far

[fɑ:]

adv.远, (时间)久远, 很, 非常, 远远, 进展程度
adj.较远的, 最远的, 远方的
n.远方

a.

1. 远的; 遥远的; 久远的

Manchester is farther from London than Oxford is.

曼彻斯特比牛津离伦敦远。

How far is it from your office to the bank?

你的办公室离银行多远?

2. 较远的; 那一边的; 对面的[B][Z]

He lived on the far side of the hill.

他住在山的那一边。

3. (政治立场)极端的[B]

He belongs to the far left.

他属于极左派。

ad.

1. 远; 遥远地; 久远地

It happened far back in the past.

这事发生在久远的过去。

He didn't go far.

他没有走远。

2. 到很深的程度; 到很远的距离[(+into)]

He often works far into the night.

他常常工作到深夜。

They went far into the forest to pursue the wounded bear.

他们深入森林, 追捕那只受伤的熊。

3. 到很大程度; 很; 极

It turned out far better than I had expected.

结果比我预料的好得多。

The room was small and contained far too much furniture.

房间太小, 而家具太多。

n.

远方; 远处[U]

You haven't far to go now.

现在你无需走很远了。

词形变化

形容词比较级: farther/further | 形容词最高级: farthest/furthest |

词义辨析

同义:

a.远的; 遥远的

distant  remote  removed

ad.到很大程度; 很; 极

much  a great deal  

同义参见:

away  off  

反义:

a.远的; 久远的

near  close

ad.远地; 久远地

nearly  closely  

反义参见:

close  

英英释义

名词 far:

a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again

同义词：Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, ALIR, Former Armed Forces, Interahamwe

形容词 far:

at a great distance in time or space or degree

being of a considerable distance or length

being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle

beyond a norm in opinion or actions

副词 far:

to a considerable degree; very much

at or to or from a great distance in space

at or to a certain point or degree

remote in time

to an advanced stage or point

短语词组

as far as

1. 远到……

They walked as far as the lake.

他们一直走到湖边。

2. 尽……; 就……

I'll help you as far as I can.

我将尽我所能帮助你。

by far

1. (修饰比较级、最高级, 强调数量、程度等)……得多; 最……; 显然

This book is by far the best.

这本书显然是最好的。

far and away

1. 无疑地

He's far and away the greatest artist.

他无疑是一位最伟大的艺术家。

far and wide/near

1. 到处

The police searched far and wide for the missing boy.

警察到处寻找失踪的男孩。

far be it from me

1. 我决不会

Far be it from me to tell you what to do.

我是不会告诉你干些什么的。

far from

1. 完全不

His work is far from satisfactory.

他的工作完全不令人满意。

far from it

1. 远非如此

He is not a fool; far from it.

他不是笨蛋, 根本就不是。

in so far as

1. 在……的范围内

In so far as you are a student, you are free to use the library.

只要你是学生, 便可免费使用该图书馆。

so far from

1. 非但不

So far from taking my advice, he went and did just what I warned him against.

他非但不接受我的劝告, 反而去做了我告诫他别做的事。

so far, so good

1. 到目前为止一切顺利

补充

farfar英:[fɑ:] 美:[fɑr]adv.1.到很远距离, 遥远地Have you come far?你是远道而来的吗?They live into far beyond the hill.他们住在山那一边很远的地方。2.久远地He's fallen far behind in his work.他的工作远远没有做完。3.到很大程度, 很, 极This book is far different.这本书很不一样。These jokes would be far too difficult to translate.这些笑话也许极其难译。Automobile accidents are far too common.汽车事故太常见了。adj.1.远的, 遥远的I long to travel to far places.我渴望去远方旅行。France is far from China.法国离中国很远。

