Far has two comparatives, farther and further, and two superlatives, farthest and furthest. Farther and farthest are used mainly in sense 1, and are dealt with here. Further and furthest are dealt with in separate entries.
far 有两个比较级 farther 和 further,两个最高级 farthest 和 furthest。farther 和 farthest 主要用于义项 1,下文将予以说明。further 和 furthest 将另立词条予以说明。
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He had wandered to the far end of the room...
他转到屋子的那一头。
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A narrow steep path leads down into a valley and up the far side.
一条狭窄陡峭的小径向下伸进山谷,又从山谷的那一边向上延伸。
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I've spent a lot of time walking around Britain from the far north of Scotland down to Cornwall...
我花了很长时间在英国徒步漫游,从苏格兰的最北端一直走到康沃尔。
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I wrote the date at the far left of the blackboard.
我把日期写在黑板的最左边。
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...hidden conflicts whose roots lie far back in time...
很久以前就埋下祸根的潜在冲突
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I can't see any farther than the next six months...
6个月以后的事情我就无法预见了。
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The first day of term, which seemed so far away at the start of the summer holidays, is looming.
暑假刚开始时,开学显得那么遥远,现在却近在眼前。
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How far did the film tell the truth about Barnes Wallis?...
影片讲述的巴恩斯·沃利斯的故事有多少真实的成分?
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But it is not clear how far they could help with the work on a power plant.
但他们在电厂工程中能给予多少帮助尚不清楚。
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Discussions never progressed very far...
讨论一直没多大进展。
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Think of how far we have come in a little time...
想想我们在短短的时间内取得如此大的进展。
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I don't think Mr Cavanagh would get far with that trick.
我想卡瓦纳先生的那套把戏玩不了多久。
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It's still not clear how far the Russian parliament will go to implement its own plans...
俄罗斯议院在实施自己的计划时到底会采取怎样的极端措施尚不明了。
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Competition can be healthy, but if it is pushed too far it can result in bullying...
竞争可以是良性的,但如果太过火,就可能造成以强凌弱。
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This time he's gone too far.
这一次他太过分了。
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'Does it sound like music?' — 'I wouldn't go that far.'...
“这听上去像音乐吗?”——“我可不那样认为。”
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I would go so far as to say it's positively neurotic.
我可以这么说,这绝对是神经过敏。
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The far right is now a greater threat than the extreme left...
现在极右派比极左派威胁更大。
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Anti-racist campaigners are urging the Government to ban all far-Right groups.
反种族主义活动家正在力促政府取缔所有极右组织。
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It only lasted a couple of years, as far as I know...
据我所知,它仅仅维持了两三年。
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So far as I am aware, no proper investigation has ever been carried out into the subject.
据我了解,目前对该问题尚未进行过正规的调查。
Far is used in negative sentences and questions about distance, but not usually in affirmative sentences. If you want to state the distance of a particular place from where you are, you can say that it is that distance away. ...Durban, which is over 300 kilometres away. If a place is very distant, you can say that it is a long way away, or that it is a long way from another place. It is a long way from London... Anna was still a long way away.
far 表示距离时用于否定句和疑问句,一般不用于肯定句。如要表示某处离得有多远,可说 ... away。例如,Durban, which is over 300 kilometres away (德班,距此超过 300 公里)。如某处距离很远,可用 a long way away 或 a long way from。例如, It is a long way from London (这儿离伦敦很远),Anna was still a long way away (安娜仍在很远的地方)。
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He's still far and away the best we have.
他仍然是我们最最优秀的人才。
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By far the most important issue for them is unemployment...
对他们来说最重要的无疑就是失业问题。
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It was better by far to be clear-headed.
保持头脑清醒要好得多。
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It was obvious that much of what they recorded was far from the truth...
显然,他们所记录的很多根本不是事实。
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Far from being relaxed, we both felt so uncomfortable we hardly spoke...
我们两人非但没有放松,反而都感觉很不自在,几乎没有说话。
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It is still far from clear exactly what the Thais intend to do.
现在还完全不清楚泰国人究竟想做什么。
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Being dyslexic does not mean that one is unintelligent. Far from it.
患有诵读困难症并不意味着智力低下。两者相差甚远。
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Far be it from me to criticise, but shouldn't their mother take a share of the blame?
不是我要挑理,他们的母亲难道就不应该负点责任吗?
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His plan for tax relief is fine as far as it goes but will not be sufficient to get the economy moving again.
他的减税方案还算不错,但并不足以促使经济再次发展。
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I was very impressed with the talent of Michael Ball. He will go far.
我对迈克尔·鲍尔的才华印象非常深刻,他将来会前途无量。
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In his last few days the pain seemed to have stopped, but by then he was so far gone that it was no longer any comfort...
