distant
Произношение: [ˈdɪstənt]
Слово
Контекст: «relationship»
(adjective) when someone or something is far away in space or time. It can mean that you don’t know someone well or that something happened a long time ago.
Пример
She had a distant relative who lived in another country.
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They were not distant at all; they were close friends.
Пример
Do you have any distant cousins that you’ve never met?
Контекст: «emotion»
(adjective) when a person seems cool or unfriendly. It can mean they don’t show feelings or that they feel separated from others.
Пример
He appeared distant during the meeting, lost in his own thoughts.
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She was not distant; she interacted warmly with everyone.
Пример
Why did he seem so distant at the party?
Контекст: «space»
(adjective) when something is far away from where you are. Like how you might say a mountain is distant if it’s really far from where you’re standing.
Пример
We could see a distant mountain range from the valley.
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The trees in front of us were not distant; they were very close.
Пример
How distant can you see from the top of the hill?
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