1 [C,U] the amount of space between two places or things 距离:
The map tells you the distances between the major cities.这地图标明大城市之间的距离。We can walk home from here, it's no distance (= it isn't far).我们可以从这里走回家,路不远。The house is within walking distance of the shops.房子离商店不远,走路就到。
2 [sing] a point that is a long way from sb/sth 远处:
At this distance I can't read the number on the bus.距离这么远,我看不清公共汽车的号码。From a distance the village looks quite attractive.从远处看,村庄的景色相当宜人。
in the distance far away 在远处:
I could just see Paul in the distance.我只能看到保罗在远处。keep your distance to stay away from sb/sth 疏远;保持距离:
Rachel's got a bad cold so I'm keeping my distance until she gets better.雷切尔得了重感冒,因此在她病情好转前,我要跟她保持距离。within striking distance→STRIKE²
distance²
/ˈdɪstəns ||; ˈdɪstəns/verb
[T] distance yourself from sb/sth to become less involved or connected with sb/sth 与…疏远:
She was keen to distance herself from the views of her colleagues.她急于表示自己与同事的意见不同。
distance1/ˋdIstəns; ˈdIstəns/n 1 [C,U] the amount of space between two places or things 距离﹐间距: +from/between What's the distance from London to Harlow? 伦敦和哈洛相距多远?the distance between two cars 两辆车之间的距离My house is just a short distance from here. 我家离这儿不远。a long distance walk 长距离步行at a distance of I followed at a distance of about 10 metres. 我保持约十米左右的距离跟在后面。within walking/driving/commuting distance (=near enough to walk to, drive to etc) 步行/开车/上下班乘车的距离 The school is within easy walking distance. 学校很近﹐走几步就到了。2 [singular 单数] a place that is far away 远处: in the distance I heard bells ringing in the distance. 我听到远处的铃声在响。at/from a distance We watched from a safe distance. 我们在一个安全的距离外观看。3 keep your distancea) to stay far enough away to be safe 保持距离: The dogs looked fierce, so I kept my distance. 那些狗看上去很凶狠﹐所以我保持着距离。b) to avoid becoming too friendly with someone 避免〔和某人〕太亲近: He tends to keep his distance from employees. 他往往和雇员保持距离。LONG-DISTANCE
distance2v distance yourself to say that you are not involved with someone or something 使自己与〔某人或某事〕无关: The party is distancing itself from its violent past. 该党要和自己充满暴力的过去保持距离。
distancedistancedistancesdistanceddistancingnoun1how far it is from one place to another place: It's a short distance from my house to the station. We usually measure distance in miles or kilometres.2a place that is far from somebody or something: From a distance, he looks quite young. I could see a light in the distance.