例句

1. Is it far to London?离伦敦远吗？ 2. a nice little restaurant not far from here离这里不远的一家不错的小餐馆 3. The city seems so far away!那座城市似乎很遥远！ 4. far off, he spots a tiny airfield.在很远的地方, 他发现了一个微型机场。 5. The soldiers were far from home.士兵们远离家乡。 6. He got as far as Paris.他最远到过巴黎。 7. How far can you throw?你能扔多远？ 8. How far is it to San Francisco?这儿离旧金山有多远？ 9. How far is Amity from here?阿米蒂离这儿有多远？ 10. The hotel is not far from Albufeira.宾馆离阿尔布费拉不远。 11. I try not to look too far ahead into the future.我尽量不去展望很久以后的将来。 12. I can't actually remember that far back.其实我不记得那么久以前的事情。 13. Christmas isn't far off.离圣诞节不远了。 14. These trials are simply taking far too long.这些审讯用的时间真是太长了。 15. Being a parent was far harder than I thought.为人父母比我想象的要难得多。 16. How far have you got with your work?你的工作进展到什么程度了？ 17. He tried to fit in with her methods as far as possible.他设法尽量适应她的方法。 18. She takes pretty good care of herself as far as I can see.据我所见, 她把自己照顾得相当好。 19. as far as I can tell据我判断 20. as far as I know据我所知 21. This plan looks a good idea, as far as it goes.按目前情况看, 这个计划似乎不错。 22. She was by far the camp's best swimmer.她显然是度假营里游泳最好的人。 23. This is far and away the most important point.这无疑是最重要的一点。 24. far be it from me to tell you what to do.不是我想告诉你该做什么。 25. Her case is far from unusual.她的病例远非罕见。 26. This is far from the truth.这绝非真理。 27. Their perfect marriage was, in fact, far from it.他们完美的婚姻, 事实上, 远非如此。 28. The roof is so far gone it's collapsing.屋顶情况十分糟糕, 就要塌了。 29. Reagan was too far gone to attend.里根病情过重, 已回天乏术。 30. He was already far gone when we arrived.我们到达时, 他已经酩酊大醉了。 31. People came from far and wide to visit the museum.人们从四面八方赶到这个博物馆参观。 32. That's a young girl who will go far!那是一个前途无量的少女！ 33. The wine didn't go far.葡萄酒不够了。 34. He went so far as to resign.他竟然辞了职。 35. Bianca has apologized but this time she really has gone too far.比安卡已经道了歉, 但她这次确实做得太过分了。 36. He regards actors as lazy and he is probably not far wrong.他认为演员们都很懒惰, 这可能大致属实。 37. So far only two bodies have been discovered.到目前为止仅发现了两具尸体。 38. Their loyalty only went so far.他们的忠诚只能到这个程度。 39. The church can only go so far in secular matters.教会在世俗事务上只能做这么多。 40. How's it going?—So far, so good.事情进展得怎么样？——目前情况还不错。 41. Progress thus far has been slow.到目前为止进展缓慢。 42. You can't go far wrong with ice cream.在选冰激凌方面你不大可能出错。 43. a time in the far past很久以前的一段时间 44. on the far shores of the Mediterranean在地中海遥远的海滨 45. Oleg was in the far corner, at a table by the window.奥列格坐在远处角落里一张靠窗的桌子旁。 46. at the far end of the gallery在美术馆那头 47. The boat was over on the far side of the harbour.小船停在了港口的另一侧。 48. a town in the far north of the country位于该国最北部的一个城镇 49. I wrote the date at the far left of the blackboard.我在黑板的最左边写下了日期。 50. Knowing who committed a murder is a far cry from convicting him for it.知道谁是谋杀者和判这个人有罪完全是两码事。 51. it was not too far away.不是很远。 52. the mountains far in the distance glowed in the sun.远远的山峰在阳光下熠熠生辉。 53. he had not travelled far.他没出过远门。 54. 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。 55. he is able to function far better than usual.他能发挥比平常好得多的作用。 56. the reality has fallen far short of early expectations.现实与早先的预期相去甚远。 57. the far reaches of the universe.宇宙的广袤空间。 58. he was standing in the far corner.他站在较远的那个角落里。 59. she was brought up in the far north of Scotland.她在苏格兰偏远的北部长大。 60. 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。 61. the river stretched away as far as he could see.这条河他一眼看不到尽头。 62. I decided to walk as far as the village.我决定一直走到那个村庄。 63. as far as I am concerned it is no big deal.在我看来，这没什么大不了的。 64. 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。 65. 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。 66. 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。 67. people came from far and near to the party.人们从各处来参加聚会。 68. 