1amount of space 距离 [countableC, uncountableU]DISTANCE the amount of space between two places or things 距离,间距
distance from/between
the distance from Chicago to Detroit
芝加哥到底特律的距离
Measure the distance between the two points.
量出两点之间的距离。
The cottage is some distance (=quite a long distance) from the road.
小屋离开大路有些距离。
at a distance of 2 feet/10 metres etc
A shark can smell blood at a distance of half a kilometer.
鲨鱼能在半公里外闻到血腥味。
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In everyday English, when talking about how far something is, people often use an expression such as how far or a long/short way rather than the noun distance: 在日常英语中,谈论距离时,人们常用 how far 或 a long/short way 等,而不用名词 distance
What is the distance from Chicago to Detroit? → How far is it from Chicago to Detroit? 芝加哥离底特律有多远? | The cottage is some distance from the road. → The cottage is a long way from the road. 小屋到大路有些距离。
2far away 遥远 [singular] used to talk about a situation when something is far away from you in space or time 〔距离的〕遥远;〔时间的〕久远,间隔
in the distance
Church bells rang in the distance (=they were far away).
远处教堂的钟声响起。
at/from a distance
We watched from a distance.
我们从远处观看。
3unfriendly feeling 不友好的感情 [singular]UNFRIENDLY a situation in which two people do not have a close friendlyrelationship 〔两人关系的〕疏远,冷淡
distance between
There was still a distance between me and my father.
我和父亲之间仍然有些疏远。
4keep your distance
a)to stay far enough away from someone or something to be safe 保持距离
A lighthouse on the cliff warns ships to keep their distance.
悬崖上的灯塔警告船只保持距离。
b) (also keep somebody at a distance) to avoid becoming too friendly with someone 和某人保持距离
The neighbours tend to keep their distance.
邻居们往往会有意识地保持距离。
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keep your distance• SometimesFatetiptoes discreetly at the margins of our lives, averting her eyes and keeping her distance.• I saw him later, standing at a meeting of walls, a shygirlkeeping her distance.• It is easy to see it now in the way labor has kept its distance from the plant-closing movement.• Over the years I have kept my distance from the white women's movement.• Ruth kept her distance from him but she could do nothing about the wretched aura that surrounded him.• Burgess says such activities increase the danger that sharks will lose the respect for humans that mostly makes them keep their distance.• Shots were fired into the air to force the police to keep their distance.• Police warned the public to keep their distance if they saw a man fitting this description.• Men tend to keep their children at more of a distance than women.• At first we kept our distance.• Stick to the paths, and make sure you keep your distance from nestingbirds.
5go the (full) distanceinformalDS to finish something you have started 坚持到底
Do you think Greg will go the distance this time?
你觉得格雷格这次会坚持到底吗?
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go the (full) distance• Either can go the distance, but one is ever-so-much more delightful.• Physically the Decimax should go the distance, too.• Together, they go the distance.• But since the State is unwilling to go the distancealone, rest assured his answer will be no.• Along the way pilots take photographs of certainlandmarks to prove they've gone the distance.• Steve Kemp and I became involved in a marathonmatch which went the full distance.• For those who went the distance it was time to reflect on their achievement.
You should keep a safe distance from the car in front.
你应当与前面的车保持安全距离。
some distance (=quite a long distance) 有些距离
He heard a scream some distance away.
他听到远处传来一声尖叫。
vast distances 遥远的距离
nThe aircraft is able to carry huge loads over vast distances.
the stopping/braking distance (=how far you travel in a car after pressing the brakes) 制动距离
nWhat’s the stopping distance at 30 miles an hour?
verbs
travel a great/long etc distance 走很长的距离
In some countries children must travel great distances to school each day.
在一些国家,小孩子每天必须走很远的路去上学。
measure the distance between things 测量物体间的距离
Now we are able to measure the distances between the planets.
现在我们能够测出行星间的距离。
judge distances (=judge how much space there is between things) 判断距离
nAnimals that hunt can judge distances very well.
phrases
within (easy) walking distance (=near enough to walk to easily) 在步行距离之内
There are lots of restaurants within walking distance.
有许多餐厅步行即可到达。
within travelling/commuting/driving distance of something (=near enough to make travel to or from a place possible) 与某物的距离在出行/上下班乘车/开车方便的距离之内
The job was not within travelling distance of my home.
这份工作离我家路程太远。
within striking distance of something (=not far from something, especially something you are going to attack) 在离某物不远的距离内〔尤指可攻击的范围内〕
nTheir troops had advanced to within striking distance of the town.
within spitting distance informal (=very near something) 在很近的距离之内
nThe ball passed within spitting distance of the goal.
nput some distance between yourself and somebody/something (=go quite a long way from them)
He wanted to put some distance between himself and his pursuers.
