distant

【发音】

美 /'dɪstənt/ 英 /'dɪst(ə)nt/

【翻译】

1. adj.在远处的；疏远的

   英释:far away in space or time

【短语】

1. distant view : 远景

2. distant place : 远方

3. in the distant past : 远古

4. distant cousin : 远表兄妹

5. distant control : 遥控

【例句】

1. the sound of distant gunfire

   远处的炮火声

2. Her honeymoon seemed a distant memory.

   她的蜜月似乎成了遥远的记忆。

3. That affair was in the dim and distant past (= a long time ago ) .

   那件事已成为遥远的过去了。

4. The President hopes to visit Ireland in the not too distant future (= quite soon ) .

   总统希望在不久的将来访问爱尔兰。

5. After the quarrel Sue remained cold and distant.

   那次争吵之后，休一直冷淡疏远。

【真题例句】

1. (2008.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...Both of these radio forms allow listeners to tune in stations that are more distant than the local stations they could receive in the past...

【同、近义词】

1. adj.遥远的；冷漠的；远隔的

   remote/faraway/

【同根词】

1. adv

   distantly : 远离地；疏远地；冷淡地

2. n

   distance : 距离；远方；疏远；间隔

3. vt

   distance : 疏远；把…远远甩在后面