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far 音標拼音: [f'ɑr] a. 遠的,久遠的,遙遠的
ad. 甚遠地,很,很晚地 遠的,久遠的,遙遠的甚遠地,很,很晚地 far遠 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. [ 1913 Webster]
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. [ 1913 Webster] They said, . . . We be come from a far country. -- Josh. ix. 6. [ 1913 Webster] The nations far and near contend in choice. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated. [ 1913 Webster] They that are far from thee ahsll perish. -- Ps. lxxiii. 27. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character. [ 1913 Webster] He was far from ill looking, though he thought himself still farther. -- F. Anstey. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The distinction between the adjectival and adverbial use of far is sometimes not easily discriminated. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster]
Far \ Far\, adv. 1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity. [ 1913 Webster] 3. In great part; as, the day is far spent. [ 1913 Webster] 4. In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly. [ 1913 Webster] Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies. -- Prov. xxxi. 10. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Far often occurs in self- explaining compounds, such as far- extended, far- reaching, far- spread. [ 1913 Webster] 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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