far的最高级

far的最高级是farthest 或者 furthest；far比较级是farther 或者是 further。

释义

ad. 副词 comparative -比较级 farther or further superlative -最高级 farthest or- furthest

►LONG DISTANCE 远距离◄ a long distance 远

Have you driven far ? 你驾车开了很远的路吗?

We walked much further than we had intended . 我们比塬来计划的走得远多了。

how far -used when asking or mentioning the distance between two places or the distance someone has travelled 多远

How far is it to the station ? 到车站有多远?

I wonder how far we ' ve walked today . 我想知道今天我们已经走了多远的路。

as far as -up to a particular point or distance 远至﹐一直到

The flood waters had come up as far as the house . 洪水一直涌到那幢房子。

as far as the eye can see -up to the longest distance away that you can see 在肉眼看得见的範围内

hills sweeping back as far as the eye could see 从视野裡一掠而过的小山

far and wide -over or from a large area 四处﹐到处

[+adj/adv] far stronger/far more intelligent/far more quickly etc much stronger, more intelligent etc 强壮得多/聪明得多/快得多等

She works far longer hours than I do . 她每天工作的时间比我长得多。

You ' ll get there far more quickly by car . 你坐车去那儿就快多了。

far too much/long/soon etc -much too much, long, soon etc 太多/太久/太快等

It costs far too much money . 这要花太多的钱。

It ' s far too early to tell if she ' ll be OK . 现在谈她是否安然无恙还为时过早。

to a great degree 很大程度上

by far/far and away -used to say that something is much better, worse etc than anything else 最; 无疑; 很

The grass snake is by far the most common snake . 这草蛇无疑是最常见的蛇。

as far as I'm/we're concerned -spoken -used to give your opinion about something 【口】就我/我们而言

As far as I ' m concerned , it sounds like a great idea . 就我而言﹐这听起来是个很好的主意。

as far as sth is concerned -spoken -used to give your opinion or to state facts about a particular thing 【口】就某事而论﹐至于某事

This has been a difficult period as far as the German economy isconcerned . 就德国经济而论﹐这是一个很困难的时期。

as far as I know/as far as I can remember -spoken -used to say that you think that something is true, although you do not know all the facts, cannot remember completely etc 【口】据我所知/据我所能记得的

As far as I can tell , the whole thing should cost about £ 500 . 据我所知的情况来判断﹐整件事应该要花大约500英镑。

I wouldn't go as far as to say -spoken -used to say that you think a particular idea or opinion is too extreme or unlikely to be true 【口】我不愿意把话说得这么过分

“ Do you think they ' ll win ? ” “ Oh I wouldn ' t go as far as to saythat , but they ' re looking pretty good . ” “你认为他们会赢吗?”“啊﹐我可不想这样肯定﹐不过他们看起来相当不错。”

far from -used to say that the opposite of something is true, or the opposite of what you expect happens 远远不﹐一点也不

far from it -spoken -used to say that the opposite of what someone says is true; certainly not 【口】远远不是

“ Is he a good driver ? ” “ Far from it ! ” “他是个好司机吗?”“远远谈不上!”

far be it from me to do sth -spoken -used when you are going to criticize someone or give them advice, and you want to pretend that you do not want to do this 【口】我决不想做某事〔常用于批评人或向人提建议前﹐表示这样做并非情愿〕

Far be it from me to try and run your life , but I really think youshould leave him . 我决不想控制你的生活﹐但我确实认为你应该离开他。

how far -used to ask to what degree something is true 甚么样的程度

How far is violence caused by society ? 暴力在多大程度上是由社会所引起的?

I ' m not sure how far this will help the economy . 这对经济的帮助有多大﹐我没把握。

as far as it goes -used to say that an idea, suggestion, plan etc is satisfactory, but only to a limited degree 就其本身而言

It ' s a perfectly good law as far as it goes , but it doesn ' t dealwith the real problems . 就其本身而言﹐这完全是一项好的法律﹐但它没有涉及到实际的问题。

so far -up to a particular point, degree, distance etc 到某一点/程度/距离为止

You can only trust him so far . 你只能信任他到这个程度。

how far have you got? -used when asking or talking about how much of something someone has done or how much they have achieved 你进展得怎么样?

