1、distance

距离;间距

the distance between the island and the nearby shore.

该岛和附近陆地之间的距离

Everything is within walking distance.

不管什么地方，都是走几步就到了。

（人际关系的）疏远；（事物间的）差距

the emotional distance between them.

他们之间情感上的疏远

There was a vast distance between psychological clues and concrete proof.

心理提示和确凿证据之间相差甚远。

远处;远方

We suddenly saw her in the distance.

我们突然看见她在远处。

Mr. Dambar found himself gazing into the distance for a moment or two.

丹巴先生不知不觉朝远方凝视了片刻。

使疏远;对…冷淡;使不介入

The author distanced himself from some of the comments in his book.

作者使自己书中的某些评论不带个人色彩。

Television may actually be distancing the public from the war.

电视实际上可能让公众远离战争。

2、measure

衡量；估量;评估;判定

I continued to measure his progress against the charts in the doctor's office.

我继续比照医生办公室里的图表来判断他病情的发展。

A grammar school's success was measured in terms of the number of pupils who got into university.

一所文法学校成功与否是以考上大学的学生人数为衡量依据的。

测量;度量;计量

Measure the length and width of the gap.

测量一下这条缝隙的长与宽。

He measured the speed at which ultrasonic waves travel along the bone.

他测出了超声波穿过骨头的速度。

（情形严重或发展到了一定程度的）体现，表现，标志

It is a measure of their plight that few of them have anywhere to go to.

他们几乎全都无处可归，看得出他们是陷入了困境。

That is a measure of how bad things have become at the bank.

那简直就是银行里糟糕局面的写照。