distant

['distənt]

adj.疏远的, 遥远的, 远房的, 陌生的, 远行的

a.

1. 远的; 久远的; 远离的[(+from)]

The sun is distant from the earth.

太阳距地球很遥远。

2. 非近亲的, 远亲的[B]

He is my distant relative.

他是我的远房亲戚。

3. 冷淡的, 疏远的

She's always very distant with Ann.

她对安妮总是很冷淡。

4. 隐约的, 模糊的

词形变化

副词: distantly |

词义辨析

同义:

a.(久)远的

remote  afar  abroad  out-of-the-way  far-away  far-off

a.远隔的

separate  apart  distinct  disparate

a.稀疏的

faint  obscure  slight

a.冷淡的

reticent  aloof  frigid  uncordial  unfriendly  unneighbourly  unapproachable  cold  reserved  

同义参见:

retiring  abstracted  aerial  back  far  frosty  

反义:

a.远的; 久远的; 疏远的

near  close  

英英释义

形容词 distant:

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

far apart in relevance or relationship

remote in manner

同义词：aloof, upstage

separate or apart in time

同义词：remote, removed

apart in space

同义词：remote

补充

distantdistant英:[ˈdistənt] 美:[ˈdɪstənt]adj.1.(时间或空间)远隔的, 遥远的That is a distant country.那是一个遥远的国度。It happened in the distant past.此事发生在遥远的过去。The airport is ten miles distant.机场离此地有十英里远。The village is rather distant from here.小村离这里还相当远。2.远亲的She is a distant cousin.她是我的远房表妹。3.不太友好, 不太热情Her manner was rather distant.她的态度相当冷淡。He remained distant from the people he worked with.他对同事们始终敬而远之。

例句

1. Last summer's drought is a distant memory.去年夏天的干旱已成为久远的记忆。 2. The mountains rolled away to a distant horizon.群山连绵, 一直延伸到远方的地平线。 3. a novel set in the distant future以遥远的未来为背景的小说 4. They had been lovers once, in a distant past.很久以前, 他们曾是恋人。 5. There is little doubt, however, that things will improve in the not-too-distant future.不过, 毫无疑问的是, 情况会在近期好转。 6. He's a distant relative of the mayor.他是市长的远房亲戚。 7. They were distant cousins.他们是远房表亲。 8. He is direct and courteous but distant.他直截了当而且彬彬有礼, 但是态度冷淡。 9. I thought my parents were distant and unloving.我以为我的父母冷漠没有爱心。 10. There was a distant look in her eyes.她眼中流露出疏远的神情。 11. distant parts of the world.世界上遥远的地方。 12. I remember that distant afternoon.我记得很久之前的那个下午。 13. the star is 30,000 light years distant from Earth.这颗行星远离地球三万光年。 14. the town lay half a mile distant.该镇位于半英里外。 15. the distant bark of some farm dog.远处传来农家的犬吠声。 16. a distant acquaintance.一位认识但不太熟的人。 17. a distant cousin of the King.国王的远房表亲。 18. his children found him strangely distant.他的孩子发现他很奇怪地变得冷淡了。 19. she and my father were distant with each other.她和我父亲关系冷淡。 20. a distant look in his eyes.他迷离的眼神。 21. travel to distant parts of the world到天涯海角去 22. in the not-too-distant future (= quite soon)在不远的将来 23. a distant cousin一位远房的表亲 24. He has a rather distant manner and it's hard to get to know him well.他态度冷淡，别人很难跟他熟稔。 25. She had a distant look in her eyes and clearly wasn't listening to me.她眼神中若有所思，显然没有在听我说话。 26. astronomers studying distant galaxies研究遥远星系的天文学家 27. They visited all sorts of distant [=far-off] places.他们到各种偏远的地方游览过。 28. He finished the race a distant second. [=he was the second person to finish the race but he was far behind the winner]他第二个跑完全程，但远落后于冠军。 29. The town is about 30 miles distant. [=(more commonly) away]小镇在大约30英里以外。 30. "In the distant past, dinosaurs roamed the earth."在遥远的过去，恐龙曾徜徉于地球。 31. The day I left home is now a distant memory.我离家的日子现在已经成了遥远的记忆。 32. the distant future遥远的未来 33. We're expecting major changes in the not too distant future. [=soon]我们期待着在不久的将来有大的变化。 34. She's a distant cousin of mine.她是我的远房表姐。 35. Some of my more distant relatives still live there.我的一些远房亲戚还住在那里。 36. His mind drifted to distant thoughts.他思绪游移，出现恍惚的念头。 37. I remember when the restaurant's opening was nothing more than a distant possibility.我记得当时饭店开张的可能性近乎渺茫。 38. She has a distant look in her eye. [=the look on her face shows that she is thinking about something that is not related to what is happening now]她显出心不在焉的神情。 39. People did not like her distant manner.人们不喜欢她冷淡的举止。 40. He was cold and distant.他冷淡又拒人于千里之外。 41. The values of that time seem very distant [=different] from our own.那时候的价值观与我们现在的大不相同。 42. I remember the dim and distant past when the town was much smaller.我依稀记得当时这个镇子小得多。 43. We are distantly related to each other.我们是远亲。 44. She stared distantly out the window.她盯着窗外远处。