プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
とおざかる【遠ざかる】
❶〔遠く離れて行く〕
故国を遠ざかる
leave one's native land far behind
列車はやがて視界から遠ざかった
The train soon 「disappeared from view [vanished from my sight].
汽笛が遠ざかっていった
The whistle faded [died] away in(to) the distance.
❷〔関係がなくなる〕
彼女が舞台から遠ざかって３年になる
It has been three years since she left [quit/retired from] the stage.
今は政界から遠ざかっています
「I have left [I have nothing to do with] politics now.
もめ事からは遠ざかっているほうが賢明だと思う
I think it's wiser to 「keep out of [keep your distance from] disputes.
あの家とは遠ざかっている
We no longer have any contact with that family.
やがて二人は遠ざかってしまった
Before long they were estranged from each other.