keep at arm's length
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避免同…亲近；不可向迩；拒人于千里之外；
1. 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。
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2. 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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3. Etiquette might suggest that Obama keep the summit at arm's length and let his team of advisers act as observers.
这种礼节性的回答可能意味着奥巴马将与峰会保持适当的距离，让他的顾问团队以观察员的身份参与会议。
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4. 'Etiquette might suggest that Obama keep the summit at arm's length and let his team of advisers act as observers.
这种礼节性的回答可能意味着奥巴马将与峰会保持适当的距离，让他的顾问团队以观察员的身份参与会议。
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5. The main opposition groups would like to harness the movement's energy, yet keep it at arm's length.
主要的反对派想要利用这股运动的力量，仍然让他们保持在自己的视野内。
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6. You are a girl and you should keep boys at arm's length.
你是一个女孩，得和男生保持一定距离。
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7. The more uncertainty there is, the more each woman is likely to keep the other at arm's length.
不确定性越强，两个女人越可能相互保持距离。
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8. We should keep the bad friends at arm's length.
对那些损友，我们就应该与他们保持距离。
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9. Let me warn you about this Smith fellow. He seems like a nice, friendly guy. But it's wise to keep him at arm's length.
我要警告你关于这个史密斯家伙，他看上去是个友好可爱的家伙，但是你要与他保持距离。
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10. The boss can be a bit familiar but he's all right if you keep him at arm's length.
老板看上去很平易近人，但你还是与他保持一段距离为好。
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11. Will it be safer for us to keep our friends at arm's length?
与朋友保持一定距离是比较安全吗？
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12. Why should we overcome our tendency to keep strangers at arm's length?
我们为甚么应该克服与陌生人保持距离的倾向呢？
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13. You like to keep your options open, but you'll never find out a person's true potential by keeping him at arm's length.
你喜欢公开你的观点，但是你永远不可能了解一个人真实的内在除非你跟他保持一点儿距离。
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14. "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’？”
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15. We should keep the bad friends at arm's length.
我们应该同损友保持距离。
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16. We should keep the bad friends at arm's length.
我们应该同损友保持距离。
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keep at arm's length
