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a long distance away 遠 We didn't go far. 我們沒有走遠。 Have you come far? 你是遠道來的嗎？ It's not far to the beach. 到海灘不遠。 There's not far to go now. 現在離得不遠了。 It's too far to walk. 走路太遠了。 - + adv./prep.
The restaurant is not far from here. 餐廳離這兒不遠。 countries as far apart as Japan and Brazil 像日本和巴西這樣相隔遙遠的國家 He looked down at the traffic far below. 他俯視遠在下方行駛的車輛。 Far away in the distance, a train whistled. 遠處有一輛火車鳴笛。 The farther north they went, the colder it became. 他們愈往北去，天氣就變得愈冷。 a concert of music from near and far 來自四面八方的音樂的演奏會 - (figurative)
Legends are usually far removed from the reality. 傳說通常與現實相去甚遠。
used when you are asking or talking about the distance between two places or the distance that has been travelled or is to be travelled （問到或談及距離時說）有多遠，遠（至） How far is it to your house from here? 從這兒到你家有多遠？ How far is Boston from New York? 波士頓離紐約有多遠？ How much further is it? 還有多遠？ I'm not sure I can walk so far. 我沒有把握能步行這麽遠。 - as far as somebody/something
We'll go by train as far as London, and then take a bus. 我們坐火車到倫敦，然後轉乘公共汽車。 We didn't go as far as the others. 我們不如其他人走得遠。
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a long time from the present; for a large part of a particular period of time 久；遠 - far back
The band had their first hit as far back as 2012. 該樂隊早在2012年就有了第一首熱門歌曲。 To answer that question we need to go further back in time. 爲了回答這個問題，我們需要回到更遠的過去。 - far ahead
Let's try to plan further ahead. 咱們盡量計劃得更長遠些。 - far into something
We worked far into the night. 我們工作到深夜。 The film takes place in a future not too far distant. 這部電影發生在不遠的將來。
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very much; to a great degree 非常；很大程度上；遠遠；大大 That's a far better idea. 那個主意好得多。 The damage was far worse than I'd expected. 損害比我預料的要嚴重得多。 a drug that gives heart attack victims a far greater chance of survival 一種給心髒病患者更大生存機會的藥物 There are far more opportunities for young people than there used to be. 現在年輕人的機會比過去多得多。 She always gives us far too much homework. 她總是讓我們做多得不得了的家庭作業。 The results far exceeded my expectations. 結果遠遠超出了我的預期。 The benefits far outweigh the cost. 利遠大於弊。 The recent heat and continued drought further reduced yields. 最近的高溫和持續幹旱進一步降低了産量。 - far beyond (something)
It had been a success far beyond their expectations. 成功之大遠遠超過他們的預期。 - far behind (something)
He's fallen far behind in his work. 他的工作大大落後了。
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used when you are asking or talking about the degree to which something is true or possible （問到或談及程度時說）有多大，直（至） -
used to talk about how much progress has been made in doing or achieving something 進展程度 How far have you got with that report? 你那個報告寫得怎麽樣了？ Half an hour later Duncan was no farther in his quest. 半個小時後，鄧肯沒有繼續他的探索。 - as/so far as something
I read as far as the third chapter. 我讀到了第三章。 - as/so far as doing something
We’ve got as far as collecting our data but we haven’t analysed it yet. 我們已收集了資料，但尚未分析。
distance距離
time時間
degree程度
progress進展
Word OriginOld English feorr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ver, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit para and Greek pera ‘further’.
Idioms
as far as the eye can/could see
to the horizon (= where the sky meets the land or sea) 極目所盡
Which Word? farther / further / farthest / furthestfarther / further / farthest / furthest
- These are the comparative and superlative forms of far.
- To talk about distance, use either farther, farthest or further, furthest. In British English, further, furthest are the more common forms and in North American English, farther and farthest:
I have to travel further/farther to work now. 現在我得走更遠的路去上班。
- To talk about the degree or extent of something, further/furthest are usually preferred:
表示事物的程度或幅度通常宜用 further/furthest： Let’s consider this point further. 讓我們更深入地考慮這一點。
- Further, but not farther, can also mean ‘more’ or ‘additional’:
further 亦可表示更加或進一步，farther 則無此意： Are there any further questions? 還有什麽問題嗎？
as/so far as I am concerned
used to give your personal opinion on something 就我而言
as far as I know | as far as I can remember, see, tell, etc.
used to say that you think you know, remember, understand, etc. something but you cannot be completely sure, especially because you do not know all the facts 就我所知；盡我所記得的；依我看 As far as we knew, there was no cause for concern. 就我們所知，沒有什麽需要擔心的。 As far as I can see, you've done nothing wrong. 依我看，你沒有做錯任何事。 She lived in Chicago, as far as I can remember. 據我所記得的，她過去住在芝加哥。
as/so far as somebody/something is concerned
(also as/so far as somebody/something goes)
used to give facts or an opinion about a particular aspect of something 就…而言 She's doing fine as far as French is concerned, it's her German I'm worried about. 就法語而言，她做得很好，我擔心的是她的德語。
as/so far as it goes
by far
carry/take something too far
to continue doing something beyond reasonable limits 做得過分
far/farther/further afield
far and away
far and wide
far be it from me to do something (but…)
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used when you are just about to disagree with somebody or to criticize them and you would like them to think that you do not really want to do this （要表示不同意和批評但又希望對方感到自己並非真正想要這樣做） Far be it from me to interfere in your affairs but I would like to give you just one piece of advice. 我絕不想幹涉你的事，我只不過想給你一個忠告。
far from something/from doing something
far from it
few and far between
not happening often 稀少；稀疏；不常發生
go far
(of people 人 to be very successful in the future 有遠大前程
go far enough
(used in questions and negative sentences 用於疑問句和否定句 to achieve all that is wanted 達到目的 The new legislation is welcome but does not go far enough. 新法規受到歡迎，但力度還不夠大。 Do these measures go far enough? 這些措施能不能解決問題？ - (disapproving)
Stop it now. The joke has gone far enough (= it has continued too long). 行啦，這玩笑開得太久了。
go so/as far as to…
go too far | go this/that far
in so/as far as
not far off/out/wrong
not go far
so far
(also formal thus far)
so far
so far, so good
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used to say that things have been successful until now and you hope that they will continue to be successful, but you know that the task, etc. is not finished yet 到目前爲止，一切還算順利
so near and yet so far
used to comment on something that was almost successful but in fact failed 功敗垂成；功虧一篑