| 单词 | distance |
| 释义 | distancedistancesdistancedistance1 /ˈdɪstəns/ noun1[uncountable and countable] the amount of space between two places or thingsdistance from/betweenWhat’s the distance from London to Harlow?伦敦和哈洛相距多远？the distance between two carscar两辆车之间的距离at a distance of 20 feet/30 metres etcI followed at a distance of about 10 metres.followmetre我保持约十米左右的距离跟在后面。within walking/travelling/commuting distance (=near enough to walk or travel to)The school is within easy walking distance.bewalk学校很近﹐走几步就到了。2[singular] a place that is far awayin the distanceI heard bells ringing in the distance.hearbellring我听到远处的铃声在响。at/from a distanceWe watched from a safe distance.watch我们在一个安全的距离外观看。 ➔ long-distancePhraseskeep your distance1to stay far enough away to be safe: The dogs looked fierce, so I kept my distance.doglookkeep那些狗看上去很凶狠﹐所以我保持着距离。2to avoid becoming too friendly with someone: He tends to keep his distance from employees.tendemployee他往往和雇员保持距离。COLLOCATIONS: distanceadjectivesa long/great distancePeople now drive longer distances each day.longdistancea short distanceMy house is just a short distance from here.besome distance (=quite a long distance)His parents live some distance away.parenta safe distance (=enough space to be safe)Keep a safe distance from the edge of the cliff.vast distancesThe aircraft is able to carry huge loads over vast distances.beloaddistanceverbsto travel a great/long etc distanceThey travel long distances to find work.distanceto measure the distanceMeasure the distance between the two walls.wallto judge distances (=to judge how much space there is between things)Animals that hunt can judge distances very well.animaldistance |
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