FAR1 a long distance2 when something you can see or hear is far away3 far away from other places4 too far away to reach5 travelling or reaching over a long distance6 not travelling or reaching a long distanceRELATED WORDSoppositeNEARhow far 多远DISTANCEsee alsoLONG1 a long distance 长距离far /fɑːʳ/ [adverb]a long distance - use this especially in negatives and questions 远〔尤用于否定句和疑问句〕 Have you driven far? 你开了很远吗？ We won't be able to go much farther because of the snow. 由于下雪，我们无法走得更远。 Who do you think can jump the farthest? 你认为谁跳得最远？far from Cleveland isn't very far from here. 克利夫兰离这儿不很远。 We were sitting too far from the stage to hear what the actors were saying. 我们坐得离舞台太远，听不清演员的台词。far above/below/behind etc I was now far behind the others and knew I couldn't catch up. 我现在已经落后别人很多，知道自己赶不上了。far away /ˌfɑːr əˈweɪ/ [adverb]a very long distance from where you are 遥远〔地〕 The ship was so far away that we could hardly see it. 船这么远，我们几乎看不见它了。far away from She wanted to get as far away from New York as possible. 她要离开纽约，越远越好。as far away as something Because of the snowstorm on the east coast, flights for Boston were sent as far away as Montreal. 由于东海岸有暴风雪，去波士顿的航班要转飞到其他地方，最远到蒙特利尔去。from far away Thousands of people had come from far away for a chance to see the Pope. 成千上万的人远道而来，希望有机会看到教皇。a long wayalsoa long waysAmerican spoken /ə ˌlɒŋ ˈweɪ, ə ˌlɒŋ ˈweɪzǁ-ˌlɔːŋ-/ [adverb]a long distance 远道，长距离 You must be tired - you've come a long way. 你远道而来，一定很累了吧。a long way from The farm is a long way from the highway. 这家农场离公路很远。a long way away/a long way offa long way from where you are now or from the place you are talking about 距离很远 We could hear them shouting from a long way away. 我们能听到他们在远处高声叫喊。 From the map, it looked as if the lake was still a long way off. 从地图上看这个湖似乎还有很长一段路。a long way ahead/below/behind etc It's a long way down - hold on tight. 下面很深，抓牢。a fair way/quite a way/a good wayBritishalsoquite a waysAmerican spoken /ə ˌfeəʳ ˈweɪ, ˌkwaɪt ə ˈweɪ, ə ˌgʊd ˈweɪ, ˌkwaɪt ə ˈweɪz/ [adverb]fairly far, used especially to warn someone that a distance is longer than they think 相当远的路〔尤用于警告路比所想象的要远〕 Look at the map. It's a fair way to drive in one day. 看看地图，一天内要开完这些路真够远的。 The children will have to walk quite a way if we take them into the woods. 如果我们带孩子去树林，他们得走相当远一段路。some distance/quite a distance/a good distance /ˌsʌm ˈdɪstəns, ˌkwaɪt ə ˈdɪstəns, ə ˌgʊd ˈdɪstəns/ [adverb]further than usual or further than you expected 很长一段路〔比一般的长或比所预料的长〕 José accompanied us for some distance until we reached the highway. 乔斯陪我们走了很长一段路，一直到我们上了大路。 Their house is actually quite a distance from the edge of town. 他们家的房子其实离城边上有相当长的一段距离。miles /maɪlz/ [adverb]informala very long way 【非正式】非常长的路 We hiked miles yesterday. 我们昨天走了老远一段路。miles away I don't see Jane much any more - she lives miles away. 我不再经常见到简了，她住得很远。miles from The hotel is miles from the station - I'll come and get you. 旅馆离火车站很远，我会来接你。miles from anywherea long way from the nearest town 远离最近的市镇 They live up in the mountains, miles from anywhere. 他们居住在高高的山上，远离尘嚣。miles and miles Around here you can walk miles and miles and never see anyone. 这一带你走上很长很长的路也看不到一个人。