in the not too distant future• Wilder thinks there will be a black presidentin the not too distant future.• Afterwards, Mr. Reynolds announced that the President would be visiting Ireland in the not too distant future.• The latter is already yieldingfresh produce and fresh fruit is expected from the orchardin the not too distant future.• This, and similar organisations, may well become agents of environmental change in the not too distant future.
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(1300-1400)Latindistans, present participle of distare“to stand apart”, from stare“to stand”
1far away in space空間上遙遠VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤be, sound遙遠;聽起來遙遠▸➤become, grow變得越來越遠◇The sound of the engine was growing more and more distant.引擎的響聲越來越遠。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常遙遠▸➤far (literary) 遠在天邊◇in far distant lands在很遠很遠的地方➤relatively相對比較遠▸➤increasingly越來越遠▸➤geographically, physically地理上/實際相隔遙遠◇geographically distant areas of the world世界上地理位置相隔遙遠的地區PREPOSITION➤from遠離⋯◇The stars are more distant from the earth than the sun.星星比太陽離地球更為遙遠。PHRASES➤two miles distant, three days distant, etc.兩英里遠、相差三天等◇These sites were often several miles distant from each other.這些場地之間往往有幾英里遠。distant
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2far away in time時間上久遠VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be久遠ADVERB➤impossibly不可思議地久遠◇The medieval mind can seem impossibly distant.中世紀的思想似乎遙不可及。➤historically歷史上久遠PHRASES➤in the far distant future在遙遠的將來▸➤in the not too distant future, in the not too distant past在不太遙遠的將來/過去◇In the not too distant future, we may witness the cloning of human beings.在不太遙遠的將來,我們可能會看到克隆人。➤the dim and distant past (BrE) 模糊而遙遠的過去◇stories from the dim and distant past遙遠過去的故事distant
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3not friendly/not paying attention不友好;不關注VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be, feel, look, seem, sound確實/覺得/似乎/顯得/聽上去疏遠◇He felt oddly distant from her.他覺得莫名其妙地跟她疏遠了。➤become, grow變得疏遠▸➤remain保持距離▸➤find sb覺得某人冷淡ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/十分疏遠➤increasingly越來越疏遠◇Their relationship has grown increasingly distant in recent years.近幾年來,他們的關係變得越來越疏遠。➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略微冷淡▸➤oddly, strangely莫名地/古怪地疏離◇Even his children found him strangely distant and impersonal.連他的孩子們也覺得他莫名地疏離,沒有人情味。➤emotionally情感上疏離PHRASES➤cold and distant冷淡疏遠◇When they met, he was very cold and distant.他們見面時,他十分冷淡疏遠。