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Distant Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Cousin   [Usu Adj N Describe

英语单词 distant
英美音标 英 ['dɪstənt] 美 ['dɪstənt]
中文释义 adj.疏远的;遥远的;远房的;陌生的;远行的
英语例句 (1) His stepson is still very distant towards him.
(2) Her manner was cold and distant.
(3) It snows all the year round in that distant little village.
(4) This palmer came from a very distant place.
(5) She is a distant cousin of mine.
(6) They sat down to meat with a distant cousin of the house.
(7) Her husband have become strange and distant.
中文例句 (1) 他的继子对他仍然很疏远。
(2) 她的态度冷漠而疏远。
(3) 在那个遥远的小村落里整年下雪。
(4) 这个朝圣者来自非常远的地方。
(5) 她是我的远房表妹。
(6) 他们便坐下来,同一个远房表亲一起用饭。
(7) 她丈夫变得陌生又疏远。
vocabulary简明 Distant describes something that's far away, like another planet, a ship far out at sea, or the cousin who never calls or shows up for family events.
vocabulary扩展 Time, like miles, can make something distant. People get excited during awards season, but most have at best a distant recollection of who won Oscars two years ago — meaning the memory is remote. If you've ever been accused of seeming distant, how were you acting at the time? Distracted, not showing much interest or patience, bored? Too many experiences like that and once-close friends will become distant, meaning they'll drift apart.
柯林斯解释
1
[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

2
[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。

3
[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。

distantly
  • His father's distantly related to the Royal family.

    他父亲和王室是远亲。

4
[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。

5
[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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