nowhere near /ˌnəʊweəʳ ˈnɪəʳ/ [preposition]a very long way from somewhere, further than you expect to be, or further than someone else says you are 离…很远，远离 The car was parked in the middle of the street, nowhere near the curb. 这辆汽车停在路中央，离路缘很远。 After eight hours climbing, we were still nowhere near the top of the mountain. 我们爬了八个小时后离山顶还是远得很。far afield /ˌfɑːr əˈfiːld/ [adverb]formalif you travelfar afield, you travel a very long way from the place where you usually live 【正式】远离住的地方 With the car they could travel far afield each summer. 有了这辆车，每年夏天他们就能跑得很远了。as far afield as something His work took him as far afield as Moscow and Delhi. 他的工作使他跑到像莫斯科和德里这样远的地方。further/farther afield The next day we ventured farther afield and sailed out to one of the islands. 第二天我们大着胆走得更远，航行到那些岛中的一个上去了。2 when something you can see or hear is far away 可看到或听到的东西在远处in the distance /ɪn ðə ˈdɪstəns/ [adverb]if you can see or hear somethingin the distance, it is a long way from where you are, so it looks small or does not sound loud 在远处； In the distance, he could see the tall chimneys of the factory. 在远处他看得见那家工厂的高耸的烟囱。 Dogs were barking somewhere in the distance. 远处什么地方狗在吠叫。distant /ˈdɪstənt/ [adjective only before noun]especially writtenadistant thing or noise is very far away, so that it looks small or sounds quiet 【尤书面】在远处的，距离远的 By now, the plane was just a distant speck in the sky. 现在飞机在空中只是远远一个小点了。 There was a flash of lightning and then the rumble of distant thunder. 先是一道闪电，接着远处传来一阵隆隆的雷声。on the horizon /ɒn ðə həˈraɪzən/ [adverb]at the place far away where the land or sea seems to meet the sky 在地平线上 Another ship appeared on the horizon. 又一艘船出现在地平线上。 Storm clouds on the horizon were rapidly blowing in our direction. 天边暴风雨的乌云迅速朝我们这个方向飘来。from a distance/at a distance /frəm ə ˈdɪstəns, ət ə ˈdɪstəns/ [adverb]from a place that is a fairly long way away 从远处 From a distance, the two birds look similar. 从远处看，这两只鸟看起来很相像。 He followed her at a distance, making sure she didn't see him. 他隔得远远地跟着她，小心不让她看到。a long way off/far off/far away /ə ˌlɒŋ weɪ ˈɒfǁ-ˌlɔːŋ-, ˌfɑːr ˈɒf, ˌfɑːr əˈweɪ/ [adverb]in a place very far from where you are now, so that it is difficult to see or hear what is there 在非常远的地方，在远处 Then, from a long way off, I heard high-pitched laughing. 然后，我听到远处传来尖利的笑声。 There was a sound of a car backfiring far off in the night. 夜里远处有一辆汽车发出的回火声。 Far away, to the east, you can just see the spire of the cathedral. 向东边看，你刚能看到远处教堂的尖塔。way off /ˌweɪ ˈɒf/ [adverb]Americanfar from where you are 【美】远远地 He could hear voices from way off in another part of the house. 他能听到从屋子的另一边传来的说话声。 Way off in the distance I could see a light shining. 我能看到远处有一点灯光。at long range /ət ˌlɒŋ ˈreɪndʒǁ-ˌlɔːŋ-/ [adverb]if you do somethingat long range, especially shoot someone or something, you do it from far away 在很远的地方〔尤指射击〕 The police officer fired one shot at long range and hit the man. 警察在很远的地方开了一枪打中了那人。 The guns are not nearly as accurate at long range. 这些枪远距离射击就没有那么准了。3 far away from other places 离其他地方很远的distant/far-off /ˈdɪstənt, ˈfɑːr ɒf/ [adjective usually before noun]adistant orfar-off town or country is a long way from where you are 〔城镇、国家等〕远的，遥远的 Food at the fair comes from such far-off places as Brazil and Lithuania. 