n.

1. 距离；路程[C][U][（+to/from/between）]
   It is a long distance from New York to Hongkong.

   纽约离香港很远。

2. 远处[the S]
   They saw a few houses in the distance.

   他们看到远处有几所房子。

3. 冷淡，疏远[C][U]
   Her father advised her to keep her distance from that fellow.

   她父亲劝她疏远那家伙。

vt.

1. （竞争中）把……远远甩在后面
2. 使疏远[（+from）]
   Lately she has seemed to distance herself from me.

   她近来似乎在疏远我。

n.

1. the length of the space between two points:
   I cycled the short distance home.
2. the condition of being remote.
   ▸a far-off point.
3. the full length of a race or other contest.
   ▸Brit. Horse Racing  a space of more than twenty lengths between two finishers in a race.
   ▸ (the distance) Brit. Horse Racing  a length of 240 yards from the winning post on a racecourse.
4. an interval of time.
5. aloofness or reserve.

v.