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nounverb a short/long distance短距离；长距离 the distance of the earth from the sun太阳到地球的距离 a distance of 200 kilometres200 公里的距离 What’s the distance between New York City and Boston/from New York City to Boston?纽约市离波士顿有多远？ In the US, distance is measured in miles. 在美国，测量距离以英里作单位。 The beach is within walking distance of my house (= you can walk there easily). 海滩离我家很近，走几步路就到了。 Paul has to drive very long distances as part of his job. 保罗不得不长途驾车，这是他工作的一部分。 Our parents live some distance away (= quite far away). 我们的父母住的地方相当远。 Distance is no problem on the Internet. 在互联网上距离根本不是问题。 You'll never get the ball in from that distance. 你绝不可能从那么远的地方把球投进去。 The distance between fashion and art remains as great as ever. 时尚与艺术之间的差别之大依然如故。 The government is keen to put some distance between itself and these events (= show that there is no connection between them). 政府急于表示自身与这些事件无关。 (British English) Eddie is, by some distance (= by a great amount), the funniest character in the show. 埃迪显然是这个节目中最有趣的人物。 There was a growing distance between the two sides of the family. The coldness and distance in her voice took me by surprise. 她话语中透出的冷淡和疏远使我感到意外。 She had loved him at a distance for years. 她曾经暗恋他好多年。 Nobody thought he would last 15 rounds, but he went the full distance. 谁都以为他坚持不到 15 个回合，可是他却打完了全场。 We saw lights in the distance. 我们看到了远处的点点灯光。 Alice stood staring into the distance. 艾丽斯站着凝视远方。 Five miles of sand stretched away into the distance. The manager prefers to keep employees at a distance. She was warned to keep her distance from Charles if she didn't want to get hurt. 有人告诫她说，如果不想受到伤害，就离查尔斯远一点。 We live within spitting distance of the bus station. The beach is within striking distance. 海滩近在咫尺。 The cat was now within striking distance of the duck. 此时，猫就在可攻击鸭子的距离内。 Allow for greater braking distances when pulling a loaded trailer. At a distance it is difficult to make out the detail on the building. He felt a sense of distance from the others. He moved a short distance up the valley. He was gradually closing the distance between himself and the other runners. I could just see the hills in the far distance. I kept a comfortable distance behind the van. In the distance was a small town. It is very difficult to judge distances in the desert. It’s quite a good distance to the nearest town. Nobody thought he would last 15 rounds but he went the full distance. 谁都以为他坚持不到 15 个回合，可是他却打完了全场。 She followed them at a discreet distance. She sprinted the entire distance. Sociologists must maintain critical distance from the ideas of society at any particular time. The Open University offers a wide range of distance learning programmes. The arch spans a distance of 285 feet. The bars are within walking distance. The cat sat and watched us from a safe distance. The cat was now within striking distance of the duck. 此时，猫就在可攻击鸭子的距离内。 The house is a short distance away from the bus station. The leaders in the race were a considerable distance ahead. The moors stretched away into the blue distance. The people travel vast distances to find food. The road stretches off into the distance. The sound can be heard over a distance of more than five miles. The spacecraft has the ability to traverse great distances. The town is a considerable distance from the coast. The town is situated at a distance of twenty miles from Oxford. The young birds were soon flying distances of 200 feet or more. These immigrants face problems of geographical distance and cultural isolation. These immigrants face problems of physical distance. Visitors can only view the painting from a distance of three metres. We admired the palace from a distance. We came within spitting distance of winning the cup. What’s the distance between London and Edinburgh? When launching a kick it is essential to be at the correct distance from your opponent. a champion distance swimmer a long-distance runner children living within a certain distance of the school the average distance covered during pursuits by cheetahs the distance from our house to the school to have good distance vision He worried about the increasing distance between his children and himself. When he retired, he tried to distance himself from politics. 退休后，他便尽量使自己置身于政治之外。 It's not always easy for nurses to distance themselves emotionally. 对护士来说，使自己不动感情有时并不容易。 The company has tried to distance itself from the remarks made by some of its employees. |