distant
单词辨析：
指在空间或时间上遥远的。
He heard the sound of distant firecrackers.
他听到了远处的爆竹声。
Her happy childhood became a distant memory.
她快乐的童年生活成为了遥远的回忆。
指空间距离远的。
He can jump the furthest in his class.
他是班里跳得最远的。
She chose a university not far from home.
她选了一所离家不远的大学。
多指距离很远的，只作定语。
a faraway country
远方的国度
She dreamed of spending the rest of her life on a faraway island.
她梦想着在一个遥远的岛上度过余生。
指远离多人聚居的城镇或其他处所的。
a remote mountain area
偏远山区
After graduation, he became a high school teacher in a remote town.
毕业之后，他在一个偏远小镇当起了中学老师。
相关例句：
Galactic surveys show that distant galaxies are not as evenly distributed in space as theory predicts.
对银河系的研究表明，遥远星系在太空中的分布并不像理论所预言的那样均匀。
The rolls of distant thunder were growing more ominous.
远处隆隆的雷声听着愈发惊心，要变天了。
He is direct and courteous but distant.
他直截了当且礼数周全，但是态度冷淡。
At night, lights twinkle in distant villages across the valleys.
夜间，山谷那头的遥远村落里灯光闪闪。
Lightning flashed among the distant dark clouds
一道道电光在远处的乌云中闪现。
I have a distant relative in this small town.
在这个小镇上我有一个远亲。