1 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 偏僻的;遥远的;边远的 Remote areas are far away from cities and places where most people live, and are therefore difficult to get to. 偏僻的;遥远的;边远的
SYN distant, far, isolated, lonely
2 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (过去或未来)遥远的,久远的 The remote past or remote future is a time that is many years distant from the present. (过去或未来)遥远的,久远的
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Slabs of rock had slipped sideways in the remote past, and formed this hole.
在久远的过去,岩石板滑落到周边,从而形成了这个洞。
3 ADJ-GRADED 关系不紧密的;关系疏远的;相距甚远的 If something is remote from a particular subject or area of experience, it is not relevant to it because it is very different. 关系不紧密的;关系疏远的;相距甚远的
SYN irrelevant, foreign, outside, removed
4 ADJ-GRADED (可能性或机会)渺茫的,微乎其微的 If you say that there is a remote possibility or chance that something will happen, you are emphasizing that there is only a very small chance that it will happen. (可能性或机会)渺茫的,微乎其微的 [emphasis]
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I use a sunscreen whenever there is even a remote possibility that I will be in the sun.
不论何时只要有一点可能暴露在阳光下,我就会用防晒霜。
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The chances of his surviving are pretty remote.
他生还的机会非常渺茫。
SYN slight, small, outside, poor
5 ADJ-GRADED 冷漠的;冷淡的;与人疏远的;清高的 If you describe someone as remote, you mean that they behave as if they do not want to be friendly or closely involved with other people. 冷漠的;冷淡的;与人疏远的;清高的
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