distant

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ Distant means very far away. 遙遠(yuǎn)的
The mountains rolled away to a distant horizon. 群山綿延至遙遠(yuǎn)的天邊。
2. ADJ You use distant to describe a time or event that is very far away in the future or in the past. 久遠(yuǎn)的
There is little doubt, however, that things will improve in the not too distant future. 然而毋庸置疑的是，事情在不遠(yuǎn)的將來(lái)會(huì)有改觀。
3. ADJ A distant relative is one who you are not closely related to. 遠(yuǎn)房的
He's a distant relative of the mayor. 他是市長(zhǎng)的遠(yuǎn)房親戚。
4. distantlyADV 遠(yuǎn)親地
The O'Shea girls are distantly related to our family. 奧謝家的姑娘們和我們家沾點(diǎn)兒親。
5. ADJ If you describe someone as distant, you mean that you find them cold and unfriendly. 冷淡的; 不友好的[v-link ADJ]
He found her cold, icelike, and distant. 他發(fā)現(xiàn)她冷若冰霜，不易接近。
6. ADJ If you describe someone as distant, you mean that they are not concentrating on what they are doing because they are thinking about other things. 恍惚的; 茫然的
There was a distant look in her eyes from time to time, her thoughts elsewhere. 她的眼中時(shí)而出現(xiàn)恍惚的神情，她的思緒飄到別處。

In their little boat they planned to voyage to distant lands .
She heard the wind whistling through the trees and the howl of a distant wolf .
She said we were nearly there, but the island was still no more than a distant smudge on the horizon .
Looking southeastwards , they could see the distant mountains .
We could hear the rumble of distant thunder .