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单词 distant
释义
distant
adjective
uk
/ˈdɪs.tənt/us
/ˈdɪs.tənt/

distantadjective(NOT CLOSE)

B2
faraway:
遥远的，远方的
a distantcountry遥远的国家
She couldhearthe distantsoundoffireworksexploding.她能听到远处放焰火的声音。
C2
partofyourfamilybut notcloselyrelated:
远房的，远亲的
a distantrelative/cousin远房亲戚／表亲
in the distant past/future
faraway in the past orfuture:
在遥远的过去／将来
At somepointin the distantfutureI would like to have my ownhouse.将来我要拥有自己的房子。
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in the not-too-distant future
quitesoon:
在不久的将来
Theyplanto havechildrenin the not-too-distantfuture.他们打算在不远的将来要孩子。
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  • Intheirlittleboattheyplannedtovoyageto distantlands.
  • Sheheardthewindwhistlingthrough thetreesand thehowlof a distantwolf.
  • She said we werenearlythere, but theislandwas still no more than a distantsmudgeon thehorizon.
  • Lookingsoutheastwards, they couldseethe distantmountains.
  • We couldheartherumbleof distantthunder.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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
  • further
  • furthermost
  • light years awayidiom
  • lonely
  • long-distance
  • middle
  • remoteness
  • ultra
  • ultra-distant
  • virtually
  • wide
  • you're getting colderidiom
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Family: relations in general

distantadjective(NOT FRIENDLY)

C1
used todescribesomeone who does not show muchemotionand is notfriendly:
拒人千里的，不亲近的，冷漠的
Sheseemedcoldand distant.她似乎很冷漠，不容易接近。
Synonyms
aloof
detached(WITHOUT EMOTION)
forbidding
offhand
offishUK
remote(NOT FRIENDLY)
standoffishinformaldisapproving
unapproachable
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not liking or being pleasant towards others
  • unfriendlyThe crowd was unfriendly and dangerous.
  • coolShe was very cool towards his new wife.
  • coldShe's a cold, heartless woman.
  • icyHe gave me an icy stare.
  • glacialHer reception of him was glacial.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not being friendly
  • abrasive
  • abrasively
  • abrasiveness
  • abruptly
  • abruptness
  • antagonism
  • antagonistic
  • coolness
  • estrange
  • estranged
  • estrangement
  • forbidding
  • forbiddingly
  • prickly
  • sourness
  • standoffish
  • standoffishly
  • standoffishness
  • sullen
  • surly
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Not showing or feeling emotions
(Definition ofdistantfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

distant| American Dictionary

distant
adjective
us
/ˈdɪs·tənt/
faraway inspaceortime:
Shedreamedoftravelingto distantlands.
We couldhearthesoundof distantthunder.
Someone whosemanneris distant does not show muchemotionand is notfriendly.
(Definition ofdistantfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdistant

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Also, an expanding navy would require coaling stations and bases indistantlands.
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Since 2ó is ratherdistantfrom 6ó, however, this result may not be reliable.
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While their early attempts at producing word forms may be fairlydistantfrom the adult versions, they generally share sounds in common.
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Moreover, this model of narrative authority is not thatdistantfrom our own.
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Four out of the five were found close together in the channel filling and the fifth approximately 10 ftdistant.
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In effect, there was a local frontier, albeit owned by parents, and adistantone that was dangerous.
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He added a call for pragmatism, 'an unlikely anddistantpossibility can never be an argument against a present advantage'.
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They are the subject of their own allegory, thedistant, marvellous, magical representation which stands for everything and explains nothing, perfect in their ultimate irreducibility.
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Is the resemblance toodistantto give the point any substantial interest?
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The" form" was linked to real people, notdistant" researchers", and the whole project was owned by everyone involved.
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History sometimes exhibits weird symmetries between eventsdistantfrom one another in place and time.
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Cells mostdistantfrom the basement membrane showed no staining (white arrowhead).
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The impact of the international politics of the cold war upon most developing countries was ratherdistant.
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The preference between candidates at the same level or at neighbouring levels was weak, while that between candidates at moredistantlevels was strong.
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News of moredistantforthcoming premieres is given more briefly; full details will be found in subsequent issues.
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