- 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.
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- adj. 遥远的；疏远的
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1. the distant sound of music
远处的音乐声
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2. distant stars，distant planets
遥远的恒星╱行星
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3. a distant memory.
我们一起度过的时光现已成为久远的记忆。
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4. Peace was just a distant hope.
和平只是遥不可及的希望而已。
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5. a distant cousin, a distant aunt, a distant relative
远房堂兄弟╱姑母╱亲戚
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6. 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。
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7. Somewhere, distantly, he could hear the sound of the sea.
他能听到在远处某个地方的海浪声。
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8. We're distantly related.
我们是远亲。
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9. stories from the distant past
很久以前的故事
- distant (adj.) late 14c., from Old French distant (14c.), from Latin distantem (nominative distans), present participle of distare "to stand apart, be remote" (see distance (n.)). Related: Distantly.
dis·tant / ˈdɪstənt ; NAmE ˈdɪstənt / adjective 1 far away in space or time 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。 2 distant(from sth) not like sth else 不相似的；不同的 SYN remote ◆ 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。 3 [only before noun ] (of a person 人 ) related to you but not closely 远亲的；远房的 ◆ a distant cousin/aunt/relative 远房堂兄弟╱姑母╱亲戚 4 not friendly; not wanting a close relationship with sb 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。 5 not paying attention to sth but thinking about sth 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。 ▶ dis·tant·ly / ˈdɪstəntli ; NAmE ˈdɪstəntli / adverb ◆ Somewhere, distantly, he could hear the sound of the sea. 他能听到在远处某个地方的海浪声。 ◆ We're distantly related. 我们是远亲。 ◆ Holly smiled distantly. 霍利恍惚地笑了笑。 IDIOMS the (ˌdim and) ˌdistant ˈpast a long time ago 很久以前；遥远的过去 ◆ stories from the distant past 很久以前的故事 in the not too ˌdistant ˈfuture not a long time in the future but fairly soon 在不久的将来 dis·tant / ˈdɪstənt ; NAmE ˈdɪstənt / dis·tant·ly / ˈdɪstəntli ; NAmE ˈdɪstəntli /
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