far
adverb/fɑː(r)/
/fɑːr/
(farther, farthest or further, furthest)
Idioms - a long distance away
遥远的 - We didn't go far.
我们没有走远。 - Have you come far?
你是远道来的吗？ - It's not far to the beach.
到海滩不远。 - There's not far to go now.
现在离得不远了。 - It's too far to walk.
步行去那儿太远了。 - + adv./prep. The restaurant is not far from here.
餐厅离这儿不远。 - countries as far apart as Japan and Brazil
像日本和巴西这样相隔遥远的国家 - He looked down at the traffic far below.
他俯视远在下方行驶的车辆。 - Far away in the distance, a train whistled.
远处有一辆火车鸣笛。 - The farther north they went, the colder it became.
他们愈往北去，天气就变得愈冷。 - a concert of music from near and far
来自四面八方的音乐的演奏会 - (figurative) Legends are usually far removed from the reality.
传说通常与现实相去甚远。
- We didn't go far.
- used when you are asking or talking about the distance between two places or the distance that has been travelled or is to be travelled
（问到或谈及距离时说）有多远，远（至） - How far is it to your house from here?
从这儿到你家有多远？ - How far is Boston from New York?
波士顿 离 纽约有多远? - How much further is it?
还有多远？ - I'm not sure I can walk so far.
我没有把握能步行这么远。 - as far as somebody/something We'll go by train as far as London, and then take a bus.
我们坐火车到伦敦，然后转乘公共汽车。 - We didn't go as far as the others.
我们不如其他人走得远。
- How far is it to your house from here?
- a long time from the present; for a large part of a particular period of time
久；远 - far back The band had their first hit as far back as 2012.
这支乐队早在 2012 年就推出了第一首大热的歌曲。 - To answer that question we need to go further back in time.
要回答这个问题，我们需要追溯到更早的时间。 - far ahead Let's try to plan further ahead.
咱们尽量计划得更长远些。 - far into something We worked far into the night.
我们工作到深夜。 - The film takes place in a future not too far distant.
这部电影发生在不遥远的未来。
- far back The band had their first hit as far back as 2012.
- very much; to a great degree
非常；很大程度上；远远；大大 - That's a far better idea.
那个主意好得多。 - The damage was far worse than I'd expected.
损失比我预想的严重得多。 - a drug that gives heart attack victims a far greater chance of survival
一种为心脏病患者提供更大生存机会的药物 - There are far more opportunities for young people than there used to be.
现在年轻人的机会比过去多得多。 - She always gives us far too much homework.
她总是让我们做多得不得了的家庭作业。 - The results far exceeded my expectations.
结果远超我的预期。 - The benefits far outweigh the cost.
其好处远远大于成本。 - The recent heat and continued drought further reduced yields.
最近的高温和持续干旱进一步降低了产量。 - far beyond (something) It had been a success far beyond their expectations.
成功之大远远超过他们的预期。 - far behind (something) He's fallen far behind in his work.
他的工作大大落后了。
- That's a far better idea.
- used when you are asking or talking about the degree to which something is true or possible
（问到或谈及程度时说）有多大，直（至） - How far can we trust him?
我们能够信任他到什么程度？ - as far as… His parents supported him as far as they could.
他的父母全力支持他。 - Plan your route in advance, using main roads as far as possible.
预先安排好你的路线，尽量走大路。
- How far can we trust him?
- used to talk about how much progress has been made in doing or achieving something
进展程度 - How far have you got with that report?
你那个报告写得怎么样了？ - Half an hour later Duncan was no farther in his quest.
半小时后，邓肯不再继续他的探索。 - as/so far as something I read as far as the third chapter.
我读到了第三章。 - as/so far as doing something 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。
- How far have you got with that report?
distance
time
degree
progress
Word OriginOld English feorr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ver, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit para and Greek pera ‘further’.
Idioms
as far as the eye can/could see
- to the horizon (= where the sky meets the land or sea)
极目所尽 - The bleak moorland stretched on all sides as far as the eye could see.
荒凉的旷野向四面伸展开去，一望无际。
- The bleak moorland stretched on all sides as far as the eye could see.
Which Word? farther / further / farthest / furthestfarther / further / farthest / furthest
- These are the comparative and superlative forms of far.
- To talk about distance, use either farther, farthest or further, furthest. In British English, further, furthest are the more common forms and in North American English, farther and farthest:
- I have to travel further/farther to work now.
现在我得走更远的路去上班。
- I have to travel further/farther to work now.
- To talk about the degree or extent of something, further/furthest are usually preferred:
- Let’s consider this point further.
让我们更深入地考虑这一点。
- Let’s consider this point further.
- Further, but not farther, can also mean ‘more’ or ‘additional’:
- Are there any further questions?
还有什么问题吗？
- Are there any further questions?
as/so far as I am concerned
- used to give your personal opinion on something
就我而言 - As far as I am concerned, you can do what you like.
就我而言，你想干什么就可以干什么。
- As far as I am concerned, you can do what you like.
as far as I know | as far as I can remember, see, tell, etc.
- used to say that you think you know, remember, understand, etc. something but you cannot be completely sure, especially because you do not know all the facts
就我所知；据我所记得的；依我看 - As far as we knew, there was no cause for concern.
就我们所知，没有什么需要担心的。 - As far as I can see, you've done nothing wrong.
依我看，你没有做错任何事。 - She lived in Chicago, as far as I can remember.
据我所记得的，她过去住在芝加哥。
- As far as we knew, there was no cause for concern.
as/so far as somebody/something is concerned
(also as/so far as somebody/something goes)
- used to give facts or an opinion about a particular aspect of something
就…而言 - She's doing fine as far as French is concerned, it's her German I'm worried about.
