They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance.
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n. 距离,路程;远处;疏远;(时间的)间隔,长久;
vt. 把…远远甩在后面;疏远;与…保持距离;
💡 dist距离 + ance 表名词,状态、情况、性质、行为 → n.距离,间距;远处
"A peal of church bells rang out in the distance."
远处响起了一阵教堂的钟声。
近义:isolation, separation, estrangement, aloofness, distantial, separate
反义:approximate, abut, immediacy, nearness, neighborhood, neighbourhood
n. 象,大象;
💡 大象尾巴上有蚂蚁(ant)
"The new office block has become an expensive white elephant."
这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。
近义:jumbo