far
adverb
uk/fɑːr/us/fɑːr/farther|farthestorfurther|furthestfaradverb(DISTANCE)
A2
at, to, or from agreatdistanceinspaceortime:
远；遥远地；久远地How far is itfromAustraliato New Zealand?从澳大利亚到新西兰有多远？
Is thestationfaraway?火车站远吗？
She doesn'tlivefarfromhere.她住处离这儿不远。
Hefeltlonelyand farfromhome.他觉得自己孤独寂寞，远离家乡。
Oneday,perhapsfarin/intothefuture, you'llregretwhat you've done.有朝一日，也许是遥远的将来的某一天，你会为你的所作所为后悔的。
as/so far as I know
B2
used to say what youthinkistrue,althoughyou do notknowall thefacts:
据我所知He isn't coming today, as far as Iknow.据我所知，他今天不来。
as/so far as I'm concerned
B2
used to say whatyourpersonalopinionis about something:
就我而言She can comewhenevershelikes, as far as I'mconcerned.就我而言，她什么时候想来都可以。
as/so far as I can tell
used to say what you havenoticedorunderstood:
依我看，按照我的理解There's been nochange, as far as I cantell.依我看，一直都没有变化。
far be it from/for me to
Icertainlywould not:
我绝不想（绝不会、绝不敢等）Far be it from me totellyou how torunyourlife.我决不敢告诉你该如何生活。
far fromsomething
C1
certainlynot something:
远未…；完全不…Thesituationis far fromclear.形势还远未明朗。
far from being/doingsomething
C2
used todescribesomething that isalmosttheoppositeof somethingelse:
远未…，完全不…；非但不…Sheinsistedthat, far from beingeasy, it would be adifficultperiodfor allconcerned.她坚称，情况非但不容易，相反从各个方面来说都是一段很困难的时期。
far from it
C1
certainlynot:
远未…；完全不…He's nothandsome- far from it.他并不英俊——完全算不上。
from far and wide
from alargenumberofplaces:
从四处，从各处People came from far andwidetoseethehouse.人们从各地前来参观这所房子。
go so far as to dosomething
C2
to bewillingto do something that isextreme:
做…走极端It's good, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that it'sgreat.挺好的，但是我不会极端到说棒极了。
so far
B1
until now:
迄今为止，到目前为止So far we've made £32,000.到目前为止，我们已经赚了32000英镑。
so far so good
C2
used to say that anactivityhas gone well until now:
到目前为止，一切还算顺利I'vefoundatinofbeans. So far so good, but where is thetinopener?我找到了一听豆子。到现在为止一切还不错。但罐头起子在哪儿呢？
- Wedrovedown themotorwayas far as Bristol.
- Theroadstretchedinto thedistanceas far as theeyecouldsee.
- Can youproduceareportdetailingwhat we'vespenton theprojectso far?
- As far as I canrecollect, hisnameis Edward.
- Agapin thecloudsrevealedthe Atlantic far below.
Distant in space and time
- (in) the middle of nowhereidiom
- afar
- afield
- all/the four corners of the world/earthidiom
- anywhere
- as far as the eye can/could seeidiom
- away
- eye
- farthest
- further
- furthermost
- light years awayidiom
- lonely
- middle
- remotely
- remoteness
- ultra
- ultra-distant
- virtually
- wide
faradverb(AMOUNT)
B2
very much:
非常；远远；大大Thiscaris farbetterthanouroldone.这部车比咱们那部旧的好多了。
Itcostfarmore(money) than I couldafford.这花费远远超出了我的承受能力。
Heloseshistemperfartoooften.他太爱发脾气了。
I'd farrather/soonergo to thetheatrethanwatchaDVD.去剧院看戏也比看录像好太多了。
by far
B2
by agreatamount:
大大地They are by farthebeststudentsin theclass.他们是班里最最优秀的学生。
- I've got far too muchclobberin myhandbag.
- I've neverplayedicehockey- it's far toodangerous.
- Hecooksa lot does Alex. He does far more than me.
- That hill's far toosteeptocycleup.
- There's far more to be said - I've only hadtimetoscratchthesurfacein thistalk.
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- extreme
- highly
- rank
- raving
- serious
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- terribly
- unutterably
- veritably
- wonderfully
Grammar
Farora long way?
Far and a long way both describe something at a great distance:…Farther,farthestorfurther,furthest?
Farther and further are comparative adverbs or adjectives. They are the irregular comparative forms of far. We use them to talk about distance. There is no difference in meaning between them. Further is more common:…Idioms
as far as it goes
be a far cry fromsomething
by far and away
go far
go too far
far
adjective
uk/fɑːr/us/fɑːr/B2
used to refer to something that is not near, or thepartof something that is mostdistantfrom thecentreor from you:
远的；遥远的；远端的Thestationisn't far - we couldeasilywalkthere.车站不远——我们可以很轻松地走过去。
[before noun]Thechildrenranto the farside/cornerof theroom.孩子们跑向房间的另一头／尽头的角落。
far left/right
C2
used to refer topoliticalgroupswhoseopinionsare veryextreme:
（政治团休）极左／右的supportersof the farleft极左派的支持者
- He's a man of the farright.
- I could justseeJoan on the farsideof theroom.
- It's not too far - it's about fivemilesfrom here.
- Heranover to the farsideof thefield.
- Thejobis a farcryfrom herpreviousone.
Distant in space and time
- (in) the middle of nowhereidiom
- afar
- afield
- all/the four corners of the world/earthidiom
- anywhere
- as far as the eye can/could seeidiom
- away
- eye
- farthest
- further
- furthermost
- light years awayidiom
- lonely
- middle
- remotely
- remoteness
- ultra
- ultra-distant
- virtually
- wide
Grammar
Farora long way?
Far and a long way both describe something at a great distance:…Farther,farthestorfurther,furthest?
Farther and further are comparative adverbs or adjectives. They are the irregular comparative forms of far. We use them to talk about distance. There is no difference in meaning between them. Further is more common:…