cause you to lose thoughts, drive me up the wall Her continual chatter will drive you to distraction.
go the distance
finish the race, complete the course If Mat begins a project, he'll go the distance - he'll complete it.
keep your distance
do not come too close, respect a person's space Keep your distance or she'll accuse you of harassment.
shit disturber
a person who tries to cause problems Cal is a shit disturber. He tries to embarrass the boss at meetings.
at a distance
站开一点;离开一些距离;在远处 The picture looks better at a distance.这幅画远看更好些。
distinct from
not the same as; different from与…不同 Those two suggestions are quite distinct from each other.那两项建议很不相同。 The two sorts of whisky are clearly distinct from one another.这两种威士忌有明显差别。
distinguish from
1.tell one thing from another辨别 Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象同其它动物的区别之处是象的鼻子长。 We must learn to distinguish friends from enemies.我们要学会分清敌我。 2.show the difference between区别 He can't distinguish right from wrong.他是非不明。
distract from
turn sb.'s attention or thoughts away from使分心;分散注意力 So much noise distracted her from her work.喧闹声很大,使她不能专心工作。
in the distance
far away;at a distance 远处 A small house can be seen in the distance.远处可以看到一幢小房子。
keep one's distance
be cool toward sb.;avoid being friendly 对某人表示冷淡;不与某人亲近 Mary did not like her coworker,Betty,and kept her distance from her.玛丽不喜欢她的同事贝蒂,因而对她很冷淡。
within hailing distance
Idiom(s): within hailing distance AND within calling distance
Theme: PROXIMITY
close enough to hear someone call out. • When the boat came within hailing distance, I asked if I could borrow some gasoline. • We weren't within calling distance, so I couldn't hear what you said to me.
within calling distance
Idiom(s): within hailing distance AND within calling distance
Theme: PROXIMITY
close enough to hear someone call out. • When the boat came within hailing distance, I asked if I could borrow some gasoline. • We weren't within calling distance, so I couldn't hear what you said to me.
Distance makes the heart grow fonder.
When you are separated from the person you love, your feelings are even stronger.
Red light district
The red light district is the area of a town or city where there is prostitution, sex shops, etc.
keep one at a distance|arm|arm's length|at a dista
v. phr. To avoid (someone's) company; not become too friendly toward. Mr. Smith is kind to the workers in his store but after work he keeps them at a distance.Betty likes Bill and is trying to be friendly, but he keeps her at arm's length. Compare: KEEP ONE'S DISTANCE, HOLD OFF(1a).
keep one's distance|distance|keep
v. phr. To be cool toward someone; avoid being friendly. Mary did not like her co-worker, Betty, and kept her distance from her. Compare: KEEP ONE AT A DISTANCE.
red-light district|district|light|red|red-light
n. phr. A district of brothels or where prostitutes hang out. Most unwisely, the young sailor decided to spend his leave on shore by haunting the red-light districts of the port of call.
distrustful distrustful of suspicious of; having no confidence in
encyclopedist
encyclopedist the Encyclopedists the writers of the French Encyclopedia (1751-72) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, which contained the advanced ideas of the period
spitting distance
spitting distance A very short distance, as in We were in spitting distance of winning the pennant but then we lost three games in a row. Alluding to the relatively short distance over which one's spit will carry, this idiom was first recorded in 1895 as within spitting range.
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