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2021年5月22日 · 2. "act distant from" - In what circumstances can we use this expression? Can it be used in saying that someone can't hide his/ her thought in front of?(The source text says …
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2017年4月8日 · remote:enjoyed traveling to distant lands. apart or far off in time:[usually: before a noun]in the distant past. not closely related:[before a noun]a distant relative. (of a trip) long:a …
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2012年3月19日 · "Distant" and "close" would normally be understood as referring to the degree of relationship, not physical separation. If you mean the latter you'd be better off saying …
not-too-distant (compound adjective, hyphen)
2017年2月7日 · In the Longman dictionary, I found the phrase: in the not too distant future. However in the Cambridge dictionary, the phrase is "in the not-too-distant future". I think here …
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2013年2月21日 · "Distant relative" is a set phrase to describe someone whose family connection is only from several generations in the past. It cannot be replaced by another group of words, …
remote relative, relative, close relative. - WordReference …
2011年2月18日 · This thread is about the rather imprecise notions of close relative, relative, and distant relative. The appropriate descriptions for a particular relationship are not relevant. …
"This is xxxxx, one of your distant cousins" - WordReference …
2005年9月9日 · This is your distant cousin (male cousin) : Voici ton lointain cousin (female cousin) : Voici t a lointain e cousin e However, note that the wording here is "un de tes".(one of your) …
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2007年5月16日 · How would you translate the phrase, «coming in a distant fourth», in the sense of a competition or race? My full sentence is, «Darton's research shows Louis-Sebastian …
I really enjoy stories that are set/placed in the distant future.
2016年7月23日 · Hmm, I see.. So, for a non-native english speaker, how could I choose between them? I mean, not only between these two words in specific, but in general...
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2022年3月7日 · With reference to a graph of cities and the links between them, is the following sentence grammatically correct? “Diameter is the shortest distance between the two farthest …