distant
adj
ˈdɪstənt
adj
1
FAR AWAY
远处的
far
away
in
space
or
time
遥远的，远处的; 久远的
the
sound
of
distant
gunfire
远处的炮火声
Her
honeymoon
seemed
a
distant
memory
.
她的蜜月似乎成了遥远的记忆。
That
affair
was
in
the
dim
and
distant
past
(=a
long
time
ago)
.
那件事已成遥远的过去了。
The
President
hopes
to
visit
Ireland
in
the
not
too
distant
future
(=quite
soon)
.
总统希望在不远的将来访问爱尔兰。
[+
from
]
stars
that
are
distant
from
our
galaxy
与我们星系距离遥远的恒星
2
NOT FRIENDLY
不友好的
unfriendly
不友好的，冷淡的，疏远的
After
the
quarrel
Sue
remained
cold
and
distant.
那次争吵之后，休一直冷淡疏远。
3
NOT CONCENTRATING
心不在焉的
thinking
deeply
about
something
private,
rather
than
about
what
is
happening
around
you
心不在焉的，恍惚的，出神的
Geri
had
a
distant
look
in
her
eyes.
格里眼神恍惚。
4
RELATIVE
亲属
not
closely
related
to
you
远亲的;
only before noun 仅用于名词前
a
distant
cousin
一位远房表亲
5
distant from sth
different
from
something
or
not
closely
connected
with
it
与某物不相似，与某物联系不密切
The
reality
of
independence
was
distant
from
the
hopes
they
had
had.
独立后的现实情况与他们原先所希望的大不一样。
We
are
distantly
related
.
我们是远亲。