释义 |
distance /disˈtəns/ noun- The gap or interval between two points in space or time
- The extent of such a gap or interval
- Remoteness or separation in space or time
- A remote place, region or time
- The remotest part of one's field of vision, or the equivalent part in a picture
- Progress, headway
- Degree of remoteness
- Opposition
- Standoffishness or aloofness of manner
- The scheduled duration of a boxing match, etc
- In horse-racing, a point 240 yards back from the winning post (Brit), or a final stretch of the course (US), which a horse, in heat-races, must reach by the time the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in the final heat
adjective (athletics)- (of races) over a long or medium distance
- (of athletes) competing in long-distance or middle-distance races
transitive verb- To place at a distance
- To hold (oneself) aloof (with from)
- To leave at a distance behind
ORIGIN: See distant disˈtanceless adjective - Not allowing a distant view (of hazy weather)
- Having no indications of distance (of pictures)
distance education or distance teaching noun The provision of educational courses, eg by television, correspondence course or electronic media, for students unable to attend in person the educational institution concerned distance learning noun The following of such educational courses go the distance - To complete what one has started (informal)
- To endure to the end of a (boxing, etc) bout
keep someone at a distance To treat someone with aloofness keep one's distance - To abstain from familiarity (with)
- To keep aloof (from)
middle distance The part of a scene between the foreground and the furthest part |