far

far
(further, furthest 或 farther, farthest)
  1. [often with adverbial]at, to, or by a great distance (used to indicate the extent to which one things is distant from another)
    （距离）远
    it was not too far away.
    不是很远。
    the mountains far in the distance glowed in the sun.
    远远的山峰在阳光下熠熠生辉。
  2. over a large expanse of space or time
    （空间，时间）遥远
    he had not travelled far.
    他没出过远门。
    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，并取得这样的成绩。
  3. by a great deal
    大大地，极大地
    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。
adjective
  1. [attrib.]situated at a great distance in space or time
    遥远的；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
    更远的；较远的
    he was standing in the far corner.
    他站在较远的那个角落里。
    ■distant from a point seen as central; extreme
    偏远的；极端的
    she was brought up in the far north of Scotland.
    她在苏格兰偏远的北部长大。
    the largest electoral success for the far Right since the war.
    战争以来极右势力获得的最大的选举胜利。
常用词组
as far as
  1. for as great a distance as
    远至
    the river stretched away as far as he could see.
    这条河他一眼看不到尽头。
    ■for a great enough distance to reach
    （距离上）到…为止；一直
    I decided to walk as far as the village.
    我决定一直走到那个村庄。
    ■to the extent that
    （范围，程度）到，至于
    as far as I am concerned it is no big deal.
    在我看来，这没什么大不了的。
be a far cry from
  1. be very different to
    迥异于
    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
  1. by a great amount
    大大地，极大地
    this was by far the largest city in the area.
    这是这个地区最大的城市，比其他城市大得多。
far and away
  1. by a very large amount
    极大地，极其悬殊地
    he is far and away the most accomplished player.
    他是最有成就的运动员，别的运动员无法望其项背。
far and near
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. used to express reluctance, especially to do something which one thinks may be resented
    我决不
    far be it from me to speculate on his reasons.
    我决不去揣测他的种种理由。
far from
  1. very different from being; tending to the opposite of
    远非；毫不，简直不
    conditions were far from satisfactory.
    条件简直难尽人意。
far gone
  1. in a bad or worsening state, especially so as to be beyond recovery
    差的，劣质的；恶化的；无可救药的
    a few frames from the original film were too far gone to salvage.
    母片中的几个画面太差了，根本无法补救。
    ■advanced in time
    提前；事先；先进
    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太早。
    ■(informal)very intoxicated or ill
    (非正式)醉醺醺的；病重的
go far
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. be worth or amount to much
    值钱
    the money would not go far at this year's prices.
    以今年的价格，这些钱派不了多大用场。
go so far as to do something
  1. do something regarded as extreme
    到做（过激之事）的地步；竟然做
    surely they wouldn't go so far as to break in?.
    他们不至于硬闯进来，对吧？。
go too far
  1. exceed the limits of what is reasonable or acceptable
    太过分，做过头
how far
  1. used to ask how great a distance is
    ［用以询问距离］多远
    they wanted to know how far he could travel.
    他们想知道他能走多远。
  2. to what extent
    到何种程度，有多…
    he was not sure how far she was committed.
    他没有把握她有多投入。
so far
  1. to a certain limited extent
    （范围，程度）到此为止
    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。
  2. (of a trend that seems likely to continue) up to this time
    （可能延续的趋势）到目前为止
    diplomatic activity so far has failed.
    外交斡旋到目前为止都失败了。
(in) so far as (或 that)
  1. to the extent that
    就…而言
    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
  1. progress has been satisfactory up to now
    目前还不错
    ‘How's the job going?’ ‘So far so good.’.
    “工作进展怎么样？”“目前还不错。”。
too far
  1. in excess of what is safe, sensible, or desirable
    过头，过火，过分
    the statement appears to be a claim too far.
    这张单子看来是一份过分的索赔。
语源
  1. Old English feorr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ver, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit para and Greek pera 'further'
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