distant
英 [ˈdɪstənt]
美 [ˈdɪstənt]
adj. 遥远的; 远处的; 久远的; 不相似的; 不同的; 远亲的; 远房的
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同义词辨析
distantfarfarawayremote【导航词义：远的】
distantadj. 遥远的，久远的
〔辨析〕
指在空间或时间上遥远的。
〔例证〕
He heard the sound of distant firecrackers.
他听到了远处的爆竹声。
Her happy childhood became a distant memory.
她快乐的童年生活成为了遥远的回忆。
他听到了远处的爆竹声。
Her happy childhood became a distant memory.
她快乐的童年生活成为了遥远的回忆。
faradj. 远的，远处的
〔辨析〕
指空间距离远的。
〔例证〕
He can jump the furthest in his class.
他是班里跳得最远的。
She chose a university not far from home.
她选了一所离家不远的大学。
他是班里跳得最远的。
She chose a university not far from home.
她选了一所离家不远的大学。
farawayadj. 〈文〉遥远的，远方的
〔辨析〕
多指距离很远的，只作定语。
〔例证〕
a faraway country
远方的国度
She dreamed of spending the rest of her life on a faraway island.
她梦想着在一个遥远的岛上度过余生。
远方的国度
She dreamed of spending the rest of her life on a faraway island.
她梦想着在一个遥远的岛上度过余生。
remoteadj. 偏远的
〔辨析〕
指远离多人聚居的城镇或其他处所的。
〔例证〕
a remote mountain area
偏远山区
After graduation, he became a high school teacher in a remote town.
毕业之后，他在一个偏远小镇当起了中学老师。
偏远山区
After graduation, he became a high school teacher in a remote town.
毕业之后，他在一个偏远小镇当起了中学老师。
习惯用语
adj.
- the (dim and) distant past
- 很久以前；遥远的过去
a long time ago - stories from the distant past
很久以前的故事 in the not too distant future - 在不久的将来
not a long time in the future but fairly soon
牛津词典
adj.
- 遥远的；远处的；久远的
far away in space or time- 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。 - 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3万光年远的一颗恒星 - Peace was just a distant hope (= not very likely) .
和平只是遥不可及的希望而已。
- the distant sound of music
- 不相似的；不同的
not like sth else- 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.
- 远亲的；远房的
related to you but not closely- a distant cousin/aunt/relative
远房堂兄弟 / 姑母 / 亲戚
- a distant cousin/aunt/relative
- 不友好的；冷淡的；疏远的
not friendly; not wanting a close relationship with sb- 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。
- Pat sounded very cold and distant on the phone.
- 心不在焉的；恍惚的；出神的
not paying attention to sth but thinking about sth completely different- 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。
- There was a distant look in her eyes; her mind was obviously on something else.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 遥远的;远距离的
Distantmeans very far away.- The mountains rolled away to a distant horizon.
群山向远处的地平线绵延而去。 - ...the war in that distant land.
在那遥远国度的战争
- The mountains rolled away to a distant horizon.
- ADJ-GRADED (时间或事件)久远的
You usedistantto describe a time or event that is very far away in the future or in the past.- 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。 - Last summer's drought is a distant memory.
去年夏天的旱灾已成为遥远的记忆。
- There is little doubt, however, that things will improve in the not too distant future...
- ADJ-GRADED 远房的;远亲的
Adistantrelative is one who you are not closely related to.- He's a distant relative of the mayor...
他是市长的一个远亲。 - They were distant cousins.
他们是远房表亲。
- He's a distant relative of the mayor...
- ADJ-GRADED 冷淡的;疏远的;不友好的
If you describe someone asdistant, you mean that you find them cold and unfriendly.- He found her cold, ice-like and distant...
他觉得她冷若冰霜，拒人于千里之外。 - He is direct and courteous but distant.
他直截了当且礼数周全，但是态度冷淡。
- He found her cold, ice-like and distant...
- ADJ-GRADED 恍惚的;心不在焉的;注意力不集中的
If you describe someone asdistant, you mean that they are not concentrating on what they are doing because they are thinking about other things.- 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。
- There was a distant look in her eyes from time to time, her thoughts elsewhere.
英英释义
adj
- located far away spatially
- distant lands
- remote stars
- separate or apart in time
- distant events
- the remote past or future
- separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
- distant villages
- the sound of distant traffic
- a distant sound
- a distant telephone call
- far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
- a distant cousin
- a remote relative
- a distant likeness
- considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics
- remote in manner
- stood apart with aloof dignity
- a distant smile
- he was upstage with strangers
双语例句
- Galactic surveys show that distant galaxies are not as evenly distributed in space as theory predicts.
对银河系的研究表明，遥远星系在太空中的分布并不像理论所预言的那样均匀。 - They watched the sun set behind the distant dales.
他们望着夕阳没入远处的山谷。 - The mountains rolled away to a distant horizon.
群山向远处的地平线绵延而去。 - The telescope reveals many distant stars to our sight.
望远镜把许多遥远的星球显现在我们的眼前。 - 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。 - They heard a deep, distant roar.
他们听到远处传来一声低沉的怒吼。 - He is direct and courteous but distant.
他直截了当且礼数周全，但是态度冷淡。 - The moon is very far [ distant] from the earth.
月球离地球很远。 - His lectures always proceed from the close to the distant and from the elementary to the profound.
他讲课总是由近及远，由浅入深。 - A smell of bread drifted from some distant bakery.
一阵面包的香味从远处的面包房飘来。