*dis·tant/`dɪstənt; ˈdɪstənt/ adj 1 far away from where you are now, or a long time from now 远离的，遥远的: the distant hills 远处的群山 in the distant past 在久远的过去 2 not very closely related to you 关系远的，远房的: a distant cousin 远房表亲 3 not very friendly with or interested in other people 冷淡的，不友好的: a very formal and distant man 一本正经而又冷冰冰的男士