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。 69. far be it from me to speculate on his reasons.我决不去揣测他的种种理由。 70. conditions were far from satisfactory.条件简直难尽人意。 71. 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。 72. 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。 73. 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。 74. 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。 75. 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。 76. surely they wouldn't go so far as to break in?.他们不至于硬闯进来，对吧？。 77. they wanted to know how far he could travel.他们想知道他能走多远。 78. he was not sure how far she was committed.他没有把握她有多投入。 79. 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。 80. diplomatic activity so far has failed.外交斡旋到目前为止都失败了。 81. 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。 82. ‘How's the job going?’ ‘So far so good.’.“工作进展怎么样？”“目前还不错。”。 83. the statement appears to be a claim too far.这张单子看来是一份过分的索赔。 84. Let's walk -- it's not far.我们走路去吧──路不远。 85. the far side of the river河的那端 86. politicians from the far left of the party该党极左翼的政客 87. London's not far from here.伦敦离这里不远。 88. How far did we walk yesterday?昨天我们走了多少路？ 89. If we sit too far away from the screen I won't be able to see the film.如果我们坐得离银幕太远，我就看不到电影。 90. I can't swim as far as you.我游泳游得不如你远。 91. How much further is it?还有多远？ 92. She's far more intelligent than I thought.她比我想象的聪明得多。 93. There's far too much salt in this soup.这汤里盐放得太多了。 94. How far have you got with your homework?你功课做多少了？ 95. The company employs local people as far as possible.公司尽可能雇用当地人。 96. We danced far into the night.我们跳舞一直跳到深夜。 97. We walked as far as the river and then turned back.我们一直走到河边，然后折回。 98. Carmen is by far the best student in the class.卡门是全班最好的学生。 99. We decided to hire a car in order to explore further afield.我们决定租一辆汽车，到更远的地方去看看。 100. far from enjoying the film, he fell asleep in the middle.这部影片他不但没有欣赏，反而看了一半就睡着了。 101. He's far from happy (= he's very sad or angry).他一点也不开心。 102. ‘Did you enjoy your holiday?’ ‘No, far from it. It was awful.’“假期玩得开心吗？”“一点也不开心。简直糟透了。” 103. This food won't go very far between three of us.这点东西我们三个人根本不够吃。 104. Dan is very talented and should go far.丹很有才华，应当大有作为。 105. He's always been naughty but this time he's gone too far.他总是很顽皮，但这回实在太过分了。 106. So far the weather has been good but it might change.直至现时为止，天气都很好，但也许有变。 107. The dog wandered far from home.那条狗游荡到离家很远的地方。 108. These new discoveries will allow us to see far into the past.这些新发现将能使我们看到遥远的过去。 109. She lives far out in the country.她住在偏远的乡下。 110. the far distant future遥远的未来 111. The house is set far back from the road.那栋房子离公路很远。 112. The deadline is not far off/away.最后期限快要到了。 113. regions far to the north远在北方的几个地区 114. a town not far from Chicago离芝加哥不远的小镇 115. “Where's the park?” “It's not far (from here).”“公园在哪儿？”“（离这儿）不远。” 116. He still lives not far from where he was born.他还住在离出生地不远的地方。 117. She doesn't like being so far (away) from home.她不喜欢离家这么远。 118. "It's far [=much, a lot] easier to deal with these problems now."现在来处理这些问题就容易多了。 119. a far better choice好得多的选择 120. The car is far too expensive.那辆汽车实在太贵了。 121. The two sides are still far apart. [=a long way apart]双方的分歧依然很大。 122. His policies are far different from those of his predecessor.他的政策和他的前任有很大不同。 123. People are now living far longer.人们现在都更加长寿了。 124. "“It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done…”Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities (1859)查尔斯·狄更斯，《双城记》(1859) "“这是一件比我曾经做过的要好得多的多的事…” 125. Those birds aren't usually seen this far north.那些鸟通常不会出现在这么靠北的地方。 126. They have offices as far west as Ohio.他们向西远至俄亥俄州都设有营业所。 127. People come to this museum from as far away as California.到这家博物馆参观的人们有大老远从加利福尼亚州来的。 128. The word was used as far back as the 17th century.这个单词早在17世纪就被使用了。 