far 音标拼音: [f'ɑr]
a . 远的,久远的,遥远的
ad . 甚远地,很,很晚地
远的,久远的,遥远的甚远地,很,很晚地
far 远
far adv 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 "
2 :
at or to or from a great distance in space ; "
he traveled far "; "
strayed far from home "; "
sat far away from each other "
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 ?"
4 :
remote in time ; "
if we could see far into the future "; "
all that happened far in the past "
5 :
to an advanced stage or point ; "
a young man who will go very far "
adj 1 :
located at a great distance in time or space or degree ;
"
we come from a far country "; "
far corners of the earth ";
"
the far future "; "
a far journey "; "
the far side of the road "; "
far from the truth "; "
far in the future " [
ant :
{
close }, {
near }, {
nigh }]
2 :
being of a considerable distance or length ; "
a far trek "
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 "
4 :
beyond a norm in opinion or actions ; "
the far right "
n 1 :
a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again ; "
in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists " [
synonym : {
Army for the Liberation of Rwanda }, {
ALIR }, {
Former Armed Forces }, {
FAR },
{
Interahamwe }]
Far \
Far \,
n . [
See {
Farrow }.] (
Zool .)
A young pig ,
or a litter of pigs .
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Far \
Far \,
a . [{
Farther }
and {
Farthest }
are used as the compar .
and superl .
of far ,
although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest .
See {
Further }.]
[
OE .
fer ,
feor ,
AS .
feor ;
akin to OS .
fer ,
D .
ver ,
OHG .
ferro ,
adv .,
G .
fern ,
a .,
Icel .
fjarri ,
Dan .
fjirn ,
Sw .
fjerran ,
adv .,
Goth .
fa [
imac ]
rra ,
adv .,
Gr . ?????
beyond ,
Skr .
paras ,
adv .,
far ,
and prob .
to L .
per through ,
and E .
prefix for -,
as in forgive ,
and also to fare .
Cf . {
Farther },
{
Farthest }.]
1 .
Distant in any direction ;
not near ;
remote ;
mutually separated by a wide space or extent .
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They said , . . .
We be come from a far country .
--
Josh .
ix .
6 .
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The nations far and near contend in choice .
--
Dryden .
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2 .
Remote from purpose ;
contrary to design or wishes ;
as ,
far be it from me to justify cruelty .
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3 .
Remote in affection or obedience ;
at a distance ,
morally or spiritually ;
t enmity with ;
alienated .
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They that are far from thee ahsll perish . --
Ps .
lxxiii .
27 .
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4 .
Widely different in nature or quality ;
opposite in character .
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He was far from ill looking ,
though he thought himself still farther . --
F .
Anstey .
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5 .
The more distant of two ;
as ,
the far side (
called also off side )
of a horse ,
that is ,
the right side ,
or the one opposite to the rider when he mounts .
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Note :
The distinction between the adjectival and adverbial use of far is sometimes not easily discriminated .
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{
By far },
by much ;
by a great difference .
{
Far between },
with a long distance (
of space or time )
between ;
at long intervals . "
The examinations are few and far between ." --
Farrar .
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Far \
Far \,
adv .
1 .
To a great extent or distance of space ;
widely ;
as ,
we are separated far from each other .
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2 .
To a great distance in time from any point ;
remotely ;
as ,
he pushed his researches far into antiquity .
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3 .
In great part ;
as ,
the day is far spent .
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4 .
In a great proportion ;
by many degrees ;
very much ;
deeply ;
greatly .
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Who can find a virtuous woman ?
for her price is far above rubies . --
Prov .
xxxi .
10 .
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{
As far as },
to the extent ,
or degree ,
that .
See {
As far as },
under {
As }.
{
Far off }.
(
a )
At a great distance ,
absolutely or relatively .
(
b )
Distant in sympathy or affection ;
alienated . "
But now ,
in Christ Jesus ,
ye who some time were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ ." --
Eph .
ii .
13 .
{
Far other },
different by a great degree ;
not the same ;
quite unlike . --
Pope .
{
Far and near },
at a distance and close by ;
throughout a whole region .
{
Far and wide },
distantly and broadly ;
comprehensively . "
Far and wide his eye commands ." --
Milton .
{
From far },
from a great distance ;
from a remote place .
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Note :
Far often occurs in self -
explaining compounds ,
such as far -
extended ,
far -
reaching ,
far -
spread .
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31 Moby Thesaurus words for "
far ":
abase ,
afar ,
afar off ,
apart ,
asunder ,
at a distance ,
away ,
by far ,
considerably ,
distal ,
distant ,
exotic ,
far and away ,
far and wide ,
far away ,
far off ,
far -
flung ,
far -
off ,
faraway ,
long -
distance ,
long -
range ,
out and away ,
out of sight ,
outlying ,
quite ,
rather ,
remote ,
removed ,
separated ,
significantly ,
somewhat
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