distant

英['distənt]美['distənt]

a.
1.(时间或空间)远隔的，遥远的，久远的，远处的
2.远亲的，远房的
3.不太友好，不太热情
4.心不在焉，出神的，恍惚的

名　词：distance

副　词：dis'tantly

同：	[a.] aloof, remote, removed, upstage
反：	[a.] close

distant，far，remote

这些形容词都含有“远的”之意。
distant语意最强，强调距离。
far除特殊情况外，侧重长距离。也可用作引申意义。
remote侧重指离中心地有利的地方很远。

America's humiliation in that distant enterprise was seen as an object lesson in the immorality of America's postwar world leadership.
美国在这场遥远的战争中所遭受的耻辱被看成是美国在领导战后世界中倒行逆施而应得的一场公正的教训。收藏
The most distant object for which an image can be formed on the retina is then nearer than infinity
这时，能成象在视网膜上的最远物体比无穷远近。收藏
A person with good eyesight can distinguish distant objects
眼力好的人能看清远处的物体。收藏
The distant rumbling of guns awoke us.
远处轰隆的炮声把我们吵醒。收藏
The distant crackle of machine gun fire
远处传来的机关枪声收藏

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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
[反] close
far apart in relevance or relationship
- a distant cousin
- a distant likeness
[反] close

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