英文词汇“咫尺天涯”的读音、释义、例句、中文翻译及雅思托福GRE难词速记-英汉词典

单词

咫尺天涯

释义

咫尺天涯zhǐ chǐ tiān yá

a short distance away,and yet poles apart—see little of each other though living nearby; physically very near but be separated as if by long distances
❍ 可怜一对小夫妻，成婚不及数月，从此便～了。(吴趼人《二十年目睹之怪现状》八十七)A few months after their marriage,the poor young couple were poles apart though they were only a short distance away from each other.
❍ 我俩被关在同一所监狱里，但却如～一般，不容相见。We were put in the same prison,yet we could see little of each other though living nearby,for we were not allowed to meet each other.

咫尺天涯zhi chi tian ya

so near and yet so far—see little of each other though living close together

咫尺天涯zhǐ chǐ tiān yá

咫尺：古代八寸等于一咫，“咫尺”比喻很近；天涯：天边。指距离很近，但又不能天天见面，就象在遥远的天边一样。so near and yet so far, see little of each other though living nearby, It looks as if it were far as the horizon, although it is but one foot’s distance away.

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