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单词 spitting distance
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Definition of spitting distance in English:

spitting distance

(US shouting distance)
noun
  • A very short distance.

    the hotel is within spitting distance of the beach
    we will only be a spitting distance away
    figurative they're within spitting distance of being decent
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There we sat for a few hours downing pints and watching live footage of what was going on within spitting distance.
    • They have also been busy removing stubborn weeds and mounds of litter - some of it deposited within spitting distance of a litter bin.
    • This unusual venue, chosen because it will look good in the photographs, is within spitting distance of Buckingham Palace.
    • I mean, hey, at least my car is parked within spitting distance of the crane.
    • Their home is within spitting distance of Barksdale Air Force Base.
    • Rome has long been a favourite holiday spot among the Irish and if you have deep pockets, you can acquire a unique apartment within spitting distance of the Colosseum.
    • Some might say that most of downtown is now getting more uptown than anything within spitting distance of Central Park.
    • All nine of them had to be within spitting distance of cities where a crew of hundreds could live.
    • Whenever a certain person comes within spitting distance, I still break out in cold sweats.
    • They spend most of their time hogging the sofas in the living area, and glaring at anyone who comes within spitting distance.
    • There are, from what I hear, about 100 wineries within spitting distance of here.
    • She hadn't yet noticed Reeh and Michelle sitting within spitting distance of her.
    • We got within spitting distance of Lewisham and then the train broke down.
    • We also stopped off at Jersey's Living Legends Village which was spitting distance from our hotel.
    • Anyway, not living within spitting distance of other bloggers means you're not going to bump into them in the town centre.
    • It sure is cold, but you kind of expect that when you're within spitting distance of Russia and the sea freezes!
    • There are several other businesses here within spitting distance of each other.
    • There are far, far better places within spitting distance.
    • He told the Evening Press that people visiting York could not believe how buildings within spitting distance of the city centre could be in such a state.
    • Now my brother was telling me we'd grown up within spitting distance of a nuclear dump.
    Synonyms
    near, adjacent, in close proximity, close at hand, near at hand
 
 

Definition of spitting distance in US English:

spitting distance

(US shouting distance)
noun
  • A very short distance.

    the hotel is within spitting distance of the beach
    we will only be a spitting distance away
    figurative they're within spitting distance of being decent
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Now my brother was telling me we'd grown up within spitting distance of a nuclear dump.
    • There are several other businesses here within spitting distance of each other.
    • There are far, far better places within spitting distance.
    • They spend most of their time hogging the sofas in the living area, and glaring at anyone who comes within spitting distance.
    • There are, from what I hear, about 100 wineries within spitting distance of here.
    • Their home is within spitting distance of Barksdale Air Force Base.
    • Whenever a certain person comes within spitting distance, I still break out in cold sweats.
    • Anyway, not living within spitting distance of other bloggers means you're not going to bump into them in the town centre.
    • We also stopped off at Jersey's Living Legends Village which was spitting distance from our hotel.
    • This unusual venue, chosen because it will look good in the photographs, is within spitting distance of Buckingham Palace.
    • We got within spitting distance of Lewisham and then the train broke down.
    • It sure is cold, but you kind of expect that when you're within spitting distance of Russia and the sea freezes!
    • Some might say that most of downtown is now getting more uptown than anything within spitting distance of Central Park.
    • They have also been busy removing stubborn weeds and mounds of litter - some of it deposited within spitting distance of a litter bin.
    • I mean, hey, at least my car is parked within spitting distance of the crane.
    • Rome has long been a favourite holiday spot among the Irish and if you have deep pockets, you can acquire a unique apartment within spitting distance of the Colosseum.
    • There we sat for a few hours downing pints and watching live footage of what was going on within spitting distance.
    • All nine of them had to be within spitting distance of cities where a crew of hundreds could live.
    • She hadn't yet noticed Reeh and Michelle sitting within spitting distance of her.
    • He told the Evening Press that people visiting York could not believe how buildings within spitting distance of the city centre could be in such a state.
    Synonyms
    near, adjacent, in close proximity, close at hand, near at hand
 
 
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