[+with]

How far did you get with the cleaning ? 你打扫得怎么样了?

so far so good -spoken -used to say that things have been happening successfully until now 【口】到目前为止一切都好

sb will/should go far -used to say that you think someone will be successful in the future 某人会/準能成功

She is an excellent musician and should go far . 她是位优秀的音乐家﹐将来应该能大有作为。

►LONG TIME 久远◄ a long time in the past or the future, or a long time into a particular period 久﹐远﹐久远

so far -until now 到目前为止﹐迄今为止

We haven ' t had any trouble so far . 迄今为止我们没碰上麻烦。

as far as possible/so far as possible -as much as possible 尽可能地

We try to use local materials as far as possible . 我们尽可能试着使用当地的材料。

go as far as to do sth -to behave in a way that seems surprising or extreme 甚至做出某事

She even went as far as to threaten to kill herself . 她甚至威胁要自杀。

go too far -also 又作 take/carry sth too far to do something too much or in an extreme way, especially so that people get angry 〔将某事〕做得太过分

That little brat has gone too far this time ! 那个小顽童这次做得太过分了!

The general view was that the President had gone too far in hissupport for the Contras . 人们普遍认为总统在支持反政府武装人员一事上做得太过火了。

not go far- if money does not go far you cannot buy very much with it 〔钱〕买不了多少东西; 用不多久就会完

A dollar doesn ' t go very far these days . 如今一美元买不了多少东西。

if a supply of something does not go far, it is not enough 不够用﹐不足

That pot of coffee won ' t go far if everyone wants some . 如果每个人都要一点﹐那壶咖啡就不够了。

not be far off/out/wrong -informal -used to say that something is almost correct 【非正式】基本上正确的; 没有大错误

The weather forecast wasn ' t far off , just look at the rain . 天气预报基本上正确﹐瞧这雨。

in so far as/in as far as/insofar as -formal -to the degree that something affects another thing or is connected with it 【正式】到…的程度; 在…的範围内; 就…而论

The Committee ' s recommendations , in so far as they affectdeaf people , are set out in this document . 这份文件阐明了委员会那些会影响到聋人的建议。

idiom 惯用语

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far away

My parents don ' t live far away . 我父母住在不远的地方。

far above/below/across etc

The office blocks towered far above them . 这些办公大楼高高耸立在它们之上。

far from/far away from

We were sitting too far away from the stage to be able to seevery much . 我们坐的地方远离舞台﹐无法看清楚。

hunt/search far and wide

He would hunt far and wide for rare medicinal herbs . 他会到处寻找珍稀草药。

travel/wander/spread etc far and wide

Since then I have travelled far and wide . 从那时起我就到处旅行。

far above/below

The increase in inflation is far below what experts predicted . 通货膨胀的增长远远低于专家的预测。

far removed (=very different) 大相径庭的﹐很不一样的﹐差得很远的

Life on the islands is far removed from the hustle and bustle oflife in Manila . 海岛上的生活与马尼拉熙熙攘攘的生活大不相同。

far from being

Far from being a reactionary , he ' s actually quite liberal in hisviews . 他根本不是反动分子﹐实际上他的观点相当开明。

far from doing sth

Far from helping the situation , you ' ve just made it worse . 你非但对情况没甚么帮助﹐反而把它弄得更糟。

far from pleased/happy etc

Michael walked in , looking far from happy . 迈克尔走了进来﹐看上去一点也不快乐。

so far and no further

They can extend the budget so far and no further . 他们只能将预算增加到这个程度﹐不能再加了。

far back (=a long time in the past) 久远的过去

The story takes us far back in the past , to the time of thePharaohs . 这个故事将我们带到久远的过去﹐到法老时代。

far into

We worked far into the night . 我们工作到深夜。