中英互译
at arm's length
基本释义
- 保持距离：从一个人的手臂长度的距离处；在个人行为独立且没有一方对另一方有过多影响的情况下。
- 保持独立：在个人行为独立且没有一方对另一方有过多影响的情况下。
双语例句
- I held it at arm's length.我伸直胳膊提着它。来自《牛津词典》
- He keeps all his clients at arm's length.他不与任何委托人过分亲密。来自《牛津词典》
- She had always kept the family at arm's length.她一直和家人保持一定距离。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
网络短语
- keep sb at arm's length保持距离；疏远；跟某人保持距离；不即不离
- keep at arm's length避免亲近
- work at arm's length在不利的条件下工作；干活很吃力；笨手笨脚
- keep someone at arm's length保持距离；避免与某人过分亲近；和某人保持距离
- hold sth at arm's length伸直胳膊握住某物
英英释义
- adv.at some distance