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distance

Word family 
dis·tance1 /ˈdɪstəns/ ●●● S2 W2 noun
1  amount of space 距離 [countableC, uncountableU]DISTANCE the amount of space between two places or things 距離，間距
distance from/between
the distance from Chicago to Detroit
芝加哥到底特律的距離
Measure the distance between the two points.
量出兩點之間的距離。
The cottage is some distance (=quite a long distance) from the road.
小屋離開大路有些距離。
at a distance of 2 feet/10 metres etc
A shark can smell blood at a distance of half a kilometer.
鲨魚能在半公裏外聞到血腥味。
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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: 在日常英語中,談論距離時,人們常用 how far 或 a long/short way 等,而不用名詞 distance
What is the distance from Chicago to Detroit? → How far is it from Chicago to Detroit?
芝加哥離底特律有多遠？ | The cottage is some distance from the road. → The cottage is a long way from the road. 小屋到大路有些距離。
2  far away 遙遠 [singular] used to talk about a situation when something is far away from you in space or time 〔距離的〕遙遠；〔時間的〕久遠，間隔
in the distance
Church bells rang in the distance (=they were far away).
遠處教堂的鐘聲響起。
at/from a distance
We watched from a distance.
我們從遠處觀看。
3  unfriendly feeling 不友好的感情 [singular]UNFRIENDLY a situation in which two people do not have a close friendly relationship 〔兩人關系的〕疏遠，冷淡
distance between
There was still a distance between me and my father.
我和父親之間仍然有些疏遠。
4  keep your distance 
a) to stay far enough away from someone or something to be safe 保持距離
A lighthouse on the cliff warns ships to keep their distance.
懸崖上的燈塔警告船只保持距離。
b) (also keep somebody at a distance) to avoid becoming too friendly with someone 和某人保持距離
The neighbours tend to keep their distance.
鄰居們往往會有意識地保持距離。
Examples from the Corpus
keep your distance• Sometimes Fate tiptoes 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 shy girl keeping 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 nesting birds.
5  go the (full) distance informalDS to finish something you have started 堅持到底
Do you think Greg will go the distance this time?
你覺得格雷格這次會堅持到底嗎？
Examples from the Corpus
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 distance alone, rest assured his answer will be no.• Along the way pilots take photographs of certain landmarks to prove they've gone the distance.• Steve Kemp and I became involved in a marathon match which went the full distance.• For those who went the distance it was time to reflect on their achievement.
→ long-distance, middle distance
 COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
a long/great/considerable distance 長長的/很長的/相當長的距離
The sound of guns seemed a long distance away.
炮聲似乎非常遙遠。
a short distance 近距離
I quickly walked the short distance to the car.
我快步走到不遠的車子跟前。
a safe distance (=enough space to be safe) 安全距離
You should keep a safe distance from the car in front.
你應當與前面的車保持安全距離。
some distance (=quite a long distance) 有些距離
He heard a scream some distance away.
他聽到遠處傳來一聲尖叫。
vast distances 遙遠的距離
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) 制動距離
nWhat’s the stopping distance at 30 miles an hour?
verbs
travel a great/long etc distance 走很長的距離
In some countries children must travel great distances to school each day.
在一些國家,小孩子每天必須走很遠的路去上學。
measure the distance between things 測量物體間的距離
Now we are able to measure the distances between the planets.
現在我們能夠測出行星間的距離。
judge distances (=judge how much space there is between things) 判斷距離
nAnimals that hunt can judge distances very well.
phrases
within (easy) walking distance (=near enough to walk to easily) 在步行距離之内
There are lots of restaurants within walking distance.
有許多餐廳步行即可到達。
within travelling/commuting/driving distance of something (=near enough to make travel to or from a place possible) 與某物的距離在出行/上下班乘車/開車方便的距離之内
The job was not within travelling distance of my home.
這份工作離我家路程太遠。
within striking distance of something (=not far from something, especially something you are going to attack) 在離某物不遠的距離内〔尤指可攻擊的範圍内〕
nTheir troops had advanced to within striking distance of the town.
within spitting distance informal (=very near something) 在很近的距離之内
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.
Examples from the Corpus
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 social mobility does not entail high levels of long distance spatial mobility.• Maskelyne took up, then embraced, then came to personify the lunar distance method.• It is still possible to trace its water courses, some distance from Awre, close to Hall Farm.• 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 prevent detection; 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 clear surface would have been encountered some distance below the clouds.• Ellingwood drove beside the track for some distance, not telling Jimmy where they were headed.• Once at sea level, smooth soapstone slabs 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.
at/from a distance• And you could hear them coming from a distance.• It had looked kind of cute, from a distance.• On the screen, two cowboys were exchanging rifle fire at a distance of thirty meters or so.• I've seen him at a distance, I've seen him in bad light.• The solar wind loses its identity in the interstellar medium at a distance no less than that of the outer planets.• Later in the evening, a pack of coyotes surrounds us from a distance for a soulful evening howl.• The spectators may go to a specific sports event, or watch at a distance on television.• Abdul-Rauf is again demonstrating just how difficult it is for the twain to meet, or even wave from a distance.
distance between• There was still a certain distance between me and my father.• The economic distance between rich 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（與…）保持距離，撇清自己（和…）的關系
The UNO has firmly distanced itself from the anti-government movement.
聯合鄰裏組織堅決撇清和這場反政府運動的關系。
Examples from the Corpus
distance yourself (from something)• For that reason, abstract art 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 try distancing yourself from me by calling me Mr Calder.• It is another for the Prime Minister 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?
Examples from the Corpus
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 rumpus John Major 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.

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