-扩展释义
-distancer的不同词性形态
词组
|noun|
1.A far-off point.
‘watching them from a distance’
‘The best possible scenario for a monumental piece of architecture is that its site affords a view from a distance.’
2.A length of 240 yards from the winning post on a racecourse.
3.A space of more than twenty lengths between two finishers in a race.
‘he stormed home by a distance in the Handicap Chase’
‘Red Marauder, despite mistakes, won by a distance from Smarty (16-1).’
4.An interval of time.
‘the sort of goal which remains in the memory even at a distance of six years’
‘But I cannot look upon these plans at a distance of six months, without feeling that past events ought to teach me how little I can depend on the future.’
5.The avoidance of familiarity; reserve.
‘a mix of warmth and distance makes a good neighbour’
‘I wanted her to either slap me or show me some warmth, the emotional distance was too much to bear.’
6.The condition of being far off; remoteness.
‘distance makes things look small’
‘A jet and helicopter can get you just about anywhere quickly; remoteness isn't about mere distance.’
7.The distance from the winning post which a horse must have reached when the winner finishes in order to qualify for a subsequent heat.
‘Most of the ″Kentucky horses″ made the distance and were able to continue on.’
8.The full length of a race.
‘he claimed the 100 m title in only his second race over the distance’
‘In one-loft racing all birds race the same distance and there is a single finishing point.’
9.The length of the space between two points.
‘I cycled the short distance home’
‘you may have to walk long distances’
10.The more remote part of what is visible or discernible.
‘I heard police sirens in the distance’
‘they sped off into the distance’
11.The scheduled length of a fight.
‘he has won his first five fights inside the distance’
‘So they continued until Nijinsky had gone two lengths clear inside the distance.’
|verb|
1.Beat (a horse) by a distance.
‘He gave way after the first half-mile and was distanced.’
‘Sir Archy was distanced in the first two heats, but salvaged the final heat.’
2.Declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of (someone or something)
‘he sought to distance himself from the proposals’
‘Sora huffed rudely, distancing himself away from his cousin as if she was a disease.’
3.Make (someone or something) far off or remote in position or nature.
‘her mother wished to distance her from the rough village children’
‘I'm glad it distances me because I'd rather not be sucked into a movie that had it's own paths for me to go down.’
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