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distance• We watched him closely from a distance.• A distance that a bird could cover in an hour might require a week to negotiate.• The result is that their high socialmobility does not entail high levels of long distancespatial mobility.• Maskelyne took up, then embraced, then came to personify the lunardistancemethod.• It is still possible to trace its water courses, some distance from Awre, close to HallFarm.• Now that there's some distance between us and the accident, it's easier to talk about.• She often asked me about the hills in the distance, beyond the moors, and wanted to ride her pony there.• At the top end of the paddock Arkle haughtily stares into the distance.• What is the distance from New York to Miami?• Measure the distance between the window and the door.• the distance between the earth and the sun
some distance• Usually the animals were spirited away some distance to preventdetection; many ended up at the Colombo slaughterhouse.• It is still possible to trace its water courses, some distance from Awre, close to Hall Farm.• If the path had crossed this line then a clearsurface would have been encounteredsome distance below the clouds.• Ellingwood drove beside the track for some distance, not telling Jimmy where they were headed.• Once at sea level, smoothsoapstoneslabs had to be traversed for some distance to reach the cliff.• Many houses some distance from the blast which was close to the nearby police station were badly damaged.• He heard a scream, some distance away.• There is clearly still some distance to go.• The church is still some distance away.
distance between• There was still a certaindistance between me and my father.• The economicdistance betweenrich and poor will only cause more trouble for society.• The distance between St. Petersburg and Moscow is 593 miles.
distance2 verb
distance yourself (from something)CONNECTED WITHto say that you are not involved with someone or something, especially to avoid being connected with them 使自己(与…)保持距离,撇清自己(和…)的关系
The UNO has firmly distanced itself from the anti-government movement.
联合邻里组织坚决撇清和这场反政府运动的关系。
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distance yourself (from something)• For that reason, abstractart has been anxious to distance itself from decoration.• But she could not distance herself from her friend's tragedy.• He no longer confides in he, as he did in the letter at the beginning, but distances himself from her.• They did so, and he began progressively to distance himself from his mentor.• Don't trydistancing yourself from me by calling me Mr Calder.• It is another for the PrimeMinister to distance herself from the policies of the government of which she is head.• He also chose to distance himself geographically.• Or should it be able, despite being owned by the State, to distance itself somewhat from political authority?
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distance• Falconer had apparently been playing with the letters of the name, breaking them up, distancing each from the other.• To many, the world in which they appear to have lived seems to have been distanced from reality.• In the ensuing political rumpusJohnMajor shamelessly distanced himself from his henchman.• He regards the trappings of power as more important than dogma, and has distanced himself from the Communists more than once.• He also chose to distance himself geographically.• Finally, Norman began to distance himself.• You must learn to distance yourself.
1amount of space between two points兩點之間的空間ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISTANCE | DISTANCE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤➤considerable, enormous, fair, good, great, huge, large, long, vast可觀的/巨大的/相當遠的/很遠的/非常遠的/很大的/極大的/很長的/遙遠的距離◇The town is a considerable distance from the coast.鎮子到海邊距離相當遠。◇It's quite a good distance to the nearest town.到最近的小鎮有好遠的路。◇The people travel vast distances to find food.人們要走很遠的路去尋找食物。➤short, small短距離;近距離▸➤reasonable適當的距離▸➤certain, given一定的距離▸➤average, mean平均/中等距離◇the average distance covered during pursuits by cheetahs獵豹追趕獵物時奔跑的平均距離➤equal等距離▸➤maximum, minimum最大/最小距離▸➤optimal, optimum最佳/最適合的距離▸➤correct, right合適的距離▸➤exact確切的距離➤estimated估計的距離▸➤full全程▸➤extra額外距離▸➤fixed固定距離➤varying不同的距離▸➤infinite無限的距離▸➤comfortable, discreet, respectful, safe舒適的/保險的/表示恭敬的/安全的距離◇The cat sat and watched us from a safe distance.