| 单词 | distantly |
| 释义 | distantly (dɪstəntli ) 1. adverb [also ADV -ed] Distantly means very far away. [literary] They were too distantly seated for any conversation. Distantly, to her right, she could make out the town of Chiffa. 2. adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb] If you are distantly aware of something or if you distantly remember it, you are aware of it or remember it, but not very strongly. She became distantly aware that the light had grown brighter. This is the conversation she now distantly remembers. 3. graded adverb [ADVERB after verb] If you do or say something distantly, you do it without showing much emotion or involvement, for example because you are thinking about something else or because you do not care. `Enjoy your travels!' the captain said, nodding politely but distantly. 4. See also distant Collocations: distantly related This one's a meal in a bowl; thick and colourful, distantly related to mulligatawny with a hint of curry. Times, Sunday Times It's only distantly related to shepherd's pie and provides the all-important comfort-food factor with just enough spin to excite the jaded palate. Times, Sunday Times Grasshoppers are an entirely different order of insects, meaning that they are as distantly related to treehoppers as beetles. Smithsonian Insider The three species are only distantly related, suggesting that all tarantula feet are likely to produce similar silk threads. Times, Sunday Times Who knows what these three-and-ahalf square miles of rock will reveal next about our ancient and distantly related cousins. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 遥远地 Japanese: 遠くに |
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