˈdɪstəntli/
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distantdis‧tant /ˈdɪstənt/ ●●○W3 adjective
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1far away far away in space or time: the sound of distant gunfire Her honeymoon seemed a distant memory. That affair was in the dim and distant past (=a long time ago). The president hopes to visit Ireland in the not too distant future (=quite soon).distant from stars that are distant from our galaxy► see thesaurus at
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2not friendly unfriendly: After the quarrel Sue remained cold and distant.3not concentrating thinking deeply about something private, rather than about what is happening around you: Geri had a distant look in her eyes.4relative [only before noun] not closely related to youOPP close: a distant cousin5distant from something different from something or not closely connected with it: The reality of independence was distant from the hopes they had had.—distantly adverb: We are distantly related.COLLOCATIONSnounsthe distant past/future (=a long time in the past/future)· It is a fictional story set in the distant past.· In the distant future, there may be a cure for the disease.a distant memory (=something that happened a long time ago)· Already the summer seemed like a distant memory.distant mountains/hills· From here, you can look out to the distant hills.a distant planet/galaxy/star· They saw telescope images of the distant planet Neptune.a distant sound· Sometimes you can hear the distant sound of traffic from the main road.distant thunder· Distant thunder rumbled over the mountains.distant places· She loved the wild, distant places of Scotland.a distant land literary (=a country that is a long way away)· He fled to a distant land.phrasesin the dim and distant past humorous (=a long time ago)· Back in the dim and distant past when I was at school, computers didn’t exist.in the not too distant future (=quite soon)· We’re expecting a final decision in the not too distant future.
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