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。