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a long distance away 远 We didn't go far. 我们没有走远。 Have you come far? 你是远道来的吗？ It's not far to the beach. 到海滩不远。 There's not far to go now. 现在离得不远了。 It's too far to walk. 走路太远了。 - + adv./prep.
The restaurant is not far from here. 餐厅离这儿不远。 countries as far apart as Japan and Brazil 像日本和巴西这样相隔遥远的国家 He looked down at the traffic far below. 他俯视远在下方行驶的车辆。 Far away in the distance, a train whistled. 远处有一辆火车鸣笛。 The farther north they went, the colder it became. 他们愈往北去，天气就变得愈冷。 a concert of music from near and far 来自四面八方的音乐的演奏会 - (figurative)
Legends are usually far removed from the reality. 传说通常与现实相去甚远。
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 （问到或谈及距离时说）有多远，远（至） How far is it to your house from here? 从这儿到你家有多远？ How far is Boston from New York? 波士顿离纽约有多远？ How much further is it? 还有多远？ I'm not sure I can walk so far. 我没有把握能步行这么远。 - as far as somebody/something
We'll go by train as far as London, and then take a bus. 我们坐火车到伦敦，然后转乘公共汽车。 We didn't go as far as the others. 我们不如其他人走得远。
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a long time from the present; for a large part of a particular period of time 久；远 - far back
The band had their first hit as far back as 2012. 该乐队早在2012年就有了第一首热门歌曲。 To answer that question we need to go further back in time. 为了回答这个问题，我们需要回到更远的过去。 - far ahead
Let's try to plan further ahead. 咱们尽量计划得更长远些。 - far into something
We worked far into the night. 我们工作到深夜。 The film takes place in a future not too far distant. 这部电影发生在不远的将来。
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very much; to a great degree 非常；很大程度上；远远；大大 That's a far better idea. 那个主意好得多。 The damage was far worse than I'd expected. 损害比我预料的要严重得多。 a drug that gives heart attack victims a far greater chance of survival 一种给心脏病患者更大生存机会的药物 There are far more opportunities for young people than there used to be. 现在年轻人的机会比过去多得多。 She always gives us far too much homework. 她总是让我们做多得不得了的家庭作业。 The results far exceeded my expectations. 结果远远超出了我的预期。 The benefits far outweigh the cost. 利远大于弊。 The recent heat and continued drought further reduced yields. 最近的高温和持续干旱进一步降低了产量。 - far beyond (something)
It had been a success far beyond their expectations. 成功之大远远超过他们的预期。 - far behind (something)
He's fallen far behind in his work. 他的工作大大落后了。
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used when you are asking or talking about the degree to which something is true or possible （问到或谈及程度时说）有多大，直（至） -
used to talk about how much progress has been made in doing or achieving something 进展程度 How far have you got with that report? 你那个报告写得怎么样了？ Half an hour later Duncan was no farther in his quest. 半个小时后，邓肯没有继续他的探索。 - as/so far as something
I read as far as the third chapter. 我读到了第三章。 - as/so far as doing something
We’ve got as far as collecting our data but we haven’t analysed it yet. 我们已收集了资料，但尚未分析。
distance距离
time时间
degree程度
progress进展
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) 极目所尽
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. 现在我得走更远的路去上班。
- 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. 让我们更深入地考虑这一点。
- Further, but not farther, can also mean ‘more’ or ‘additional’:
further 亦可表示更加或进一步，farther 则无此意： Are there any further questions? 还有什么问题吗？
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；尽我所记得的；依我看 As far as we knew, there was no cause for concern. 就我们所知，没有什么需要担心的。 As far as I can see, you've done nothing wrong. 依我看，你没有做错任何事。 She lived in Chicago, as far as I can remember. 据我所记得的，她过去住在芝加哥。
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. 就法语而言，她做得很好，我担心的是她的德语。
as/so far as it goes
by far
carry/take something too far
to continue doing something beyond reasonable limits 做得过分
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 （要表示不同意和批评但又希望对方感到自己并非真正想要这样做） Far be it from me to interfere in your affairs but I would like to give you just one piece of advice. 我绝不想干涉你的事，我只不过想给你一个忠告。
far from something/from doing something
far from it
few and far between
not happening often 稀少；稀疏；不常发生
go far
(of people 人 to be very successful in the future 有远大前程
go far enough
(used in questions and negative sentences 用于疑问句和否定句 to achieve all that is wanted 达到目的 The new legislation is welcome but does not go far enough. 新法规受到欢迎，但力度还不够大。 Do these measures go far enough? 这些措施能不能解决问题？ - (disapproving)
Stop it now. The joke has gone far enough (= it has continued too long). 行啦，这玩笑开得太久了。
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 到目前为止，一切还算顺利
so near and yet so far
used to comment on something that was almost successful but in fact failed 功败垂成；功亏一篑