- at, to, or by a greater distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing or person is or becomes distant from another)更远地, 较远地:
for some time I had wanted to move further from London
有一段时间我曾想要搬到离伦敦更远的地方去
figurative 〈喻〉the EC seems to have moved further away from the original aims.
欧共体似乎已进一步偏离了其最初的目标。
- with negative used to emphasize the difference between a supposed or suggested fact or state of mind and the truth[用于强调假想情况和真实情况之间的差异]远非(如此):
as for her being a liar, nothing could be further from the truth
至于说她是个谎话连篇的人, 那完全是胡扯
nothing could be further from his mind than marrying.
他压根儿没想过要结婚。
- over a greater expanse of space or time; for a longer way(空间或时间上)更远地:
we had walked further than I realized
我们已走的路比我意识到的更长
figurative 〈喻〉wages have been driven down even further.
工资已被压到了更低的水平。
- beyond the point already reached or the distance already covered进一步地; 再往前地:
Amelie decided to drive further up the coast
阿米莉决定继续沿着海岸向北行驶
before going any further we need to define our terms.
我们必须先把几个术语解释清楚, 然后再继续进行。
- beyond or in addition to what has already been done进一步地, 在更大程度上, 在更大范围内:
we are investigating ways to further increase customer satisfaction.
我们正在研究如何进一步提高顾客的满意度。
- sentence adverb used to introduce a new point relating to or reinforcing a previous statement此外, 而且:
Ethnic minorities are more prone to unemployment. Further, this disadvantage extends to other areas of life.
少数民族成员更容易失业, 而且这种劣势还延伸至生活的其他领域。
- at or to a more advanced, successful, or desirable stage处于(或达到)更高(或更为成功、更为合意的)阶段:
determination could not get her any further
决心不能使她更上一层楼
at the end of three years they were no further on.
在三年结束时他们毫无进展。
- (亦作farther)more distant in space than another item of the same kind(距离上)更远的, 较远的:
two men were standing at the further end of the clearing.
两个人正站在空地远的一端。
- more remote from a central point(离某中心点)更远的:
the museum is in the further reaches of the town.
博物馆离市中心较远。
- additional to what already exists or has already taken place, been done, or been accounted for另外的, 更多的, 进一步的:
cook for a further ten minutes.
再多煮10分钟。
- help the progress or development of (something); promote促进; 推进; 助长:
he had depended on using them to further his own career.
他曾靠利用他们来促进他自己的事业。
further to your(或our)-
- formal used at the beginning of a letter or in speech as a way of raising a matter discussed in an earlier letter, article, or conversation〈正式〉[用在信件的开头或谈话中, 提出以前在信件、文章或交谈中谈论过的事]有关在…中谈到的事情:
further to your letter of 10.10.96, I enclose some correspondence from my previous addresses.
有关你在96年10月10日来信中所述之事, 我随信附上我从先前几个地址所收发的一些信件。
not go any further
- (of a secret) not be told to anyone else(秘密)不泄露给别人。
until further notice
- used to indicate that a situation will not change until another announcement is made在另行通知之前(情况不变):
the museum is closed to the public until further notice.
博物馆暂不对外开放, 何时开放, 另行通知。
until further orders
- used to indicate that a situation is only to change when another command is received在另有指示之前(情况不变):
they were to be kept in prison until further orders.
在另有指示之前, 他们将被关在监狱里。