distance
- IPA[ˈdɪst(ə)ns]
英式
- the length of the space between two points；the condition of being far off; remoteness
- make (someone or something) far off or remote in position or nature；declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of (someone or something)
verb: distance, 3rd person present: distances, gerund or present participle: distancing, past tense: distanced, past participle: distanced
noun: distance, plural noun: distances
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- 相關詞
- 片語
名詞
- 1. the length of the space between two points I cycled the short distance home you may have to walk long distances 同義詞
- ▪ the condition of being far off; remoteness distance makes things look small 同義詞
- ▪ a far-off point watching them from a distance
- ▪ the more remote part of what is visible or discernible I heard police sirens in the distance they sped off into the distance
- ▪ an interval of time the sort of goal which remains in the memory even at a distance of six years
- 2. the full length of a race he claimed the 100 m title in only his second race over the distance
- ▪ British a space of more than twenty lengths between two finishers in a race he stormed home by a distance in the Handicap Chase
- ▪ British a length of 240 yards from the winning post on a racecourse.
- ▪ North American the distance from the winning post which a horse must have reached when the winner finishes in order to qualify for a subsequent heat.
- ▪ the scheduled length of a fight he has won his first five fights inside the distance
- 3. the avoidance of familiarity; reserve a mix of warmth and distance makes a good neighbour 同義詞 反義詞
動詞
- 1. make (someone or something) far off or remote in position or nature her mother wished to distance her from the rough village children
- ▪ declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of (someone or something) he sought to distance himself from the proposals
- 2. North American beat (a horse) by a distance.
- physical distance maintained between individuals in order to avoid catching or transmitting an ... we paid attention to public health messages on social distance, hand washing, and face covering people coughing or sneezing should stay indoors or keep a social distance
- limit physical closeness and contact with other people, especially in order to avoid catching ... she wore a mask and kept herself six feet apart from others in order to social distance
Oxford American Dictionary
- physical distance maintained between individuals in order to avoid catching or transmitting an ... we paid attention to public health messages on social distance, hand washing, and face covering people coughing or sneezing should stay indoors or keep a social distance
- limit physical closeness and contact with other people, especially in order to avoid catching ... she wore a mask and kept herself six feet apart from others in order to social distance
Oxford Dictionary
- travelling or operating between distant places: a long-distance lorry driver long-distance phone calls
- between distant places: travelling long distance
Oxford Dictionary
- traveling or operating between distant places: a long-distance truck driver long-distance phone calls
- between distant places: traveling long distance
Oxford American Dictionary
- the part of a real or painted landscape between the foreground and the background: I spied in the middle distance a cluster of buildings
Oxford Dictionary
- the part of a real or painted landscape between the foreground and the background: I spied in the middle distance a cluster of buildings
Oxford American Dictionary
- a method of studying in which lectures are broadcast or classes are conducted by correspondence ...
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- the approximate distance traveled before coming to a complete stop when the brakes are applied ...
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- IPA[ˈdist(ə)ns]
美式
- an amount of space between two things or people: I bicycled the short distance home the distance between front and rear wheels
- make (someone or something) far off or remote in position or nature: her mother wished to distance her from the rough village children
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