far away in space or time
遥远的;久远的
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distant parts of the world 世界上遥远的地方
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I remember that distant afternoon.
我记得很久之前的那个下午。
[predic.](after a measurement)at a specified distance
在特定距离之外的
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the star is 30,000 light years distant from Earth 这颗行星远离地球三万光年
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the town lay half a mile distant.
该镇位于半英里外。
(of a sound)faint or vague because far away
(声音)远处传来的;隐约的
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the distant bark of some farm dog .远处传来的农家犬吠声。
〈喻〉 相似程度不大的;(关系)疏远的
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a distant acquaintance .一位认识但不太熟的人。
[attrib.](of a person)not closely related
远亲的
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a distant cousin of the King .国王的远房表亲。
(of a person)not intimate; cool or reserved
(人)不亲密的;冷淡的;矜持的
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his children found him strangely distant 他的孩子发现他很奇怪地变得冷淡了
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she and my father were
distant with each other .她和我父亲关系冷淡。
remote; abstracted
恍惚的;心不在焉的
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a distant look in his eyes .他迷离的眼神。
"late Middle English: from Latin