distance yourself from sb/sth
最常用的搭配，表示主动在关系、责任或名誉上划清界限。
He decided to distance himself from the rumors.
他决定让自己远离这些谣言。
使（自己）远离；与……保持距离
distanced — past of distance
使远离；使疏远；使显得遥远；使显得陌生；超过；超越；胜过；常接from:使(某人或某物)远离(另一人或物)。；使(某地、某物等)显得遥远,或(比喻)显得陌生。
to keep yourself away from someone or something, especially because you do not want to be involved with them
常接from:使(某人或某物)远离(另一人或物)。
Often followed by from: to set (someone or something) at a distance (noun sense 1.1) from someone or something else.
使(某地、某物等)显得遥远,或(比喻)显得陌生。
To cause (a place, a thing, etc.) to seem distant, or (figurative) unfamiliar.
在(同向移动的人或物,尤指比赛中的其他选手)后面拉开一段距离；超过,超越。
To leave behind (someone or something moving in the same direction; specifically, other competitors in a race) some distance away; to outpace, to outstrip.
使(某人)在情感上或社交上与另一个人或其他人保持距离。
To keep (someone) emotionally or socially apart from another person or people.
超过或超越(某人,如同辈或对手)；胜过,超越。
To exceed or surpass (someone, such as a peer or rival); to outdo, to outstrip.
使(自己)远离某人或某物,尤因不想与其扯上关系。
To keep (oneself) away from someone or something, especially because one does not want to be associated with that person or thing.
常与from连用。
Often followed by from.
一般现在时
He distances himself from his colleagues.
他疏远他的同事。
现在进行时
She is distancing herself from the project.
她正在疏远这个项目。
一般过去时
They distanced themselves from the controversy.
他们疏远了这场争议。
规则动词
She distanced herself from the controversial topic.
她使自己远离那个有争议的话题。
用法提示：过去式 distanced，表示主动拉开距离，常用于人际或观点上的远离。
He tried to distance himself from his old friends.
他试图与老朋友保持距离。
用法提示：不定式 distance，表示试图在情感或关系上疏远。
The company is distancing itself from the scandal.
该公司正在与丑闻划清界限。
用法提示：现在进行时 distancing，表示正在进行的疏离行为。
最常用的搭配，表示主动在关系、责任或名誉上划清界限。
He decided to distance himself from the rumors.
他决定让自己远离这些谣言。
主语常是事件或行为，表示使某人或某物与另一事物显得无关或分离。
The scandal distanced the politician from his allies.
这桩丑闻让这位政客与他的盟友疏远了。
用于体育比赛或竞争中，表示远远超过对手。
She quickly distanced the other runners.
她迅速甩开了其他赛跑选手。
比distance更常用，既可指物理分开也可指关系分开；distance更强调心理或情感上的保持距离。
多用于物理上的分开或从整体上拆下，用于情感距离时比distance正式。
强调完全隔绝，程度比distance强，常含负面意味。
常与oneself from连用，与distance oneself from相近，但更正式。
强调从友好转向不友好，比distance程度强且常带负面结果。
grammar · medium
易错句子He distanced from his old friends.
正确表达He distanced himself from his old friends.
distance 作动词表示“使（自己）远离”时是及物动词，必须有宾语；想表达主语主动远离时用 distance oneself from ...，不能说 distance from ...。
grammar · medium
易错句子She tried to distance herself with the noisy crowd.
正确表达She tried to distance herself from the noisy crowd.
表示“与……保持距离”时，distance oneself 后接介词 from，而非 with。中文“和……保持距离”里的“和”常导致误用 with，但英语固定搭配是 from。
grammar · medium
易错句子The new policy distanced the government and the people.
正确表达The new policy distanced the government from the people.
distance 表示“使（A）与（B）疏远”时用 distance A from B 的句型，A 和 B 之间要用 from 连接，不能用 and 并列。
针对“distance oneself from（使自己远离）”这一义项：approach 表示主动靠近或接近，与疏远相反。
针对“distance oneself from（使自己疏远）”义项：embrace 表示主动接纳或支持，与疏远相对。
针对“distance oneself from（与……保持距离）”义项：associate with 表示与他人交往或建立联系。
针对“distance oneself from（使自己置身事外）”义项：involve oneself in 表示积极参与，与主动疏远相反。
distance 常接 oneself from，表示主动与某人或某事保持距离，语气中性；estrange 强调关系破裂、感情疏离，常为及物动词，用于使人际关系恶化。
distance oneself 侧重空间或社交上拉开距离；detach oneself 侧重情感上抽离或保持客观，不一定涉及人际关系。
distance oneself from 是“远离、不牵连”；distinguish oneself 是“表现突出、使出众”，两者搭配相似但含义截然不同。
使自己与……保持距离；撇清与……的关系
The politician tried to distance himself from the scandal.
这位政客试图撇清自己与丑闻的关系。
与……变得疏远；逐渐远离……
Over the years, he became distanced from his old friends.
多年来，他与老朋友们渐渐疏远了。
（在比赛中）远远甩开其他选手；大幅领先
The leading runner distanced the field in the final lap.
领跑的选手在最后一圈远远甩开了其他选手。
在情感上与……保持距离
She tried to distance herself emotionally from the painful memory.
她试图在情感上与那段痛苦的记忆保持距离。
把竞争对手远远甩在后面；大幅领先于竞争对手
The new product quickly distanced the competition.
这款新产品很快就把竞争对手甩在了后面。
dis- (away/apart) + sta (stand) + -ance (state/action)
con- (together) + sta (stand) + -ant (having the quality of)
sub- (under) + sta (stand) + -ance (state/thing)
in- (upon) + sta (stand) + -ance (state/action)
常与 distance oneself from 搭配，表示使自己远离某事或某种牵连。
与 distance 连用，表示和某人或某组织撇清关系。
常见于 distance oneself from controversy，表示避开或撇清与争议的关系。
distance 作动词常用于描述人际关系或社会关系中拉开距离。
保持距离；疏远
He kept his distance from the crowd.
他和人群保持距离。
坚持到底；完成全程
She trained hard and was ready to go the distance.
她刻苦训练，已准备好坚持到底。
距离产生美；离别使人更相爱
Although they were apart, distance makes the heart grow fonder.
虽然他们分开了，但距离让彼此更加思念。
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