KiiMft nJ2$.Ail#MW£o 2 ~ (from sth) not like sth else ft;tift£[$l;
ft[S]#J H771 remote: Their life seemed utterly distant from his
own.
M ^ % ik ft
|w]0 3 [only
before noun] (of a person A)
related to you but not
closely izs M 61) ; is; 1% (ft : a distant cousin/aunt/relative
4
not friendly; not wanting a close relationship with sb ft tL £F W ;
J&jjfe ft) ; SSl
is : Pat sounded very cold and distant on the phone. Aft
iAM B/rftdA W f|# # # ^ $1M. iffi o 5 not paying attention to sth but
thinking about sth completely
different
;
ft # : There
was a distant look in her eyes;
her mind was obviously on
something else. MBS#'life 1$?, & $ ft' M ft $1 ir £i]
ft 'a <f JL o ► dis-tant ly adv.: Somewhere, distantly, he could hear the
sound of the sea. fife fg n/f 3\ ft
is & % ft Hfe IT W U 'ft P» o We’re
distantly related. ^cfHJlizs^o 0 Holly smiled distantly.
%0 rTTTl the (,dim and) .distant past a long time ago A lAtu
; stories from the
distant past ft ft tU ttj (tfj ^ in the not too .distant ’future not a long time in the
future but fairly soon ftftft#j#A
dis taste /dis’teist/ noun [U, sing.] ~ (for sb/sth) a feeling that sb/sth
is unpleasant or offensive ftHA; jfL$k; ft : He looked
around the filthy room in distaste. #,ft # jX&i $£ (ft |h] o 0 a distaste for politics of any
sort Aff
dis tasteful /dis'teistfl/ adj.
unpleasant or offensive $1
distem
per /di'stempaft)/
noun [U] 1 an infectious disease of animals, especially cats and dogs,
that causes fever and coughing ff AJb®, )
2 (BrE) a type of paint that
is mixed with water and used on walls fflijit7jc#; 7Kj£ft$4 dis tend /di'stend/ verb
{formal or medical @E) to swell or make sth swell because of
pressure from inside ( {<£ ) Wife: [VN] starving children with huge
distended bellies $£m*fttft[also V] ► disten sion /di'stenj’n/ noun [U]: distension
of the stomach ff ^ dis til (NAmE also dis-till) /di'stil/ verb (-II-) [VN] 1 ~ sth (from sth) to make a liquid pure
by heating it until it becomes a gas, then cooling it and collecting the drops
of liquid that form M1®; M
t§ ft #1 M: to distil fresh
water from sea water MW. ttf'ft ft ft tK ft Mlfc tK 0 distilled water H1® Tic 2
to make sth such as a strong alcoholic drink in this way ) : The
factory distils and bottles
whisky. j&^iP/fjsItSftlliH 3
~
sth (from/into sth) (formal) to get the essential
meaning or ideas from thoughts, information, experiences, etc. P&?X-lft}i% '#?£$: The
notes
I made on my travels were distilled into a book. I^fft/fetr o ► distil lation /.disti’leijn/ noun [C, U]: the
distillation process distil late /'distileit/ noun
[u, C] (technical A in) a substance which is formed by distilling a
liquid ff ft
m\ fSftft;
distil ler /di'stila(r)/ noun
a person or company that produces spirits (= strong alcoholic drinks) such as whisky by distilling them (
3#fMH§ftW ) II'®#, II
distil lery /di’stilari/ noun
[pi. -ies)
a
factory where strong alcoholic drink is made by the process of distilling ( RMW® ftlft ) Il®r • dis tinct /di'stirjkt/ adj. 1 easily or clearly
heard, seen, felt, etc. i#B#f ; yfM W; 0J6(ft; &
6ft There was a
distinct smell of gas. # — IS; Hf] & (ft
® ft vfc 0 o His voice was quiet but every word was distinct, Aft,
fM 7 ft ft Btr o 2 ~
(from sth) clearly different or
of a different kind The
results of the survey fell
into two distinct groups.
