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Distant Adj Graded Describe Time 例:There Relative 例:He 英[ˈdɪstənt

单词 distant
音标
英[ˈdɪstənt] 美[ˈdɪstənt]
解释
adj.遥远的;冷漠的,冷淡的;远离的,远隔的;不太清晰的;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
遥远的;远距离的
Distant means very far away.
例:The mountains rolled away to a distant horizon.群山向远处的地平线绵延而去。
例:...the war in that distant land.在那遥远国度的战争

ADJ-GRADED
(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.
例: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。
例:Last summer's drought is a distant memory.去年夏天的旱灾已成为遥远的记忆。

ADJ-GRADED
远房的;远亲的
A distant relative is one who you are not closely related to.
例:He's a distant relative of the mayor...他是市长的一个远亲。
例:They were distant cousins.他们是远房表亲。

ADJ-GRADED
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.
例:He found her cold, ice-like and distant...他觉得她冷若冰霜,拒人于千里之外。
例:He is direct and courteous but distant.他直截了当且礼数周全,但是态度冷淡。

ADJ-GRADED
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.
例: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。
变形
adv:distantly~

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