释义 |
Noun: distance distuns- The property created by the space between two objects or points
- A distant region
"I could see it in the distance" - Size of the gap between two places
"the distance from New York to Chicago" - length - Indifference by personal withdrawal
"emotional distance" - aloofness - The interval between two times
"the distance from birth to death" - space - A remote point in time
"if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details" Verb: distance distuns- Keep at a distance
"we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living" - Go far ahead of
- outdistance, outstrip
Derived forms: distanced, distancing, distances See also: close, distant, far, near, nigh Type of: hold, indifference, interval, keep, leave behind, maintain, part, point, point in time, region, size, spacing, spatial arrangement, time interval Encyclopedia: Distance |