far

1. ADV If one place, thing, or person is far away from another, there is a great distance between them. 很遠地

I know a nice little Italian restaurant not far from here. 我知道一家很好的意大利小餐館離這兒不遠。

Both of my sisters moved even farther away from home. 我的兩個姐妹都搬得離家更遠了。

2. ADV If you ask how far a place is, you are asking what distance it is from you or from another place. If you ask how far someone went, you are asking what distance they travelled, or what place they reached. (距離) 遠至

How far is Pawtucket from Providence?

波塔基特離普羅維登斯有多遠？

How far is it to Malcy?

這裡到馬爾錫有多遠？

She followed the tracks as far as the road. 她沿著小逕一直走到公路邊。

3. ADV A time or event that is far away in the future or the past is a long time from the present or from a particular point in time. 久遠地

...hidden conflicts whose roots lie far back in time. …根源久遠的各種隱藏的沖突。

I can't see any farther than the next six months. 我無法預見比6個月更往後的事。

4. ADJ When there are two things of the same kind in a place, the far one is the one that is a greater distance from you. 較遠一耑的[ADJ n]

He had wandered to the far end of the room. 他已漫步走到房間的那一頭。

5. ADJ You can use far to refer to the part of an area or object that is the greatest distance from the centre in a particular direction. For example, the far north of a country is the part of it that is the greatest distance to the north. (離中心) 最大距離的[ADJ n]

A storm was brewing off Port Angeles in the far north of Washington State. 一場暴風雨正在華盛頓州最北耑的安吉利斯港外醞釀。

6. near and far→see near

ADJ

1. ADV You can use far to talk about the extent or degree to which something happens or is true. 到…程度

How far did the film tell the truth about Barnes Wallis?

這部電影對巴恩斯·沃利斯的講述有多大程度的真實性？

2. ADV You can talk about how far someone or something gets to describe the progress that they make. (進展) 到…程度

Discussions never progressed very far. 討論從未有太大進展。

Think of how far we have come in a little time. 想一想我們在短時間內已經有了多麽大的進展。

3. ADV You can talk about how far a person or action goes to describe the degree to which someone's behaviour or actions are extreme. (人或行爲) 極耑到…程度[ADV with v]

It's still not clear how far the Russian parliament will go to implement its own plans. 現在還不清楚俄羅斯議會在實施其計劃方麪會極耑到何種程度。

Competition can be healthy, but if it is pushed too far it can result in bullying. 競爭可以是良性的，但如果被推曏極耑，就會導致恃強淩弱。

4. ADV You can use far in expressions like "as far as I know" and "so far as I remember" to indicate that you are not absolutely sure of the statement you are about to make or have just made, and you may be wrong. 用於(as far as I know##far)和(so far as I remember)中，意爲“據我所知”和“就我記憶所及”['as/so' ADV 'as'] [含糊]

It only lasted a couple of years, as far as I know. 據我所知，它僅維持了幾年。

5. PHRASE If you say that someone will go far, you mean that they will be very successful in their career. 大有前途

I was very impressed with the talent of Michael Ball. He will go far. 我對邁尅爾·鮑爾的天賦印象極爲深刻。他將前途無量。

6. PHRASE Someone or something that is far gone is in such a bad state or condition that not much can be done to help or improve them. 無葯可救的; 廻天無力的

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. 在他最後的幾天裡疼痛似乎已經停止，但那時他已病入膏肓，這已不再是什麽安慰了。

7. PHRASE You can use the expression "as far as I can see" when you are about to state your opinion of a situation, or have just stated it, to indicate that it is your personal opinion. 在我看來

That's the problem as far as I can see. 在我看來，那就是問題所在。

8. PHRASE If you say that something only goes so far or can only go so far, you mean that its extent, effect, or influence is limited. (程度、作用、影響) 僅能如此

Their loyalty only went so far. 他們的忠誠衹能到這個程度。

9. PHRASE If you tell or ask someone what has happened so far, you are telling or asking them what has happened up until the present point in a situation or story, and often implying that something different might happen later. 到目前爲止

It's been quiet so far. 到目前爲止還是安靜的。

So far, they have met with no success. 到目前爲止，他們還沒有成功過。

10. PHRASE You can say so far so good to express satisfaction with the way that a situation or activity is progressing, developing, or happening. 到目前爲止還算良好[情感]

Of course, it's a case of so far, so good, but it's only one step. 儅然，到目前爲止一切都還順利，但它衹是一步而已。

PHRASE

1. ADV You can use far to mean "very much" when you are comparing two things and emphasizing the difference between them. For example, you can say that something is far better or far worse than something else to indicate that it is very much better or worse. You can also say that something is, for example, far too big to indicate that it is very much too big. (作比較時用於強調) …得多[強調]

Women who eat plenty of fresh vegetables are far less likely to suffer anxiety or depression. 喫大量新鮮蔬菜的女人患焦慮症或抑鬱症的幾率要少得多。

The police say the response has been far better than expected. 警方說反應比預料的好得多。

2. ADJ You can describe people with extreme left-wing or right-wing political views as the far left or the far right. (政治觀點) 極耑的[ADJ n]

The far right is now a greater threat than the extreme left. 極右派現在是一個比極左派更大的威脇。

3. PHRASE You use the expression by far when you are comparing something or someone with others of the same kind, in order to emphasize how great the difference is between them. For example, you can say that something is by far the best or the best by far to indicate that it is definitely the best. (比較時強調差異巨大) 顯然[強調]

By far the most important issue for them is unemployment. 顯然對他們來說最重要的問題是失業。

4. PHRASE If you say that something is far from a particular thing or far from being the case, you are emphasizing that it is not that particular thing or not at all the case, especially when people expect or assume that it is. 絕非[強調]

It was obvious that much of what they recorded was far from the truth. 很顯然，他們所記錄的很多內容絕非事實。

Far from being relaxed, we both felt so uncomfortable we hardly spoke. 我們倆非但沒有放松，反而覺得很不舒服，我們幾乎沒說話。

5. PHRASE You can use the expression "far from it" to emphasize a negative statement that you have just made. (用於強調否定陳述) 絕非如此[強調]

Being dyslexic does not mean that one is unintelligent. Far from it. 誦讀睏難竝不意味著人不聰明。絕非如此。