Humans are wired to calculate the distance of an object by using the vertical Angle between its top and bottom.

人类通常是通过一个物体上下间的的垂直角度来计算与它相隔的距离。

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The service will return the distance from one point to the current Client object.

服务将返回从一个点到当前Client对象的距离。

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The most precise way to measure an object's distance is to use "parallax" - differences in perspective created by viewing an object from different angles.

最准确地测量一个目标的距离的方法是运用“视差”，视差是指从不同角度观察一个目标而产生的视角的差异。

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The scanner itself consists of a digital camera with an on-board laser that determines the distance to the object, although it also apparently requires that targets be placed around the scene to properly scan the object -- or person, as the case may be.

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Looking through the rifle's telescopic sight, the gunman then estimates the distance from this object to the target.

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The longer the distance between the two points in physical space, the more effort it takes to get an object from point A to point B.

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