单词 | distant |
释义 | distantdistant /ˈdɪstənt/ ●●○ W3 adjective 1FAR AWAY far away from where you are now: the distant roar of the ocean travelers from distant landsdistant from The galaxy is very distant from ours.2IN TIME at a time that was very long ago, or that will be very far in the future: The book tells about societies in the distant past (=from a long time ago). Their love affair was now a distant memory. Wilder believes there will be a woman president in the not-too-distant future (=sometime fairly soon).3NOT FRIENDLY seeming unfriendly, but still polite, and showing no emotion: Jeff’s been kind of distant lately.4NOT PAYING ATTENTION showing that you are thinking about something else: She had a distant look in her eyes.5FAMILY MEMBER [only before noun] not very closely related to you OPP close: a distant relative6a distant second/third etc. someone who finishes second, third, etc. in a competition but is much worse, slower, etc. than the one in front of him or her: Rolley finished the tournament a distant second.[Origin: 1300–1400 Latin distans, present participle of distare to stand apart]—distantly adverb |
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