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far DISTANCEHfB:5, $fB:radvfarther H9fA:YQRD, $9fA:rYQX or further H9fF:YQRD, $9fF:rYQX, farthest H9fA:YQIst, $9fA:r- or furthest H9fF:YQIst, $9fF:r- at, to or from a great distance in space or time遥远地;久远地How far is it from Australia to New Zealand?从澳大利亚到新西兰有多远?One day, perhaps far in the future, you'll regret what you've done.有一天，也许是遥远的将来的某一天，你会后悔你的所作所为。" Shall we walk to the station?"" How far away is it? "“我们是不是走到车站？”“车站有多远?”She doesn't live far from here.她住得离这里不远。(fml) He felt lonely and far (= a long way) from home. (fig.)他觉得自己孑然一身，远离家乡。Jane's a very talented writer--she'll go far (= will be successful).简是个很有才华的作家，她会大有作为的。(fig.) Sometimes you go too far (= do something unacceptable) and say hurtful things.有时候你做得过分，而且说一些伤人的话。He isn't coming today, as/so far as I know (= I believe that this is true).就我所知，他今天不打算来。She can come whenever she likes, as/so far as I'm concerned (= that is my opinion, which other people might not share).就我来说，她什么时候想来就可以来。There's been no change, as/so far as I can tell (= I have not noticed any change).以我看，没发生什么变化。I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him (= I don't trust him at all).我丝毫不信任他。It's a good essay as far as it goes (= it has good qualities but it could be improved).大体上看，这篇短文还不错。We were far from happy with the situation (= we were not happy).我们对这种情况十分不满。Jim, selfish? Far from it (= The truth is very different)! He's terribly generous.吉姆自私?绝非如此!他特别慷慨。Far be it from me to advise you what to do (= I certainly would not want to do this).我决不会建议你做什么。People came from far and wide (= from a large number of places) to see the house.人们从各个地方来看这个房子。Only one of the escaped prisoners has been captured so far (= until now).迄今为止，只抓到一个逃跑的囚犯。I found a tin of beans in the cupboard. So far so good (= Things were going well up to now), but where is the opener?我找到一听豆子罐头。到现在为止，一切还不错。但开罐头的刀子在哪儿呢?Something that is far-fetched seems very unlikely to be true, and is difficult to believe.牵强的，未必会的Their claim to have invented a solar-powered car seems far-fetched.他们发明了太阳能汽车的声明听起来不大可信。A far-flung place is a great distance away, and far-flung connections are spread over a very large area.遥远的地方;广泛的联系The news spread quickly to all corners of their far-flung empire.这个消息很快传播到他们幅员辽阔的帝国的每个角落。Someone or something that is far-gone is in an advanced state of something considered to be unpleasant.陷入(不愉快的事物)已深的After three whiskies he was so far-gone (= very drunk) that he could hardly walk.喝了三杯威士忌之后，他烂醉如泥，路几乎都走不动了。A time that is far-off is a long way from the present, in the past or the future, and far-off places are a great distance away.遥远的过去或将来;遥远的地方Far-out means strange and unusual.与众不同的，不一般的(infml) They had some far-out (= strange and unusual) ideas about everyone living in communes.他们有一些奇想----让人人都生活在群居村里。(dated slang) You got the job? Far-out (= Very good)!你找到工作了?太好了!Something far-reaching has a great influence on many people or things.深远的，广泛的These new laws will have far-reaching benefits for all working mothers.这些新法规将给所有有孩子的职业妇女带来广泛的好处。(fig. Br and Aus) Someone who is far-sighted is able to see what will be needed in the future and make wise decisions based on this.有远见的Buying shares in Ford all those years ago was a very far-sighted move--they must be worth ten times their original value now.在那么多年前买福特公司的股票是有先见之明之举，现在它们一定升值十倍。(Am and Aus) Far-sighted (Br long-sighted) can also refer to people who have problems seeing things which are close to them.远视的I'm so far-sighted I can't read the newspaper without my glasses.我的远视度数很深，不戴眼镜都不能读报纸。"Far from the Madding Crowd " (title of a book by Thomas Hardy in 1874, taken from the poem Elegy in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray)《远离尘嚣》(托马斯·哈代著，书名来自托马斯·格雷的诗《墓园挽歌》) [INSOFAR AS]
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