distance 音标拼音: [d'ɪstəns]
n . 距离,间隔;远处,远方
距离,间隔;远处,远方
distance 位距
distance 长途中干线
distance 距离
distance n 1 :
the property created by the space between two objects or points 2 :
a distant region ; "
I could see it in the distance "
3 :
size of the gap between two places ; "
the distance from New York to Chicago "; "
he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points " [
synonym : {
distance },
{
length }]
4 :
indifference by personal withdrawal ; "
emotional distance "
[
synonym : {
distance }, {
aloofness }]
5 :
the interval between two times ; "
the distance from birth to death "; "
it all happened in the space of 10 minutes " [
synonym :
{
distance }, {
space }]
6 :
a remote point in time ; "
if that happens it will be at some distance in the future "; "
at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details "
v 1 :
keep at a distance ; "
we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living "
2 :
go far ahead of ; "
He outdistanced the other runners " [
synonym :
{
outdistance }, {
outstrip }, {
distance }]
Distance \
Dis "
tance \,
n . [
F .
distance ,
L .
distantia .]
1 .
The space between two objects ;
the length of a line ,
especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate ;
measure of separation in place .
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Every particle attracts every other with a force . .
.
inversely proportioned to the square of the distance . --
Sir I .
Newton .
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2 .
Remoteness of place ;
a remote place .
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Easily managed from a distance . --
W .
Irving .
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T is distance lends enchantment to the view . --
T .
Campbell .
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[
He ]
waits at distance till he hears from Cato .
--
Addison .
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3 . (
Racing )
A space marked out in the last part of a race course .
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The horse that ran the whole field out of distance .
--
L '
Estrange .
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Note :
In trotting matches under the rules of the American Association ,
the distance varies with the conditions of the race ,
being 80 yards in races of mile heats ,
best two in three ,
and 150 yards in races of two -
mile heats .
At that distance from the winning post is placed the distance post .
If any horse has not reached this distance post before the first horse in that heat has reached the winning post ,
such horse is distanced ,
and disqualified for running again during that race .
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4 . (
Mil .)
Relative space ,
between troops in ranks ,
measured from front to rear ; --
contrasted with {
interval },
which is measured from right to left . "
Distance between companies in close column is twelve yards ." --
Farrow .
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5 .
Space between two antagonists in fencing . --
Shak .
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6 . (
Painting )
The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away ,
esp .
in a landscape .
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Note :
In a picture ,
the {
Middle distance }
is the central portion between the foreground and the distance or the extreme distance .
In a perspective drawing ,
the {
Point of distance }
is the point where the visual rays meet .
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7 .
Ideal disjunction ;
discrepancy ;
contrariety . --
Locke .
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8 .
Length or interval of time ;
period ,
past or future ,
between two eras or events .
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Ten years '
distance between one and the other .
--
Prior .
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The writings of Euclid at the distance of two thousand years . --
Playfair .
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9 .
The remoteness or reserve which respect requires ;
hence ,
respect ;
ceremoniousness .
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I hope your modesty Will know what distance to the crown is due .
--
Dryden .
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T is by respect and distance that authority is upheld . --
Atterbury .
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10 .
A withholding of intimacy ;
alienation ;
coldness ;
disagreement ;
variance ;
restraint ;
reserve .
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Setting them [
factions ]
at distance ,
or at least distrust amongst themselves . --
Bacon .
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On the part of Heaven ,
Now alienated ,
distance and distaste . --
Milton .
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11 .
Remoteness in succession or relation ;
as ,
the distance between a descendant and his ancestor .
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12 . (
Mus .)
The interval between two notes ;
as ,
the distance of a fourth or seventh .
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{
Angular distance },
the distance made at the eye by lines drawn from the eye to two objects .
{
Lunar distance }.
See under {
Lunar }.
{
North polar distance } (
Astron .),
the distance on the heavens of a heavenly body from the north pole .
It is the complement of the declination .
{
Zenith distance } (
Astron .),
the arc on the heavens from a heavenly body to the zenith of the observer .
It is the complement of the altitude .
{
To keep one '
s distance },
to stand aloof ;
to refrain from familiarity .
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If a man makes me keep my distance ,
the comfort is he keeps his at the same time . --
Swift .
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Distance \
Dis "
tance \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Distanced };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Distancing }.]
1 .
To place at a distance or remotely .
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I heard nothing thereof at Oxford ,
being then miles distanced thence . --
Fuller .
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2 .
To cause to appear as if at a distance ;
to make seem remote .
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His peculiar art of distancing an object to aggrandize his space . --
H .
Miller .
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3 .
To outstrip by as much as a distance (
see {
Distance },
n .,
3 );
to leave far behind ;
to surpass greatly .
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He distanced the most skillful of his contemporaries . --
Milner .
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distance ":
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back ,
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iciness ,
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impersonality ,
inaccessibility ,
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linear measures ,
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longness ,
measure ,
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mise -
en -
scene ,
modesty ,
offishness ,
orbit ,
otherness ,
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outpace ,
outrun ,
overall length ,
overpass ,
pass ,
perpetuity ,
perspective ,
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post ,
purview ,
radius ,
range ,
reach ,
rear ,
remoteness ,
repression ,
reserve ,
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restraint ,
reticence ,
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retirement ,
rigidity ,
scene ,
scope ,
seat ,
separate ,
setting ,
shoot ahead of ,
size ,
space ,
span ,
spell ,
spread ,
stage ,
stage set ,
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stand ,
standing ,
standoffishness ,
station ,
status ,
steal a march ,
stiffness ,
stretch ,
subduedness ,
suppression ,
surpass ,
sweep ,
theater ,
unaffability ,
unapproachability ,
uncongeniality ,
undemonstrativeness ,
unexpansiveness ,
unlikeness ,
venue ,
viewpoint ,
way ,
ways ,
withdrawal ,
withdrawnness ,
yardage
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