那隻貓待在安全距離之外瞅着我們。➤braking, stopping制動距離◇Allow for greater stopping distances when pulling a loaded trailer.牽引載重拖車時,要留出更遠的制動距離。➤geographic, geographical, physical地理距離;物理距離◇These immigrants face problems of physical distance.這些移民面臨着地域隔閡的問題。VERB + DISTANCE➤cover, cross, go, move, travel, traverse行經⋯的距離;橫跨⋯的距離;走過⋯的距離;穿越⋯的距離◇He moved a short distance up the valley.他沿山谷往上行進了一小段距離。◇The spacecraft has the ability to traverse great distances.這個航天器能夠穿越很長距離。◇Nobody thought he would last 15 rounds but he went the full distance. (figurative) 沒人以為他能堅持下全部 15 個回合,但他做到了。➤drive, fly, swim, walk, etc.駛過、飛過、遊過、走過等⋯的距離◇The young birds were soon flying distances of 200 feet or more.雛鳥不久後就能飛行 200 英尺甚至更遠。◇She sprinted the entire distance.她全速跑完全程。➤bridge, span跨越⋯距離◇The arch spans a distance of 285 feet.該拱形結構跨越 285 英尺。➤keep, maintain保持距離◇I kept a comfortable distance behind the van.我在廂式貨車後面保持着適當的距離。➤close, shorten縮短距離◇He was gradually closing the distance between himself and the other runners.他漸漸縮短了自己與其他跑步者的距離。➤calculate, determine, measure計算/測定/測量距離▸➤estimate, gauge, judge估算/測量/判斷距離◇It is very difficult to judge distances in the desert.在沙漠裏很難判斷距離。DISTANCE + NOUN➤runner, swimmer長跑運動員;長距離游泳運動員◇a champion distance swimmer長距離游泳冠軍➤running長跑PREPOSITION➤at a distance隔開一段距離;在遠處◇She followed them at a discreet distance.她跟在他們的後面,謹慎地保持着距離。➤at a distance from離⋯有一段距離◇When launching a kick, it is essential to be at the correct distance from your opponent.踢擊對手時距離適當至關重要。➤at a distance of離⋯有一定距離◇The town is situated at a distance of twenty miles from Porto.該鎮位於離波爾圖 20 英里遠的地方。➤from a distance (of)從(⋯)遠處◇Visitors can only view the painting from a distance of three yards.參觀者只能在 3 碼之外欣賞這幅油畫。➤over a distance (of)在⋯外的距離◇The sound can be heard over a distance of more than five miles.聲音可以在 5 英里以外的地方聽到。➤within a distance不超過一定的距離◇children living within a certain distance of the school住在離學校一定距離內的孩子們➤distance away from離⋯的距離◇The house is a short distance away from the bus station.房子離公共汽車站不遠。➤distance between⋯之間的距離◇What's the distance between London and Edinburgh?倫敦和愛丁堡相隔多遠?➤distance from從⋯的距離➤distance to到⋯的距離◇the distance from our house to the school從我們家到學校的距離PHRASES➤a... distance ahead, away, apart, etc., some distance ahead, away, apart, etc.⋯距離之前、之外、之遙等;一段距離之前、之外、之遙等◇The leaders in the race were a considerable distance ahead.比賽中領跑者遙遙領先。◇A bomb exploded some distance away.一顆炸彈在一段距離外爆炸。➤within commuting distance, within driving distance, within walking distance乘坐公交/開車/步行能到達的範圍之內◇The bars are within walking distance.酒吧走着去就行。➤within shouting distance, within spitting distance, within striking distance, within touching distance (especially BrE) 近在咫尺;就在附近;在攻擊距離內;在伸手可及處◇The cat was now within striking distance of the duck.貓處在鴨子的攻擊範圍之內了。◇We came within spitting distance of winning the cup. (figurative) 我們離獲得獎杯只有一步之遙。distance
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2point a long way away/being far away遠處;遙遠ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISTANCE | DISTANCE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤far, middle遠處;較遠處◇I could just see the hills in the far distance.我僅能看見遠處的山巒。VERB + DISTANCE➤gaze (off) into, look (off) into, stare (off) into極目遠眺;向遠處看;凝望遠方➤stretch (off) into延伸到遠方◇The road stretches off into the distance.這條路一直延伸到遠方。DISTANCE + NOUN➤education, learning遠程教育/學習◇The college offers a wide range of distance-learning courses.學院開設一系列遠程學習課程。➤vision遠視力◇to have good distance vision有良好的遠視力PREPOSITION➤at a distance在遠處◇At a distance it is difficult to make out the detail on the building.從遠處難以看清建築物的細節部份。➤from a distance從遠處◇We admired the palace from a distance.我們從遠處欣賞這座宮殿。➤in the distance在遠處◇In the distance was a small town.遠處有個小鎮。distance
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3not being too closely involved不過於投入ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISTANCE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤critical, professional臨界/專業距離▸➤emotional, psychological, social感情/心理/交際距離VERB + DISTANCE➤keep, maintain保持距離◇She was warned to keep her distance from Jay if she didn't want to get hurt.她受到警告:如果不想受傷害,就應與傑伊保持距離。◇Sociologists must maintain critical distance from the ideas of society at any particular time.社會學家任何時候都必須與社會觀念保持臨界距離。PREPOSITION➤distance from和⋯之間的距離◇He felt a sense of distance from the others.他感到自己與其他人關係疏遠。PHRASES➤a sense of distance疏離感