in the distance 和at a distance 的区别

in the distance 和at a distance 的区别

in the distance 和at a distance 的区别：

1、in the distance 在远方，直接用作状语。

2、at a distance （of）在多远的地方，一般后面接距离的名词或数词。

拓展资料

in the distance的用法

1、I hear the rumble of thunder in the distance. 

我听到远处雷声隆隆。

2、The bus was a vague shape in the distance. 

远处的公交车只是一个模糊的轮廓。

3、We suddenly saw her in the distance 

我们突然看见她在远处。

4、Somebody is calling us in the distance. 

远处有人在呼唤我们。

5、There was a flash of light in the distance. 

远处灯光一闪。

at a distance

1、The only way I can cope with my mother is at a distance 

我可以和我妈妈相处的唯一方法就是保持距离。

2、The railway station is at a distance of two miles from our school. 

火车站离我们学校两英里路程。

3、This law is known to hold true for galaxies at a distance of at least several billion light years.

据知，这条定律同样适用于距离至少几十亿光年之远的星系。

4、Jay had always tended to keep his girlfriends at a distance. 

杰伊一贯和他的女朋友们保持距离。

5、The fire which lights [ warms] us at a distance will burn us when near. 

火在远处是明灯，火在近处烧灼人。