distant
adjective /ˈdɪstənt/
/ˈdɪstənt/
Idioms 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。
- It was only a few miles away but it seemed unimaginably distant.
虽然只有几英里,感觉却像遥不可及。 - The medieval mind can seem impossibly distant.
中世纪的思想似乎遥不可及。 - The sound of the engine was growing more and more distant.
引擎的响声越来越远。 - The stars are more distant from the earth than the sun.
星星比太阳离地球更为遥远。 - These sites were often several miles distant from each other.
这些场地之间往往有几英里远。 - geographically distant areas of the world
世界上地理位置相隔遥远的地区 - in far distant lands
在很远很远的地方
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- sound
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- from
- two miles distant
- three days distant
- etc.
- …
- the distant sound of music
- distant (from something) not like something else
synonym remote不相似的;不同的 - 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。
- Their life seemed utterly distant from his own.
- [only before noun] (of a person
) related to you but not closely人 远亲的;远房的 - a distant cousin/aunt/relative
远房堂兄弟/姑母/亲戚
- a distant cousin/aunt/relative
- not friendly; not wanting a close relationship with somebody
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。 - He became emotionally distant from his friends and family after the illness.
生病后,他在情感上与朋友和家人疏远了。
- When they met, he was very cold and distant.
他们见面时,他十分冷淡疏远。 - He felt oddly distant from her.
他觉得莫名其妙地跟她疏远了。 - Their relationship has grown increasingly distant in recent years.
近几年来,他们的关系变得越来越疏远。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- cold and distant
- Pat sounded very cold and distant on the phone.
- not paying attention to something but thinking about something 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。 - He seemed distant and distracted.
他显得冷淡而心不在焉。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- cold and distant
- There was a distant look in her eyes; her mind was obviously on something else.
词源late Middle English: from Latin distant- ‘standing apart’, from the verb distare, from dis- ‘apart’ + stare ‘stand’.
Idioms
the (dim and) distant past
- a long time ago
很久以前;遥远的过去 - stories from the dim and distant past
遥远过去的故事 - In the distant past this land was covered in forests.
在遥远的过去,这片土地被森林覆盖。
- stories from the dim and distant past
in the not too distant future
- not a long time in the future but fairly soon
在不久的将来 - I hope we’ll see each other again in the not too distant future.
我希望我们能在不太远的将来再次见面。
- In the not too distant future, we may witness the cloning of human beings.
在不太遥远的将来,我们可能会看到克隆人。 - We will be moving house in the not too distant future.
我们很快就要搬家。
- I hope we’ll see each other again in the not too distant future.