| 单词 | long-distance |
| 释义 | long-distance (once / 4531 pages) adj Something long-distance occurs between two points that are very far away from each other. A long-distance truck driver has a route that takes her many miles from one city to another. A long-distance phone call is one that you make between two distant places, like Kansas City and Mumbai; and a long-distance relationship is one in which the two people live in different cities, like Seattle and Dallas. A long-distance runner, as opposed to a sprinter, takes part in marathons and other long races. In 1884, this adjective first began describing telephone calls — it's since become less common to use it this way. WORD FAMILYlong-distance USAGE EXAMPLESProject ECHO’s long-distance training for physicians, their assistants and nurse practitioners mimics the mentoring that interns and residents receive at elite urban hospitals. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) The efforts are at once foreign and familiar, a mysterious, long-distance mirror of our own desperate cultural moment. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) But when I’m on the road, the physical challenge of long-distance running is amplified by a lack of motivation. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) 1adj covering a long distance a long-distance runner a long-distance freight train she ran off with a long-distance truck driver Syn distant separated in space or coming from or going to a distance 2adj of or relating to or being a long-distance telephone call a long-distance call a long-distance transmission line a long-distance operator |
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