【distance音标】 英[ˈdɪstəns] 美[ˈdɪstəns]
【单词释义】 distance是什么意思：
n.[U,C]距离，路程；远处；疏远；（时间的）间隔，长久
vt.把…远远甩在后面；疏远；与…保持距离
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] distances [第三人称单数] distances
[单词现在分词] distancing
[单词过去式] distanced
[单词过去分词] distanced
【distance形近词/近似词】
assistance n.[U]帮助;援助;支持
resistance n.反对，抵制；抵抗；阻力
substance n.物质，材料；物品；东西；重要性
circumstance n.环境，境遇；境况
acquaintance n.相识的人，熟人；认识，交情
instance n.例子，实例 vt.举…为例
capacitance n.电容；电流容量；电容器
stance n.观点，态度，立场；（尤指体育运动中的）站姿；位置；（运动员的）始发姿势
acceptance n.接受，接纳；认可，同意
pittance n.少量；少许；微薄的工资；少量的收入
importance n.重要性；重要地位
【常用短语】
at a distance 离一段距离；从远处；遥远地
from a distance 离一段距离；从远处；遥远地
in the distance 在远处；在远方
【单词例句】
◇ After a quiz last autumn, Kuang crossed the continent eastward to Toronto to visit his schoolmate, the distance measuring approximately 5,000 kilometers,
去年秋天的一次考试后，光向东横穿整个大陆，来到多伦多探望他的同学，这次旅行的距离测量起来大约有五千多公里。
◇ GJ 357 d, a super-Earth that is 6.1 times the Earth's mass, is the most intriguing because it orbits the star at a distance where the temperature might be just right to support liquid water on the surface.
另一颗“超级地球”GJ357d的质量是地球的6.1倍，最令研究人员感兴趣，因为它围绕恒星运行的距离使其表面的温度可能刚好适宜液态水的存在。
---- NASA finds potentially habitable super-Earth
◇ Truth: Not ready to conquer a marathon? No problem. You can get many of the benefits of long-distance running without ever passing the five-mile mark.
事实：跑不了全马？没关系的。就算你跑不到8公里，长跑也是好处多多。
---- Common fitness misconceptions
◇ The latest gamma-ray burst to be detected accurately occurred last December.Using a network of telescopes and satellites,the astronomers were able to calculate its distance from earth at about 15 billion light years.
去年十二月份，用网络望远镜和卫星精确地侦察到了最新一次伽马射线的爆炸。天文学家估计它与我们地球大概有15光年。
---- The Big Bang