distant
英 ['dɪst(ə)nt]
美['dɪstənt]
- adj. 遥远的；冷漠的；远隔的；不友好的，冷淡的
英英释意
- 1. separated in space or time or coming from or going to a distance;
- "the distant past"
- "distant villages"
- "the sound of distant traffic"
- "a distant sound"
- "a distant telephone call"
- 2. far apart in relevance or relationship;
- "a distant cousin"
- "a distant likeness"
- 3. remote in manner;
- "stood apart with aloof dignity"
- "a distant smile"
- "he was upstage with strangers"
- 4. far distant in time;
- "distant events"
- "the remote past or future"
- "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times"
- 5. far distant in space;
- "distant lands"
- "remote stars"
- "a remote outpost of civilization"
- "a hideaway far removed from towns and cities"