商品展览会上的食品来自像巴西和立陶宛这么远的国家。 How can we send our young men off to distant lands to die in foreign wars? 我们怎么可以把自己的青年送往遥远的国度去死在外国战争中呢？faraway /ˈfɑːrəweɪ/ [adjective only before noun]writtenafaraway country, especially one that you have been told about or have read about, is very far away, and different from your own country 【书面】遥远的〔国家或土地，尤指听人说起或从书上读到的〕 Ed told us stories of all the faraway countries he had visited. 埃德对我们说起他去过的所有遥远的国家。 Avis always dreamed of an exotic vacation in some faraway place. 阿维斯总是梦想要去某个遥远的地方去度一个富于异国情调的假期。remote /rɪˈməʊt/ [adjective]remote places are far away from other places or people, and very few people go there 遥远的，偏僻的 They moved to a remote farmhouse in North Wales. 他们搬到了北威尔士的一处遥远的农舍去了。 The helicopter crashed in a remote desert area. 直升机在荒无人烟的沙漠上坠毁了。isolated /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd, ˈaɪsəleɪtəd/ [adjective]a long way from other towns, buildings, or people, especially in a quiet place where you are alone 与世隔绝的；偏僻的；僻静无人的 If you travel to isolated areas, make sure you have a good guide. 如果你到偏僻的地区去旅行，一定要找个好向导。 The area is extremely isolated because of the hills that surround it. 这个地区被群山环抱，因此与外面隔绝。isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/ [uncountable noun] The community was protected from change by its isolation because it was isolated. 这一社会由于与世隔绝而原封不动。secluded /sɪˈkluːdɪd, sɪˈkluːdəd/ [adjective]asecluded place is private and quiet because it is a long way from other people - use this about a place where people can do what they want without being disturbed 幽静的，僻静的〔尤指做事可免受干扰的地方〕 They drove to a secluded spot in the country to have their picnic. 他们开车到乡下一个僻静的地方去野餐。 We rented a little cabin on the edge of a secluded lake. 我们在一个幽静的湖边租了间小木屋。in the middle of nowhere/miles from anywhere/in the back of beyond /ɪn ðə ˌmɪdl əv ˈnəʊweəʳ, ˌmaɪls frəm ˈeniweəʳ, ɪn ðə ˌbæk əv bɪˈjɒndǁ-ˈjɑːnd/ [adverb]informalin a lonely place a long way from towns or villages, where you do not expect to find any houses 【非正式】在远离〔城镇或村落〕的地方 Amazingly, we found a really nice motel in the middle of nowhere. 出人意料的是我们在偏僻的地方找到一家很好的汽车旅馆。 We were miles from anywhere and had no idea how to get back. 我们离城镇很远，不知该怎么回去。in the boondocks/boonies /ɪn ðə ˈbuːndɒks, ˈbuːnizǁ-dɑːks/ [adverb]American informalin a part of the country that is a long way from any town 【美，非正式】在乡野里 I'm not moving to that place - it's out in the boondocks. 我不要搬到那个地方去—太偏僻了。 Gayle lives out in the boonies - it would take at least an hour to get there. 盖尔住得很远，到他那里至少得一小时。out of the way /ˌaʊt əv ðə ˈweɪ◂/ [adverb]fairly far away from any town or from where other people live, and a little difficult to find and travel to 偏远地 The house is a little out of the way, but you should be able to find it. 这房子有点儿偏远，但你应该能找到。out-of-the-way [adjective only before noun] This must be one of the most out-of-the-way places in Scotland. 这里肯定是苏格兰最偏远的地方之一。