distant

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ Distant means very far away. 遙遠的
The mountains rolled away to a distant horizon. 群山綿延至遙遠的天邊。
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，事情在不遠的將來會有改觀。
3. ADJ A distant relative is one who you are not closely related to. 遠房的
He's a distant relative of the mayor. 他是市長的遠房親戚。
4. distantlyADV 遠親地
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 .