distant

英 [ˈdɪstənt]

美 [ˈdɪstənt]

adj.  遥远的; 远处的; 久远的; 不相似的; 不同的; 远亲的; 远房的

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同义词辨析

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习惯用语

adj.

the (dim and) distant past
• 很久以前；遥远的过去
  a long time ago
• stories from the distant past
  很久以前的故事
in the not too distant future
• 在不久的将来
  not a long time in the future but fairly soon

牛津词典

adj.

• 遥远的；远处的；久远的
  far away in space or time
  1. the distant sound of music
     远处的音乐声
  2. distant stars/planets
     遥远的恒星 / 行星
  3. The time we spent together is now a distant memory.
     我们一起度过的时光现已成为久远的记忆。
  4. The airport was about 20 kilometres distant.
     机场在大约20公里远的地方。
  5. a star 30 000 light years distant from the Earth
     离地球3万光年远的一颗恒星
  6. Peace was just a distant hope (= not very likely) .
     和平只是遥不可及的希望而已。
• 不相似的；不同的
  not like sth else
  1. Their life seemed utterly distant from his own.
     他们的生活与他自己的生活似乎完全不同。
• 远亲的；远房的
  related to you but not closely
  1. a distant cousin/aunt/relative
     远房堂兄弟 / 姑母 / 亲戚
• 不友好的；冷淡的；疏远的
  not friendly; not wanting a close relationship with sb
  1. Pat sounded very cold and distant on the phone.
     从电话里听起来帕特非常冷淡和疏远。
• 心不在焉的；恍惚的；出神的
  not paying attention to sth but thinking about sth completely different
  1. There was a distant look in her eyes; her mind was obviously on something else.
     她眼神恍惚，显然心里在想着别的什么事儿。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 遥远的;远距离的
  Distantmeans very far away.
  1. The mountains rolled away to a distant horizon.
     群山向远处的地平线绵延而去。
  2. ...the war in that distant land.
     在那遥远国度的战争
• ADJ-GRADED (时间或事件)久远的
  You usedistantto describe a time or event that is very far away in the future or in the past.
  1. There is little doubt, however, that things will improve in the not too distant future...
     不过事情在不久的将来会有所改善，这几乎毋庸置疑。
  2. Last summer's drought is a distant memory.
     去年夏天的旱灾已成为遥远的记忆。
• ADJ-GRADED 远房的;远亲的
  Adistantrelative is one who you are not closely related to.
  1. He's a distant relative of the mayor...
     他是市长的一个远亲。
  2. They were distant cousins.
     他们是远房表亲。
• ADJ-GRADED 冷淡的;疏远的;不友好的
  If you describe someone asdistant, you mean that you find them cold and unfriendly.
  1. He found her cold, ice-like and distant...
     他觉得她冷若冰霜，拒人于千里之外。
  2. He is direct and courteous but distant.
     他直截了当且礼数周全，但是态度冷淡。
• ADJ-GRADED 恍惚的;心不在焉的;注意力不集中的
  If you describe someone asdistant, you mean that they are not concentrating on what they are doing because they are thinking about other things.
  1. There was a distant look in her eyes from time to time, her thoughts elsewhere.
     她眼中时时流露出心不在焉的神情，思绪已飘至别处。

英英释义

adj

• located far away spatially
  1. distant lands
  2. remote stars
  Synonym:remote
• separate or apart in time
  1. distant events
  2. the remote past or future
  Synonym:remoteremoved
• separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
  1. distant villages
  2. the sound of distant traffic
  3. a distant sound
  4. a distant telephone call
• far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
  1. a distant cousin
  2. a remote relative
  3. a distant likeness
  4. considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics
  Synonym:remote
• remote in manner
  1. stood apart with aloof dignity
  2. a distant smile
  3. he was upstage with strangers
  Synonym:aloofupstage

双语例句

• There was a distant look in her eyes from time to time, her thoughts elsewhere.
  她眼中时时流露出心不在焉的神情，思绪已飘至别处。
• They watched the sun set behind the distant dales.
  他们望着夕阳没入远处的山谷。
• He was exiled to a distant land.
  他被放逐到一个很远的地方。
• Astronomers have discovered a distant galaxy.
  天文学家们发现了一个遥远的星系。
• Last summer's drought is a distant memory.
  去年夏天的旱灾已成为遥远的记忆。
• There is little doubt, however, that things will improve in the not too distant future
  不过事情在不久的将来会有所改善，这几乎毋庸置疑。
• He's a distant relative of the mayor
  他是市长的一个远亲。
• His lectures always proceed from the close to the distant and from the elementary to the profound.
  他讲课总是由近及远，由浅入深。
• The moon is very far [ distant] from the earth.
  月球离地球很远。
• A distant song was wafted to our ears.
  远处的歌声随风飘送到我们耳中。