| 单词 | into the distance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasinto the distance a. The region that lies a long way off; the more remote part of what the eye can see or (by extension) the ears hear, etc. Chiefly with the, esp. in in the distance, (also) into the distance. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > a long way off [phrase] at distancea1425 in the distance?a1439 far to seek?1544 at a distance1697 a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) i. l. 5604 He lokid aboute [among] the rokkis alle And sauh nothyng beside nor in distaunce. 1551 S. Gardiner Explic. Catholique Fayth f. 37 Howsoeuer the sonne aboue in the distaunce appereth vnto vs of an other sorte, yet the beames that touche the yerth, be of the same substaunce with it. 1794 J. Stuart & N. Revett Antiq. Athens 15 The mountains in the distance were called anciently Coryddalus, but at present Daphne. 1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab ii. 21 There was a little light That twinkled in the misty distance. 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess iv. 68 A trumpet in the distance pealing news. 1891 W. E. Gladstone in Daily News 28 Jan. 3/3 Viewed now, calmly, in the light of the golden distance. 1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day ii. 35 A bicycle-bell rings in the distance. 2018 P. Kimani Dance of Jakaranda v. 103 They were on the move again, with Nahodha peering into the distance through his binoculars. < as lemmas |
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