distance

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in Vietnamese Khoảng cách, khoảng

BrE /ˈdɪstəns/ AmE /ˈdɪstəns/

noun en → vi

1 SPACE [singular] A2

Khoảng cách, khoảng

the amount of space between two places or things

  • a distance of something

Collocations distance from somewhere/something · cover a distance

  • The distance between the two cities is 100 miles.

    Khoảng cách giữa hai thành phố là 100 dặm.

2 TIME [singular] B1

Thời gian, khoảng thời gian

the amount of time between two events or periods

  • a distance of something

Collocations distance in time · cover a period of time

  • There is a long distance between the two events.

    Có một khoảng thời gian dài giữa hai sự kiện.

3 RELATIONSHIP [singular] B2

Khoảng cách trong mối quan hệ, khoảng cách cảm xúc

the degree of closeness or warmth in a relationship between people

  • a distance of something

Collocations distance in a relationship · keep one's distance from somebody/something

  • There is a distance between them.

    Có khoảng cách giữa họ.

4 SPORT [singular] B1

Khoảng cách của cuộc đua hoặc sự kiện thể thao

the length of a race or competition in running, swimming, etc.

  • a distance of something

Collocations distance race · cover a distance in a competition

  • The marathon is a long-distance event.

    Cuộc chạy marathon là một sự kiện dài.

5 ECONOMICS [singular] C1

Khoảng cách giá, chênh lệch giá

the difference in price between two similar products or services

  • a distance of something

Collocations price distance · distance in price between two products

  • There is a large price distance between the two models.

    Có một chênh lệch giá lớn giữa hai mẫu.

6 DRIVING [singular] B2

Khoảng cách đi được với một đơn vị nhiên liệu, quãng đường chạy

the number of miles or kilometers that a vehicle can travel using one unit of fuel

  • a distance of something

Collocations fuel distance · cover a fuel distance in driving

  • The car has a good fuel distance.

    Xe hơi có quãng đường chạy tốt.

7 ABSTAIN [intransitive] C1

Tránh xa, kiêng cử

to avoid doing something that you enjoy or want to do, especially for religious reasons

  • take distance from something

Collocations distance oneself from something · keep a distance from something

  • He distances himself from politics.

    Anh ta tránh xa chính trị.

8 MEASURE [transitive] B2

Đo khoảng cách, đo quãng đường

to measure the distance between two places or things

  • distance something

Collocations distance a place from another place · distance two points on a map

  • The surveyor distances the buildings.

    Nhà điều tra đo khoảng cách giữa các công trình.