| 单词 | far |
| 释义 | farfarfar1 /fɑː $ fɑːr/ adverb (comparative farther /ˈfɑːðə $ ˈfɑːrðər/ or further /ˈfɜːðə $ ˈfɜːrðər/, superlative farthest /ˈfɑːðɪst $ ˈfɑːr-/ or furthest /ˈfɜːðɪst $ ˈfɜːr-/)1 a long distance: Have you driven far?drive你开了很远的路吗？See who can throw the farthest.far看看谁扔得最远。far fromI work not far from here.我工作的地方离这儿不远。far awayHer children have all moved far away.childmove她的孩子都搬到很远的地方去了。far down/along etcThey live further along the street.far他们住在街的那一头。2used to ask or talk about distance: How far is it to the station?be到车站有多远？He didn’t say how far he had walked.havewalk他没说走了多远的路。3very much, or to a great degreefar better/easier etcThe new system is far better than the old one.bewell新系统比旧的好许多。far more/lessIt cost far less than I expected.littleexpect费用比我预想的少得多。far too much/fat/early etcThat’s far too much for one person.对一个人来说﹐那实在太多了。She is by far the best athlete in the school (=much better than anyone else).bewell她是这所学校最最优秀的运动员。As far as possible (=as much as possible), we use fresh local ingredients.ingredient我们尽可能使用当地的新鲜食材。4used to talk about how much progress someone makes: How far have you got with your book?get你那本书写了多少？They only got as far as the first course before the phone rang.getring他们才吃第一道菜电话铃就响了起来。She’s very talented and should go far (=be very successful).shall 她很有天分﹐应该会大有作为的。5a long timefar ahead/backWe need to plan further ahead.far我们需要计划得更长远。This system was being used as far back as 1850.bebeuse这一方法早在 1850 年就在使用了。far intoThey worked far into the night.work他们工作到深夜。 ➔ as far as something is concerned at concernedPhrasesas far as something to a particular place or point, but not beyond it: I’ll come with you as far as the corner of the street.我陪你走到街角那儿。The water came up as far as my knees.comeknee水涨到我膝盖了。as far as I know/I can tell/I can remember etc spoken used to say that you think something is true, but you may be wrong: As far as I know, Fran intends to come.intend据我所知﹐弗朗打算来的。far and wide over a large area: His fame spread far and wide.他名扬四方。far from something used to say that something is not at all true: The situation is far from ideal.be形势很不理想。‘Are you angry?’ ‘Far from it! I’m delighted.’bedelight“你生气了吗？”“才没有呢！我很高兴。”go so far as to do something to do something that seems surprising or extreme: I wouldn’t go so far as to call her a liar.我不至于说她是个撒谎精。go too far (also take it too far) to do something that is too extreme: I don’t mind jokes, but you’ve gone too far this time.jokego我不介意开开玩笑﹐但你这次太过分了。so far until now: We haven’t had any problems so far.haveproblem到目前为止﹐我们没遇到过麻烦。so far so good spoken used to say that something has been successful until now: ‘How’s your new job?’ ‘So far so good.’“你的新工作怎么样？” “到目前为止都很好。”GrammarDo not say ‘My school is far.’ Say My school is a long way from here,be or My school is a long way away.be（我学校离这儿很远。） Far is usually used in questions: How far is it to your school?be这儿到你学校有多远？ and in negative sentences: The school isn’t very far from here.学校离这儿不远。 You can also use far after too, as, and so: It’s too far to walk.走着去太远了。I ran as far as I could.runcan我拼命地跑远。I wish he didn’t live so far away.我真希望他住得没那么远。THESAURUS: farfar a long distance – used in negatives and questions, or after ‘too’, ‘so’, and ‘as’: It’s not far to the hotel.Is it too far to walk?bePeople had come from as far away as Israel and Brazil.havea long way a long distance: It’s a long way to the sea from here.You must be tired – you’ve come a long way.tiremiles informal a very long distance – used especially when you wish the distance was not so long: We had to walk for miles.havemilThe nearest school is miles away.nearbemildistant written used about something that is a long distance from you, and often difficult to see or hear: I could hear the distant sound of thunder.canthe light from a distant starremote used about a place that is a long distance from other places: a remote area of AlaskaIt’s a tiny island and very remote. |
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