- often with adverbial at, to, or by a great distance (used to indicate the extent to which one things is distant from another)远：
it was not too far away
离这里不太远
the mountains far in the distance glowed in the sun.
远处的高山在阳光下熠熠生辉。
- over a large expanse of space or time遥远地; 久远地：
he had not travelled far
他没出过远门
figurative 〈喻〉that's the reason why we have come so far and done as well as we have.
这就是为什么我们能走到今天, 并取得如此大的成绩。
- by a great deal大大地, …得多; 很, 极：
he is able to function far better than usual
他能发挥比平常好得多的作用
the reality has fallen far short of early expectations.
现实与早先的预期相去甚远。
- situated at a great distance in space or time远的; 遥远的; 远方的; 久远的：
the far reaches of the universe.
宇宙的广袤空间。
- more distant than another object of the same kind较远的; 另一边的; 对面的：
he was standing in the far corner.
他站在对面的那个角落里。
- distant from a point seen as central; extreme偏远的; 极端的：
she was brought up in the far north of Scotland
她是在苏格兰偏远的北部长大的
the largest electoral success for the far Right since the war.
自战后极右派获得的最大选举胜利。
as far as
- for as great a distance as与…一样远：
the river stretched away as far as he could see.
那条河他一眼看不到尽头。
- for a great enough distance to reach远至, 一直到：
I decided to walk as far as the village.
我决定一直走到那个村庄。
- to the extent that（表示程度或范围）就…而言; 至于：
as far as I am concerned it is no big deal.
就我而言, 这不是什么了不起的事情。
be a far cry from
- be very different to与…大不相同：
the hotel's royal suite is a far cry from the poverty of his home country.
酒店的皇家套房与他祖国的贫穷反差太大了。
by far
- by a great amount大大地, …得多; 显然：
this was by far the largest city in the area.
这显然是这个地区最大的城市。
far and away
- by a very large amount无疑地, 显然：
he is far and away the most accomplished player.
他显然是最有成就的运动员。
far and near
- everywhere ,到处, 处处, 四面八方：
people came from far and near to the party.
人们从各处来参加聚会。
far and wide
- over a large area大范围地; 广泛地：
expanding industry sucked in labour from far and wide.
工业发展吸收了广大区域内的劳动力。
far be it from（或for）me to
- used to express reluctance, especially to do something which one thinks may be resented我决不会：
far be it from me to speculate on his reasons.
我决不会去揣测他的种种理由。
far from
- very different from being; tending to the opposite of远非, 完全不, 简直不：
conditions were far from satisfactory.
条件远远不能令人满意。
far gone
- in a bad or worsening state, especially so as to be beyond recovery情况严重的; 恶化中的; 没有康复希望的：
a few frames from the original film were too far gone to salvage.
原版电影中的几个画面的情况越来越糟, 无法补救。
- advanced in time（时间上）提前的, 超前的：
the legislative session is too far gone for the lengthy hearings needed to pass the bill.
通过这项法案还需要举行长时间的听证会, 召开立法会议还言之过早。
- informal very intoxicated or ill〈非正式〉酩酊大醉的; 病得很重的。
go far
- achieve a great deal取得巨大成就：
he was the bright one and everyone was sure he would go far.
他是个聪明人, 大家都确信他会取得很大的成就。
- contribute greatly大有裨益：
extension of this practice would go far towards resolving unnecessary antagonisms.
如果推广这种做法, 就能大大有助于消除不必要的对抗。
- be worth or amount to much值钱; 用场：
the money would not go far at this year's prices.
按今年的价格, 这些钱派不了多大用场。
go so far as to do something
- do something regarded as extreme竟然到做某事的地步：
surely they wouldn't go so far as to break in?
他们还不至于会硬闯进来吧？
go too far
- exceed the limits of what is reasonable or acceptable过于出格。
how far
- used to ask how great a distance is用以询问距离（离…）多远：
they wanted to know how far he could travel.
他们想知道他能旅行多远。
- to what extent到何种程度, 在多大程度上：
he was not sure how far she was committed.
他对她有多大热心没有把握。
so far
- to a certain limited extent到这种程度：
jabs and pills can protect you only so far.
打针吃药只能对你起到这样的保护作用。
- (of a trend that seems likely to continue) up to this time（看起来有可能延续的动向）到目前为止, 迄今为止：
diplomatic activity so far has failed.
外交活动到目前为止都失败了。
(in) so far as（或that）
- to the extent that到…的程度, 在…的程度上：
the existing business had priority so far as further investment was concerned.
就进一步的投资而言, 现有业务享有优先权。
so far so good
- progress has been satisfactory up to now到目前为止一切顺利：
'How's the job going?' 'So far so good.'
“工作进展得怎么样？”“到目前为止进展顺利。”
too far
- in excess of what is safe, sensible, or desirable太过分, 太出格：
the statement appears to be a claim too far.
这个声明看来就是一项过于出格的索取。