A
ft A ic B A (&] W W o o Jamaican
reggae music is quite distinct from North American jazz or blues. ft ftp
rural areas, as distinct
from major cities ft; ft: A [njft ft 3 [only before noun] used to emphasize that you think an idea
or situation definitely exists and is important i$ & ft H ft) ; 5& ^ W
; 51 til
efinite: Being tall gave Tony a
distinct advantage.
0
I had the distinct impression I was being watched. 0
A strike is now a distinct possibility. gHtjSXftlWRftb
A o ►
dis-tinct-ly adv.: I distinctly heard
someone calling me. 'M ^ off fij # A N 3% „ 0 a distinctly
Australian accent 0^ & ^ A f
(i 3E D # 0 He could
remember everything very
distinctly. #, ft £>(#[$ Its iB MMo
dis-tinct-ness
noun [U]
dis
tinc tion /di'stirjkjn/
noun 1
[C] ~ (between A and B) a clear difference or contrast especially between
people or things that are similar or related H£ij; EOj; Aft: distinctions
between traditional and modem societies 0 Philosophers did not use to make a
distinction between arts and science.
A Ao O We
need to draw
a distinction between the two
events.
$c -fp % JE M ® ♦ # K ^*J Jf A o 2 [U] the
quality of being excellent or important it %; ^ ft; ^ M: a writer of
distinction it 3 [sing.] the quality of being sth that is special # M; A® AB|r) : she had the distinction of being
the first woman to fly
the
new law makes no
distinction between adults and children (= treats them
equally).
ft |f] ^ A ft 0
o All groups are entitled to this money without distinction, flf # g[ W — Wft
5
[C, U] a special mark/grade or award that
is given to sb, especially a student, for excellent work (
Naomi got a distinction in maths. 0 He graduated with
distinction.
dis-tinct-ive /di'stiqktiv/ or//,
having a quality or characteristic that makes sth different and easily noticed
6
# to,;
# # @ft SZ3 characteristic :
clothes with a distinctive
style o The
male bird has distinctive
white markings on its head.
► distinctively adv.:
a distinctively nutty
flavour dis
tin guish 0"W /di'stiqgwij/ verb
1
~ (between) A and B | ~ A from B to
recognize the difference between two people or things IXIf ^1; jfin differentiate:
[V] At what age are children able
to distinguish between right and wrong?
O
[VN] It was hard to distinguish one twin
from the other. ?gx|#$ft “ A^ AJLil Jiit0
0 Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish. # A ^ M
Q H IX ft o 2 [VN] (not used in the progressive tenses
ftffi A) ~ A (from B) to be a
characteristic that makes two
people, animals or things different A•
■ • #fiE;
What was it that distinguished her from her
classmates?
❖ The
male bird
is distinguished from the female by its red beak, fife
%
M £1 , ft Ufl ft tife 4 o 0 Does
your cat have any
distinguishing marks? iB^? 3 [VN]
(not used in the progressive
tenses ft^ftlft^TA) to be able to see or hear sth # ; iA ft; oft ft H7T1 differ
entiate, make out: I could not
distinguish her words, but she sounded agitated, /ft?f , fHn/rtf ft
MtS^^ft^o o note at identify
4 [VN]
~ yourself (as sth) to do sth so well that people notice and admire
you ^ft^;; 'f^AWlA
She has already distin
guished herself as an
athlete,
'ft AfefnMB-^ft® # o ► distin guishable /di’stirjgwijabl/ adj. ~ (from sb/ sth): The
male bird is easily distinguishable from the female. o The coast was barely
distinguishable in the mist.
distinguished /di’stirjgwijt/ adj. 1 very successful and
admired by other people ^ftiiJ;
a distinguished career
in medicine
2
having an appearance that makes sb look
important
or that makes people
admire or respect them JMIMfilc &A ft#/“*[$:
I think grey hair makes you
look very distinguished. ^ciAA^S
ftUftA
distort /di’stoit; NAmE
di’stoirt/ verb [VN] 1 to change the shape, appearance or sound of sth
so that it is