be distant to 有这个短语，意为遥远的
Examining an era too recent to be called history and too distant to qualify as current affairs, the book received mixed reviews but was universally praised for its ambitious scope and elegant style.
该书描述的年代不够久远，无法称其为历史，但又不够切近当下，也无法归入时事，导致对该书的评价褒贬不一，但其大胆的眼界和优雅的风格却广受赞誉。
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Up to now he had considered women to be distant, almost foreign creatures who had nothing to do with him.
到目前为止，他一直都把女人当作是遥远的，甚至是陌生的、与他无关的生物。
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Or it may be that you will be finishing up a distant trip within your country-a good time to do so.
或者你要在国内进行一个远途旅行，这正是好时机。
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The Latin American, on the other hand, often considers the North American to be cold or distant because he keeps a greater distance between himself and the person he is speaking to.
相反，拉丁美洲的人经常认为北美洲的人待人都很冷淡或疏远，因为北美洲人自己总是跟谈话对方之间要保持较大的距离。