| 释义 |
keep at arm's length
释义
保持距离：保持一定的距离，远离身体。
避免直接对抗或斗争：避免直接冲突或争斗。
避免亲密关系：不与某人建立亲密关系。
例句
1·"Father, " said Young Jerry, as they walked along: taking care to keep at arm's length and to have the stool well between them:"what's a Resurrection-Man?"
“爸爸，”两人同路走着时小杰瑞说，说时同爸爸保持一臂的距离，当中还夹着一个板凳，“什么叫‘复活贩子’？”
2·While you do want to be close to others, you feel uncomfortable with too much closeness and tend to keep your partner at arm's length .
当你想要接近别人的时候，你会因为太亲密而感觉不自在，所以你试图让伴侣保持在一臂之遥。
3·In other words, they like to keep each other "at arm's length ."
也就是说，他们喜欢让彼此保持一只手臂的距离。
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