| 单词 | distant |
| 释义 | distant (once / 30 pages) adj Distant describes something that's far away, like another planet, a ship far out at sea, or the cousin who never calls or shows up for family events. Time, like miles, can make something distant. People get excited during awards season, but most have at best a distant recollection of who won Oscars two years ago — meaning the memory is remote. If you've ever been accused of seeming distant, how were you acting at the time? Distracted, not showing much interest or patience, bored? Too many experiences like that and once-close friends will become distant, meaning they'll drift apart. WORD FAMILYdistant: distance, distanter, distantest, distantly+/distance: distanced, distances, distancing USAGE EXAMPLESIn other images, the distant mountains are wrapped in haze. The New Yorker(Jan 02, 2017) Today, however, scientists keep track of it by aiming a network of radio telescopes at a distant quasar. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Los Angeles County, with more than three times the population, was a distant second with 43. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) 1adj 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 Syn|Ant far located at a great distance in time or space or degree deepvery distant in time or space extrememost distant in any direction far-flungremote long-distancecovering a long distance nonadjacentnot adjacent; not next out-of-townhappening in or being of another town or city yon, yonderdistant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal) close at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other adjacent, next, side by sidenearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space ambientcompletely enveloping adpressed, appressedpressed close to or lying flat against something approximate, close togetherlocated close together at hand, close at hand, imminent, impendent, impendingclose in time; about to occur at hand, close at handclose in space; within reach close-hauledhaving the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible close set, close-setset close together contiguous, immediatevery close or connected in space or time circumferent, encompassing, surroundingclosely encircling envelopingsurrounding and closing in on or hemming in hand-to-handbeing at close quarters juxtaposedplaced side by side often for comparison nestled, snuggleddrawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection proximatevery close in space or time scalelikereduced to a small appressed thing that resembles a scale walk-to, walkingclose enough to be walked to 2adj located far away spatially distant lands Syn remote far located at a great distance in time or space or degree 3adj separate or apart in time distant events Syn remote, removed far located at a great distance in time or space or degree 4adj far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship a distant cousin a distant likeness Syn|Ant remote faraway far removed mentally loosely knithaving only distant social or legal ties removedseparated in relationship by a given degree of descent ulteriorbeyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote close close in relevance or relationship approximate, nearvery close in resemblance boonvery close and convivial buddy-buddy, chummy, thick(used informally) associated on close terms close-knit, closely knitheld together as by social or cultural ties confidentialdenoting confidence or intimacy cozysuggesting connivance dear, good, nearwith or in a close or intimate relationship familiar, intimatehaving mutual interests or affections; of established friendship intimatemarked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity 5adj remote in manner a distant smile Syn aloof, upstage reserved marked by self-restraint and reticence |
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