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far away from places where other people live 偏远的；偏僻的 a remote village/island/location/region 偏远的村庄/岛屿/位置/地区 a remote community 偏远的社区 a remote part of the country 这个国家的偏远地区 a remote beach 偏远的海滩 one of the remotest areas of the world 世界上最荒僻的地区之一 The area is remote, mountainous, and roadless. 这个地区偏远、多山、没有道路。 - remote from something
The site is remote from major population centres. 该地点远离主要人口中心。 The farmhouse is remote from any other buildings. 这家农舍附近没有别的房屋。
Extra Examplesgeographically remote areas 地理上的边远地区 rural areas that are relatively remote 相对偏远的乡村地区
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far away in time 遥远的；久远的 in the remote past/future 在遥远的过去／将来 a remote ancestor (= who lived a long time ago) 远祖 There are many facts about the remote past and the remote future that we cannot know. 关于遥远的过去和遥远的未来，有许多事实我们无法知晓。
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(of people 人 not closely related 关系较远的；远亲的 a remote cousin 远房表亲
that you can connect to from far away, using an electronic link 远程的；远程连接的 a remote terminal/database/server 远程终端/数据库/服务器
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very different from something 相差很大的；极不相同的 His theories are somewhat remote from reality. 他的理论有点儿脱离现实。 A novel should not be too remote from the experiences of its readers. 一部小说不应该离读者的经历太远。 Jane felt remote from what was going on around her. 简感到身边发生的一切都离自己很遥远。
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(of people or their behaviour 人或行为 not very friendly or interested in other people 不很友好的；冷漠的 When he spoke, his voice was cold and remote. 他说话时，声音冰冷而遥远。 He somehow remains a remote figure. 他总是和别人保持距离。
not very great 细微的；微小的 There is still a remote chance that they will find her alive. 他们仍然有一线希望能把她活着找到。 I don't have the remotest idea what you're talking about. 你在说什么我一点儿都不懂。 At that time, a new school building was just a remote dream. 那时候新校舍只是遥不可及的梦想。 a fairly remote possibility 微乎其微的可能性
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place地点
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relatives亲戚
computer/system计算机；系统
different不同
not friendly不友好
very small微小
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘far apart’): from Latin remotus ‘removed’, past participle of removere, from re- ‘back’ + movere ‘to move’.