at arm's length

She prefers to keep her relations at arm's length.

她喜欢与亲戚保持一定的距离.

Her mother too had always been a little disinterested in her, holding her at arm's length.

她母亲对她听之任之,冷冷淡淡的.这会儿, 她母亲还同往常一样.

I handed it to him at arm's length.

我从一臂远的地方把它递给他.

Contacts conducted at arm's length for five years should suddenly turn into such an ostentatious embrace.

五年来保持的不过分亲密的接触现在突然变成如此公开炫耀的拥抱.

She had always kept his family at arm's length.

她一直与他的家人保持一定距离。

He held his attacker at arm's length.

他把攻击者阻止在一臂之外.

Keep some at arm's length.

与人保持一臂之距,避免太亲近.

We had best keep them at arm's length.

我们最好和他们保持距离.

He struck a match, and held it at arm's length.

他划亮一根火柴，伸长胳膊举着。

They no longer trust her and are keeping her at arm's length.

他们不再相信她了并且和她保持一定的距离.

The final price will be a fair one, calculated at arm's length.

最后的价格以正常交易关系核算,将是公道的.

I keep him at arm's length.

我和他保持一定的距离.

He came down holding the hive at arm's length, behind which trailed a cloud of bees.

他伸直胳膊托着蜂箱从梯子上下来了, 后面跟着一大群蜜蜂.

And a book at arm's length is now much closer.

一臂之长的一本书现在就更近了.

He's a troublemaker, you should keep him at arm's length.

他是闹事者, 你应该跟他保持一定距离.