| 单词 | distant |
| 释义 | distant adj. 1. a far away in space or time. b (usu. predic.; often foll. by from) at a specified distance (three miles distant from them). 2. remote or far apart in position, time, resemblance, etc. (a distant prospect; a distant relation; a distant likeness). 3. not intimate; reserved; cool (a distant bow). 4. remote; abstracted (a distant stare). 5. faint, vague (he was a distant memory to her). Phrases and idioms distant early warning US a radar system for the early detection of a missile attack. distant signal Railways a railway signal preceding a home signal to give warning. Derivatives distantly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF distant or L distant- part. stem of distare: see DISTANCE |
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