far
adj
(farther or further , farthest or furthest ) [attrib 作定语]
1 (dated or fml 旧或文) distant 远的; 远方的
a far country 远方的国家
to journey into far regions 到远方去旅行.
2 more remote 较远的: at the far end of the street 在街的那一头
on the far bank of the river 在河的彼岸
She's on the far right, ie holds extreme right-wing views. 她持极右观点.
3 (idm 习语) a far cry from sth/doing sth (infml 口) a very different experience from sth/doing sth 与某事物[做某事物]大不相同
Life on a farm is a far cry from what I've been used to. 农场生活与我已过惯的日子迥然不同.
far adv (farther or further, farthest or furthest)
1 (usu in questions and negative sentences 通常用於疑问句和否定句) (of space) at or to a great distance (指空间)远
How far is it to London from here? 从这里到伦敦有多远? (Cf 参看 London's a long way from here. 伦敦离这里很远.)
How far have we walked? 我们走了多远了? (Cf 参看 We've walked only a short way. 我们只走了一小段路程.)
We didn't go far. 我们没有走远.
2 (preceding particles and preps 用於小品词和介词前)
(a) (of space) by a great distance (指空间)远
far above the clouds 远在云层之上
not far from here 离这里不远
far beyond the bridge 远在桥那边
Call me if you need me; I won't be far away/off. 需要我时叫我一声, 我不到远处去.
(b) (of time) a long way (指时间)久, 远
far back in history 在历史上久远的
as far back as 1902 远在1902年
events that will happen far in the future 很久以後将发生的事
We danced far into the night. 我们跳舞跳到深夜.
(c) (used within idioms 用於成语中) to a great extent 在很大程度上; 远远
to live far beyond one's means 过著远远入不敷出的生活
He's fallen far behind in his work. 他的工作远远没有做完.
3 (preceding comparative adjs and advs 用於形容词或副词的比较级前) considerably; very much 很; 非常
a far better solution 好得多的解决办法
He runs far faster than his brother. 他远比哥哥跑得快.
4 (idm 习语) as far as to the place mentioned, but no further 直至所提到之处为止
I've read as far as the third chapter. 我已读到第三章了.
I'll walk with you as far as the post office. 我陪你走到邮局.
We'll go by train as far as London, and then take a coach. 我们乘火车到伦敦, 然後换长途汽车. as/so far as
(a) the same distance as 与...的距离相等
We didn't go so far as the others. 我们走得不如其他人远.
(b) to the extent that; as much as 达到...的程度; 尽...; 就...
So far as I know/As far as I can see, that is highly unlikely. 就我所知[依我看]那是极不可能的.
His parents supported him as far as they could. 他父母竭尽全力抚养他.
(c) (of progress) up to a specified point but not beyond (指进展)达到某一点为止
We've got as far as collecting our data but we haven't analysed it yet. 我们已收集了资料, 但尚未分析. as/so far as in me `lies (fml 文) to the best of my ability; as much as I can 尽我所能; 尽我的力量. as/so far as it, etc `goes to a limited extent, usu less than desirable 达到一定程度(通常并未如愿)
Your plan is a good one as far as it goes, but there are several points you've forgotten to consider. 你的计画目前看来还算不错, 但有几点你忘了考虑进去. as/so far as sb/sth is concerned in the way, or to the extent, that sb/sth is involved or affected 就某人[某事物]而言
The rise in interest rates will be disastrous as far as small firms are concerned. 利率增加对小公司来说是大祸临头.
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农场(farm)很远(far),有几百米(m)
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*[fɑ:]a. 远的, 久远的, 遥远的ad. 甚远地, 很, 到很深的程度, 到很远的距离相关词组: as far back as... by far far and away far and near far and wide far be it from me far from... how far in so far as... so far go too far as far as... as far as I know as far as possible