129. The hills extend as far as the eye can see.极目所至，山丘绵延不断。 130. These reforms don't go far enough.这些改革还不够深入。 131. They've gone about as far as they can.他们已经是竭尽所能了。 132. He drove the tent stake far [=deep] into the ground.他把支帐篷的木桩深深地插进地里。 133. We've come too far to quit now.我们已经走得太远，现在无法退出了。 134. "We've accomplished a lot, but we still have far [=a long way] to go."我们已经取得了很多成就，但前面还有很长的路要走。 135. "She has a lot of talent. If she works hard, she should go far. [=she should be very successful]"她很有天分。如果努力的话，她会大有成就。 136. "It's safe, as far as I know. [=based on what I know, I think it's safe, although it is possible that it is not safe]"据我所知，这是安全的。 137. "The investigation isn't making much progress, as far as I can see/tell/judge."依我看/判断，那项调查目前没有大的进展。 138. He has no worries as far as money is concerned. [=he has no worries about money]他不为钱的问题发愁。 139. "As far as the weather is concerned, we've been having nothing but rain for the past week."至于天气，过去一周我们这里一直在下雨。 140. "As far as I'm concerned [=in my opinion], everything he says is a lie."依我看，他满嘴谎话。 141. "As far as she's concerned, he's perfect."在她看来，他是完美的。 142. "He's here. As far as [=as for] the others, they'll arrive later. [=the others will arrive later]"他来了。至于其他人，他们随后就会到。 143. Frank was by far the best runner. = Frank was the best runner by far.弗兰克显然是最好的赛跑运动员。 144. The college is far and away the best one in the area.那所大学显然是周围一带最好的一所。 145. Frank was far and away the best runner.弗兰克显然是最优秀的赛跑运动员。 146. We searched far and wide [=everywhere] for the lost cat.我们到处找那只丢失的猫。 147. He's known far and wide for his skill as a cook.他的厨艺远近闻名。 148. People came from far and wide to attend the fair.人们从四面八方赶来参加交易会。 149. far be it from me to tell you how to do your job. [=I should not tell you how to do your job]不应该由我来告诉你怎么干你的工作。 150. "far be it from me to interfere, but I don't know why you keep dating that guy."我绝不想干涉，可我不明白你为什么总和那个男人约会。 151. The trip was far from a failure. [=the trip was not a failure at all]那次旅行绝对不算失败。 152. He was far from (being) friendly. [=he was not at all friendly]他一点儿也不友好。 153. It is far from certain that the strike will be settled soon.现在完全无法确定这场罢工是否会很快平息。 154. The investigation is far from complete.调查工作还远未完成。 155. "She argues that the new law, far from being an aid to small businesses, will actually hurt them."她据理说明那项新法律非但对小企业没有一点帮助，实际上还会伤害它们。 156. “Was the movie disappointing?” “far from it! We had a great time!”“这部影片令人失望吗？”“完全不是这样！我们看得可高兴了！” 157. "He had been drinking for a couple of hours, so he was pretty far gone by then."他喝了几个小时的酒，因此他当时的神志已经很不清楚了。 158. She was too far gone to understand what we were asking her.她当时神智不清楚，听不明白我们的问话。 159. He was not far off in his predictions.他的预言还有点靠谱。 160. people came from far and near来自各地的人们 161. She didn't know how far to trust him. [=she didn't know how much she could trust him]她不知道可以信任他到什么程度。 162. "How far is it (from here) to the station, please?"请问（从这儿）到车站有多远？ 163. He has written only two books so far.迄今为止他只写了两部书。 164. "“How's the work on your house going?” “There's a lot more to do, but so far, so good.”"“你的房子搞得怎么样了？”“还有很多活儿要干，不过到目前为止，一切顺利。” 165. Intelligence will only take you so far without effort. [=intelligence by itself is not enough for success; effort is also needed]光凭聪明而不付出努力是不足以成功的。 166. Thus far the results have been disappointing.到目前为止结果令人失望。 167. the far corners of the world世界的偏远角落 168. the far horizon遥远的地平线 169. the far reaches of outer space外太空的遥远区域 170. the far past久远的过去 171. "There is a fishing camp on the far side of the lake, but nothing on the near side."湖的那一边有一个捕鱼营地，但在这一边却什么都没有。 172. the far bank of the river河的对岸 173. a table at the far end of the room房间那头的桌子 174. His nomination is opposed by members of the far left.他的提名遭到极左派人士的反对。 175. His nomination is opposed by members of the far right.他的提名遭到极右派人士的反对。