英汉词典

1. 距离;间距
    The distance between two points or places is the amount of space between them.

    e.g. ...the distance between the island and the nearby shore...
           该岛和附近陆地之间的距离
    e.g. Everything is within walking distance...
           不管什么地方，都是走几步就到了。

2. 遥远;间隔
    When two things are very far apart, you talk about the distance between them.

    e.g. The distance wouldn't be a problem.
           距离不成问题。

3. 远程的;函授的
    Distance learning or distance education involves studying at home and sending your work to a college or university, rather than attending the college or university in person.

    e.g. I'm doing a theology degree by distance learning.
           我正通过远程教育课程攻读神学学位。

4. （人际关系的）疏远；（事物间的）差距
    When you want to emphasize that two people or things do not have a close relationship or are not the same, you can refer to the distance between them.

    e.g. ...the emotional distance between them...
           他们之间情感上的疏远
    e.g. There was a vast distance between psychological clues and concrete proof...
           心理提示和确凿证据之间相差甚远。

5. 远处;远方
    If you can see something in the distance, you can see it, far away from you.

    e.g. We suddenly saw her in the distance...
           我们突然看见她在远处。
    e.g. Mr. Dambar found himself gazing into the distance for a moment or two.
           丹巴先生不知不觉朝远方凝视了片刻。

6. 冷淡;不友好
    Distance is coolness or unfriendliness in the way that someone behaves towards you.

    e.g. There were periods of sulking, of pronounced distance, of coldness.
           沉闷、明显不友好和冷淡的场面多次出现。

7. 使疏远;对…冷淡;使不介入
    If you distance yourself from a person or thing, or if something distances you from them, you feel less friendly or positive towards them, or become less involved with them.

    e.g. The author distanced himself from some of the comments in his book...
           作者使自己书中的某些评论不带个人色彩。
    e.g. Television may actually be distancing the public from the war.
           电视实际上可能让公众远离战争。