在他弥留人世的最后几天里,疼痛似乎止住了,但那时他已奄奄一息,不再感到丝毫安慰。
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Many of the properties are in a desperate state but none is too far gone to save.
很多地产情况都很糟糕,但都还不至于无法挽救。
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I hadn't been far wrong in my estimate...
我过去的估计大致正确。
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Robertson is not far off her target.
罗伯逊离她的目标不远了。
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That's the problem as far as I can see...
在我看来,那就是问题所在。
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As far as I can see there are only two reasons for such an action.
就我看来,采取这个行动只有两个原因。
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Their loyalty only went so far...
他们的忠诚只能到这个程度。
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The church can only go so far in secular matters.
教会在世俗事务上只能做这么多。
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It's been quiet so far...
到现在为止还算安静。
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So far, they have met with no success...
迄今为止,他们还从未成功过。
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Which one have you enjoyed most so far?
目前你最喜欢哪一个?
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Of course, it's a case of so far, so good, but it's only one step.
当然,目前情况还算不错,但这也只是一步而已。
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Thus far, the two prime ministers have achieved no concrete results.
到目前为止,两位首相还没有取得实质性成果。
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Volunteers came from far and wide...
志愿者来自四面八方。
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His fame spread far and wide.
他远近闻名。
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If you remember these three golden rules you won't go far wrong.
记住这三条金律,就不会错到哪儿。
- Adjective
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1. at a great distance in time or space or degree;
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2. being of a considerable distance or length;
- "a far trek"
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3. being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle;
- "the horse on the right is the far horse"
- "the right side is the far side of the horse"
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4. beyond a norm in opinion or actions;
- "the far right"
- Adverb
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1. to a considerable degree; very much;
- "a far far better thing that I do"
- "felt far worse than yesterday"
- "eyes far too close together"
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2. at or to or from a great distance in space;
- "he traveled far"
- "strayed far from home"
- "sat far away from each other"
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3. at or to a certain point or degree;
- "I can only go so far before I have to give up"
- "how far can we get with this kind of argument?"
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4. remote in time;
- "if we could see far into the future"
- "all that happened far in the past"
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5. to an advanced stage or point;
- "a young man who will go very far"
- 1. Going too far is as bad as not going far enough.
- 过犹不及。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 2. "You'll have to get off here," the conductor said,"This is as far as we go."
- “你得在这儿下车了,”售票员说,“我们的车就开到这里为止了”。
来自《用法词典》
- 3. A child born in the far north is soon conditioned to the long cold dark winters.
- 出生在北部边远地区的孩子很快就习惯于那漫长、寒冷、阴暗的冬季。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. A good neighbour is better than a brother far off.
- 远亲不如近邻。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
- 远亲不如近邻。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 6. Airplanes, good roads, and telephones make intercourse with different parts of the country far easier than it was 50 years ago.
- 飞机,良好的道路和电话使国内各地的交通较五十年前远为便利。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 7. All the evidence collected so far points to robbery as the motive of the crime.
- 到目前为止所搜集的全部证据说明,这一犯罪行为的动机是抢劫。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 8. Are you a good swimmer? -- Just so-so. I can't swim far.
- 你的游泳技术怎么样?--马马虎虎,游不远。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 9. As far as I can judge, this book is useful.
- 据我判断,这本书有用。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 10. As far as I know he'll be away for three months.
- 据我所知,他将外出三个月。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 11. As far as I know, he will be away for three months.
- 据我所知,他将离开三个月。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 12. As far as grammar is concerned, I have grasped it.
- 就语法而言,我已经掌握了。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 13. As far as marksmanship is concerned, I don't place in my company.
- 论射击技术,在我们连里可数不着我。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 14. As far as possible, he will help you.
- 只要可能,他会帮助你的。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 15. As far as quality is concerned, we must not make do with what we have, but must constantly strive for excellence.
- 在质量[品质]方面, 不能将就,要精益求精。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 16. As far as we are concerned, these frictions are not of our own making [have been imposed on us].
- 就我们来说,这种摩擦是被动式的。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 17. As for the present, things are far better than at any time in the past.
- 如今呢,可比以往任何时候都要强。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 18. At the far end of the meadow two slates in the wall, which at this point replaced the hedge, indicated a stile.
- 在草地的另一端,树篱围墙中有两块石板和树篱相连。看得出这是供人越过树篱的阶梯。
来自《用法词典》
- 19. Atomic energy has been discovered for many years, but so far it has not been widely used in industry or in our daily life.
- 原子能已发现多年,但至今仍未广泛用于工业或日常生活方面。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 20. Automobile accidents are far too common.
- 汽车事故太常见了。
来自《简明英汉词典》


