(comparative of far )far 的比较级 at or to a greater distance in space or time (时间或空间上)更远,较远 farther north/south 再往北/南 farther along the road 沿路继续往前 I can't go any farther. 我再也走不动了。 As a family we grew farther and farther apart. 我们一家人越来越疏远了。 We watched their ship moving gradually farther away. 我们望着他们的船渐渐远去。 How much farther is it? 还有多远? They hadn't got any farther with the work (= they had made no progress). 他们的工作毫无进展。
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?
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFarther is used with these verbs:- venture
- wander