英语词汇“within touching distance”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. Used to indicate close proximity to a person or place (often hyperbolical), or in figurative contexts with reference to achieving a goal, reaching a target, overtaking an opponent, etc., as in within spitting distance, within striking distance, within touching distance.

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1835 N.-Y. Spectator 23 Feb. They did not approach within hailing distance of the real question—the Constitutional question.

1939 Times 29 May 3/3 The runs that put Nottinghamshire within striking distance of Surrey's total.

1953 R. Ellison Let. 24 July in R. Ellison & A. Murray Trading Twelves (2000) 51 Today Mose is living within spitting distance of the capital and the white folks are accepting our presence with a certain amount of grace.

1995 New Scientist 22 July 16/2 The JILA team got within spitting distance of this Bose-Einstein condensation earlier this year.

2012 P. Larkin Albert, Dougie & Wim (e-book, accessed 22 Sept. 2021) 394 Hibs were continuing a decent run of form which saw them still within touching distance of a Rangers side starting to look its age.

2017 R. S. Meyers Widow of Wall Street (e-book ed.) vii Their apartment was spitting distance from her parent's home.

touching distance n. the distance within which a person is easily able to reach an object in order to touch it; frequently in within (also in) touching distance: within a short distance, close by; also figurative of a prize, achievement, etc.

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1831 N.-Y. Spectator 1 July The power of the glass was such as to bring the scene, seemingly, within touching distance.

1892 J. Tait Mind in Matter (ed. 3) 314 ‘Criticism’, has never reached nearer than touching distance to the extreme outworks of divine truth.

1979 A. Gray Unlikely Stories (1984) 118 My entourage came in and wanted to wash, feed and soothe me but I let nobody within touching distance.

2004 Daily Tel. 19 Aug. 1/4 There were bronze medals in archery and canoeing, and that elusive first gold is in touching distance.

单词	within touching distance
释义	> as lemmas within touching distance b. Used to indicate close proximity to a person or place (often hyperbolical), or in figurative contexts with reference to achieving a goal, reaching a target, overtaking an opponent, etc., as in within spitting distance, within striking distance, within touching distance. ΚΠ 1835 N.-Y. Spectator 23 Feb. They did not approach within hailing distance of the real question—the Constitutional question. 1939 Times 29 May 3/3 The runs that put Nottinghamshire within striking distance of Surrey's total. 1953 R. Ellison Let. 24 July in R. Ellison & A. Murray Trading Twelves (2000) 51 Today Mose is living within spitting distance of the capital and the white folks are accepting our presence with a certain amount of grace. 1995 New Scientist 22 July 16/2 The JILA team got within spitting distance of this Bose-Einstein condensation earlier this year. 2012 P. Larkin Albert, Dougie & Wim (e-book, accessed 22 Sept. 2021) 394 Hibs were continuing a decent run of form which saw them still within touching distance of a Rangers side starting to look its age. 2017 R. S. Meyers Widow of Wall Street (e-book ed.) vii Their apartment was spitting distance from her parent's home. extracted from distancen. within (also in) touching distance touching distance n. the distance within which a person is easily able to reach an object in order to touch it; frequently in within (also in) touching distance: within a short distance, close by; also figurative of a prize, achievement, etc. ΚΠ 1831 N.-Y. Spectator 1 July The power of the glass was such as to bring the scene, seemingly, within touching distance. 1892 J. Tait Mind in Matter (ed. 3) 314 ‘Criticism’, has never reached nearer than touching distance to the extreme outworks of divine truth. 1979 A. Gray Unlikely Stories (1984) 118 My entourage came in and wanted to wash, feed and soothe me but I let nobody within touching distance. 2004 Daily Tel. 19 Aug. 1/4 There were bronze medals in archery and canoeing, and that elusive first gold is in touching distance. extracted from touchingn. < as lemmas
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