就法语而言，她做得很好，我担心的是她的德语。
- She's doing fine as far as French is concerned, it's her German I'm worried about.
as/so far as it goes
- to a limited degree, usually less than is enough
尚算…（指仍有不足之处） - It's a good plan as far as it goes, but there are a lot of things they haven't thought of.
这计划还算不错，不过他们还有很多事情没有考虑到。
- It's a good plan as far as it goes, but there are a lot of things they haven't thought of.
by far
- (used with comparative or superlative adjectives or adverbs) by a great amount
大量地；大大地 - The last of these reasons is by far the most important.
这些理由中最后一条比其他的重要得多。 - Amy is the smartest by far.
埃米显然最聪明。
- The last of these reasons is by far the most important.
carry/take something too far
- to continue doing something beyond reasonable limits
做得过分
far/farther/further afield
- far away from home; to or in places that are not near
远离家乡；去远处；在远方 - You can hire a car if you want to explore further afield.
假如你想逛更远的地方，可以租辆汽车。 - People commute to London from as far afield as France.
人们从远至法国的地方通勤到伦敦。
- You can hire a car if you want to explore further afield.
far and away
- (followed by comparative or superlative adjectives) by a very great amount
远为；大大地 - She's far and away the best player.
她是当之无愧的最佳选手。
- She's far and away the best player.
far and wide
- over a large area
到处；各处；广泛 - They searched far and wide for the missing child.
他们四处搜寻失踪的小孩。 - People came from far and wide for the show.
人们从四面八方赶来看展览。
- They searched far and wide for the missing child.
far be it from me to do something (but…)
- (informal) used when you are just about to disagree with somebody or to criticize them and you would like them to think that you do not really want to do this
（要表示不同意和批评但又希望对方感到自己并非真正想要这样做） - Far be it from me to interfere in your affairs but I would like to give you just one piece of advice.
我绝不想干涉你的事，我只不过想给你一个忠告。
- Far be it from me to interfere in your affairs but I would like to give you just one piece of advice.
far from something/from doing something
- almost the opposite of something or of what is expected
几乎相反；远非 - It is far from clear (= it is not clear) what he intends to do.
他打算怎样做一点都不清楚。 - Computers, far from destroying jobs, can create employment.
计算机远非破坏就业，而是能创造就业。
- It is far from clear (= it is not clear) what he intends to do.
far from it
- (informal) used to say that the opposite of what somebody says is true
完全相反；绝非；远非如此 - ‘You're not angry then?’ ‘Far from it. I've never laughed so much in my life.’
“那么你不生气？”“非但没有生气，我一生中还没有这样笑过呢。”
- ‘You're not angry then?’ ‘Far from it. I've never laughed so much in my life.’
few and far between
- not happening often
不常发生的；罕见的
go far
- (of people) to be very successful in the future
有远大前程 - She is very talented and should go far.
她天赋很高，会很有出息。
- She is very talented and should go far.
go far enough
- (used in questions and negative sentences) to achieve all that is wanted
达到目的 - The new legislation is welcome but does not go far enough.
新法规受到欢迎，但力度还不够大。 - Do these measures go far enough?
这些措施能不能解决问题？ - (disapproving) Stop it now. The joke has gone far enough (= it has continued too long).
行啦，这玩笑开得太久了。
- The new legislation is welcome but does not go far enough.
go so/as far as to…
- to be willing to go to extreme or surprising limits in dealing with something
竟然；甚至 - I wouldn't go as far as to say that he's a liar (= but I think he may be slightly dishonest).
我倒不想说他是个骗子（不过我认为他可能有点不老实）。 - In June 2009 he went so far as to offer his resignation.
2009年6月，他甚至提出辞职。
- I wouldn't go as far as to say that he's a liar (= but I think he may be slightly dishonest).
go too far | go this/that far
- to behave in an extreme way that is not acceptable
走得太远；做得过分 - He's always been quite crude, but this time he's gone too far.
他一向很粗鲁，但这次太过分了。 - I never thought she'd go this far.
我绝没有想到她会做得这么过分。
- He's always been quite crude, but this time he's gone too far.
in so/as far as
- to the degree that
到…程度；在…范围 - That's the truth, in so far as I know it.
就我所知，那是真实情况。
- That's the truth, in so far as I know it.
not far off/out/wrong
- (informal) almost correct
几乎正确 - Your guess wasn't far out at all.
你猜得几乎一点不错。 - They weren't far out with their estimate of 100 000.
他们的估计数字为 100 000，并不算太远。 - You're not far wrong when you say he's the richest guy in town.
当你说他是镇上最富有的人时，你并没有大错。
- Your guess wasn't far out at all.
not go far
- (of money) to not be enough to buy a lot of things
不够买，买不了（许多东西） - Five pounds doesn't go very far these days.
这年头五英镑买不了多少东西。
- Five pounds doesn't go very far these days.
- (of a supply of something) to not be enough for what is needed
不充足；不够用 - Four bottles of wine won't go far among twenty people.
四瓶酒不够二十人喝。
- Four bottles of wine won't go far among twenty people.
so far
(also formal thus far)
- until now; up to this point
到目前为止；迄今为止；到这点为止 - What do you think of the show so far?
到目前为止你觉得这场演出怎么样？ - Detectives are so far at a loss to explain the reason for his death.
至今警探仍无法解释他的死因。
- What do you think of the show so far?
so far
- (informal) only to a limited degree
仅到一定程度；只在有限范围内 - I trust him only so far.
我只相信他到这个程度。
- I trust him only so far.
so far, so good
- (saying) used to say that things have been successful until now and you hope that they will continue to be successful, but you know that the task, etc. is not finished yet
到目前为止，一切还算顺利
so near and yet so far
- used to comment on something that was almost successful but in fact failed
功败垂成；功亏一篑