off the beaten trackalsooff the beaten pathAmerican /ˌɒf ðə ˌbiːtn ˈtræk, ˌɒf ðə ˌbiːtn ˈpɑːθǁ-ˈpæθ/ [adverb]a place that isoff the beaten track orpath is a long way from the places where people usually go, which usually makes it more interesting to visit 偏远的，人迹罕至的 The little restaurant was so far off the beaten track that we almost didn't find it. 这家小餐馆在很偏远的一个地方，我们差点就没找着。 Greg likes to get off the beaten path and discover places that other tourists don't find. 格雷格喜欢跑到偏僻地方去寻访其他旅游者错过的地方。way out /ˌweɪ ˈaʊt/ [adverb]a long way from where you are now or far away from the nearest town 遥远的；偏远的way out in/past/beyond etc I live way out in Laurel Canyon. 我住在劳雷尔谷一个很偏远的地方。 We drove way out past Reno to the old Fielding place. 我们开车越过里诺很远直到菲尔丁家的老房子。far-flung /ˌfɑːʳ ˈflʌŋ◂/ [adjective usually before noun]far-flung places are all connected with a particular organization, country etc but they are all very far away from it 遥远的〔地方等，但同属于某一组织或国家 Our job is to organize the company's far-flung offices. 我们的工作是负责公司外地事务所的业务安排。 Participants come from nations as far-flung as Iceland and Japan. 参加者来自像冰岛和日本这样遥远的国家。4 too far away to reach 太远而够不着的out of reach /ˌaʊt əv ˈriːtʃ/ [adverb]too far away to pick up or touch 够不着，碰不到 Gary jumped for the ball but it was just out of reach. 加里跳起来接球，但差一点儿够不着。out of reach of Put the food somewhere out of reach of the dog. 把这些食物放到狗够不着的地方去。out of somebody's reach/out of reach of All medicines should be kept out of children's reach. 所有药品都应该放在儿童够不到的地方。out of range /ˌaʊt əv ˈreɪndʒ/ [adverb]too far away to be hit by a shot from a gun 在射程之外 We'd better shoot now before the trucks get out of range. 我们最好现在射击，否则卡车要开出射程了。out of range of Villagers are moving south, out of range of enemy gunfire. 村民们现在往南搬到敌人炮火射程之外的地方。5 travelling or reaching over a long distance 长途或远程long-range /ˌlɒŋ ˈreɪndʒ◂ǁˌlɔːŋ-/ [adjective only before noun]long-range missile/gun/bomber etca weapon that can hit something far away 远程导弹/枪炮/轰炸机等 There are fears that the country has produced long-range missiles capable of reaching across the border. 人们担心该国已生产出能打过国界的远程导弹。long-distance /ˌlɒŋ ˈdɪstəns◂ǁˌlɔːŋ-/ [adjective only before noun]long-distance trade/transport/telephone call etcbetween places that are a long way away from each other 长途贸易/运输/电话等 Long-distance phone calls have gotten so much cheaper. 长途电话已便宜得多了。 A long-distance bus service now links the cities. 现在有连接各城市的长途汽车服务。 The development of long-distance commerce led to greater cultural contacts between continents. 远距离贸易的发展促进了更大程度上的洲际文化交流。long-haul /ˈlɒŋ hɔːlǁˈlɔːŋ-/ [adjective only before noun]long-haul flight/aircraft etctravelling long distances 长距离的飞行/远程飞机等 It's so much nicer to fly business class on long-haul flights. 长途飞行乘坐商务舱要舒适得多。 long-haul routes between Europe and Asia 欧洲与亚洲之间的长途飞行路线6 not travelling or reaching a long distance 不越过长途或到长距离外short-range /ˌʃɔːʳt ˈreɪndʒ◂/ [adjective only before noun]short-range missile/gun etca weapon that can only hit something that is a short distance away 短程的导弹/大炮等 Short-range missiles in Asia do not pose a direct threat to the U.S. 亚洲的短程导弹不对美国构成直接威胁。short-haul /ˈʃɔːʳt hɔːl/ [adjective only before noun]short-haul flight/aircraft etconly travelling short distances 短程的飞行/飞机等 The airline plans to increase the number of short-haul flights between European capitals. 该航空公司计划增加欧洲各国首都之间的短程航班。