词组 | distance |
释义 | distance /ˈdɪstəns/ noun the amount of space between two places or thingsadjectivesa long/great/considerable distance The sound of guns seemed a long distance away.vast distances (=very long distances) The aircraft is able to carry huge loads over vast distances.a short distance I quickly walked the short distance to the car.a good distance (=quite a long distance) He was a good distance ahead of us.some distance (=quite a long distance) He heard a scream some distance away.a safe distance (=enough space to be safe) You should keep a safe distance from the car in front.a respectful distance Two members of staff were standing at a respectful distance.the right/correct distance Are you the right distance from your computer screen?the stopping/braking distance (=how far you travel in a car after pressing the brakes) What’s the stopping distance at 30 miles an hour?verbstravel a great/long etc distance In some countries children must travel great distances to school each day.cover a distance (=go a particular distance) I don’t know how he covered the distance so quickly.measure the distance between things Now we are able to measure the distances between the planets.judge/estimate a distance Animals that hunt can judge distances very well.prepositionsthe distance between sth and sth He judged the distance between the boat and the river bank wrongly.the distance from sth to sth The distance from London to Weymouth is 143 miles.at a distance of two feet/ten metres etc I followed him at a distance of about ten yards.from a distance of two feet/ten metres etc She could read the sign from a distance of 20 feet.over a long/short etc distance We can now communicate easily over long distances.phraseswithin (easy) walking distance (=near enough to walk to easily) There are lots of restaurants within walking distance.within travelling/commuting/driving distance of sth (=near enough to make travel to or from a place possible) The job was not within travelling distance of my home.within striking distance of sth (=not far from something, especially something you are going to attack) Their troops had advanced to within striking distance of the town.within spitting distance informal (=very near something) The ball passed within spitting distance of the goal.put some distance between yourself and sb/sth (=go quite a long way from them) He wanted to put some distance between himself and his pursuers. |
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