long-distance
adjective[before noun],adverb
uk/ˌlɒŋˈdɪs.təns/us/ˌlɑːŋˈdɪs.təns/B2
travellingalongway, orseparatedby alongdistance:
长途的,远距离的a long-distancerunner长跑选手
long-distancelorrydrivers长途卡车司机
a long-distancephonecall长途电话
- Although long-distancephonecallsare going up, thechargeforlocalcallswill notalter.
- The pick-uppointfor the long-distancecoachesis now in the newbusstation.
- Like most long-distancerunnersshe is veryslight.
- Hesnitchedto mybossthat I'd been making long-distancecallsatwork!
- As a long-distancerunner, she's in aclassof her own.
Distant in space and time
- (in) the middle of nowhereidiom
- afar
- afield
- all/the four corners of the world/earthidiom
- anywhere
- as far as the eye can/could seeidiom
- away
- far
- farthest
- further
- furthermost
- light years awayidiom
- lonely
- middle
- remoteness
- ultra
- ultra-distant
- virtually
- wide
- you're getting colderidiom