far
adj
(farther or further , farthest or furthest ) [attrib 作定語]
1 (dated or fml 舊或文) distant 遠的; 遠方的
a far country 遠方的國家
to journey into far regions 到遠方去旅行.
2 more remote 較遠的: at the far end of the street 在街的那一頭
on the far bank of the river 在河的彼岸
She's on the far right, ie holds extreme right-wing views. 她持極右觀點.
3 (idm 習語) a far cry from sth/doing sth (infml 口) a very different experience from sth/doing sth 與某事物[做某事物]大不相同
Life on a farm is a far cry from what I've been used to. 農場生活與我已過慣的日子迥然不同.
far adv (farther or further, farthest or furthest)
1 (usu in questions and negative sentences 通常用於疑問句和否定句) (of space) at or to a great distance (指空間)遠
How far is it to London from here? 從這里到倫敦有多遠? (Cf 參看 London's a long way from here. 倫敦離這里很遠.)
How far have we walked? 我們走了多遠了? (Cf 參看 We've walked only a short way. 我們只走了一小段路程.)
We didn't go far. 我們沒有走遠.
2 (preceding particles and preps 用於小品詞和介詞前)
(a) (of space) by a great distance (指空間)遠
far above the clouds 遠在云層之上
not far from here 離這里不遠
far beyond the bridge 遠在橋那邊
Call me if you need me; I won't be far away/off. 需要我時叫我一聲, 我不到遠處去.
(b) (of time) a long way (指時間)久, 遠
far back in history 在歷史上久遠的
as far back as 1902 遠在1902年
events that will happen far in the future 很久以後將發生的事
We danced far into the night. 我們跳舞跳到深夜.
(c) (used within idioms 用於成語中) to a great extent 在很大程度上; 遠遠
to live far beyond one's means 過著遠遠入不敷出的生活
He's fallen far behind in his work. 他的工作遠遠沒有做完.
3 (preceding comparative adjs and advs 用於形容詞或副詞的比較級前) considerably; very much 很; 非常
a far better solution 好得多的解決辦法
He runs far faster than his brother. 他遠比哥哥跑得快.
4 (idm 習語) as far as to the place mentioned, but no further 直至所提到之處為止
I've read as far as the third chapter. 我已讀到第三章了.
I'll walk with you as far as the post office. 我陪你走到郵局.
We'll go by train as far as London, and then take a coach. 我們乘火車到倫敦, 然後換長途汽車. as/so far as
(a) the same distance as 與...的距離相等
We didn't go so far as the others. 我們走得不如其他人遠.
(b) to the extent that; as much as 達到...的程度; 盡...; 就...
So far as I know/As far as I can see, that is highly unlikely. 就我所知[依我看]那是極不可能的.
His parents supported him as far as they could. 他父母竭盡全力撫養他.
(c) (of progress) up to a specified point but not beyond (指進展)達到某一點為止
We've got as far as collecting our data but we haven't analysed it yet. 我們已收集了資料, 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 盡我所能; 盡我的力量. as/so far as it, etc `goes to a limited extent, usu less than desirable 達到一定程度(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. 你的計畫目前看來還算不錯, 但有幾點你忘了考慮進去. 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. 利率增加對小公司來說是大禍臨頭.
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農場(farm)很遠(far),有幾百米(m)
?? 擴展釋義
*[fɑ:]a. 遠的, 久遠的, 遙遠的ad. 甚遠地, 很, 到很深的程度, 到很遠的距離相關詞組: 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