far
adv
adj
fɑː adv
1
DISTANCE
距离
a. a long distance b. used when asking the distance between two places, or when talking about the distance between two places c. to a place or point, but not beyond it is used mainly in questions and negative sentences. In other kinds of sentences use . far主要用于疑问句和否定句，其他句子中用 a long way away
Have you driven far?
你开了很远的路吗？
Since I changed jobs, I have to travel further to get to work.
我换了工作，上班就更远了。
Let’s see who can jump the furthest!
我们来比比看谁跳得最远！
[+ from ]
The children don’t go far from home.
孩子们不会离家很远。
[+ away ]
She wants to move as far away from here as possible.
她想尽量搬得离这儿远些。
They could hear the sound of water not far away.
他们听见不远处有水声。
[+ down ]
He lives further down the street.
他住在街的那一头。
further afield (further away from where you are now) 更远
If you want to go further afield, there are bicycles for hire.
要是你想去更远的地方，有自行车出租。
further north/south etc
Many birds fly further south in the autumn.
秋天，许多鸟向更南面的地方飞去。
The plains stretched for as far as the eye could see (=all the distance you could see) .
平原一望无际。
The lake is about 4 miles away, but we probably won’t get that far (=won’t go as far as that place) .
那座湖大概有 4 英里远，但我们可能不会去那么远。
How far is it to the station?
车站有多远？
The man didn’t say how far it was to the next town.
那个男人没说下一个镇有多远。
They managed to get as far as the Spanish border.
他们设法跑到了西班牙边境。
2
A LOT/VERY MUCH
很多/非常
very much, or to a great degree 很大程度上
far better/easier etc
The new system is far better than the old one.
新系统比旧系统好许多。
There are a far greater number of women working in television than twenty years ago.
从事电视工作的女性远远多于二十年前。
far more/ less
I enjoyed it far more than I expected.
我喜欢的程度远远超出了原先的期望。
far too much/long/busy etc
That’s far too much to pay.
这个价钱太高了。
It would take me far too long to explain.
这得要我花很长时间来解释。
[+ above/below/beyond ]
He bought it for a price that was far beyond (=much more than) its real value.
他买的价钱远远超出了其实际价值。
The teacher said that her writing skills were far below average.
老师说她的写作能力远低于平均水平。
We’ve kept the original features of the house as far as possible (=as much as possible) .
我们尽量保留了房屋的原貌。
How far do those old, outdated laws affect today’s legislation?
那些古老过时的法律对今天的立法有多少影响？
His style was far removed (=very different) from that of Picasso.
他的风格与毕加索有天壤之别。
not far off/out/wrong (close to being correct) 几乎正确
I guessed it would cost $100 and it was $110, so I was not far out.
我猜这东西要 100 美元，结果是 110 美元，所以我差不多猜对了。
3
PROGRESS
进展
used to talk about how much progress someone makes, or how much effect something has 〔用于表示进展情况或影响程度〕
He started to explain, but he didn’t get far (=he did not succeed in saying very much) before Mary interrupted him.
他开始解释起来，但没说几句就被玛丽打断了。
get as far as doing sth
They had got as far as painting the kitchen.
他们已经到了粉刷厨房的阶段。
Many people felt that the new law did not go far enough (=did not have a big enough effect, so that more needed to be done) .
许多人认为新的法律力度不够。
4
TIME
时间
a long time in the past or the future, or a long time into a particular period 久，久远
[+ into ]
We talked far into the night.
我们谈到深夜。
[+ ahead ]
They want to plan much further ahead than the next few years.
他们想计划得更久远，而不光是接下来的几年。
The first petrol-driven car was produced as far back as 1883.
第一辆汽油动力车的生产要回溯到 1883 年。
5
go too far take/carry sth too far
also 又作 to do something too extreme 将某事做得太过分
One day she will go too far.
她总有一天会做得太过分的。
Some people thought he had gone too far in his criticism of the police.
有些人觉得他对警方的批评太过分了。
6
go so far/as far as to do sth
to do or say something extreme [口] 竟然做某事，甚至做某事 spoken
The government went so far as to try to arrest opposition leaders.
政府竟然企图逮捕反对党领导人。
I wouldn’t go so far as to say that we agreed on the subject.
我也不想说我们在这个问题上意见是一致的。
7
so far thus far
also 又作 until now [正式] 到目前为止，迄今为止 formal
So far we have not had to borrow any money.
到目前为止，我们还不必借钱。
They’re delighted with the replies they’ve received from the public thus far.
迄今为止，他们还满意公众的回答。
8
so far so good
used to say that things have been happening successfully until now [口] 到目前为止一切都好 spoken
We’ve reached the semi-finals. So far so good.
我们进入了半决赛，到目前为止一切顺利。
9
far from sth
used to say that something very different is true or happens 远非…
Conditions are still far from ideal.
条件仍很不理想。
far from doing/being sth
Far from helping the situation, you’ve just made it worse.
你那样非但于事无补，反而把事情弄得更糟了。
10
far from it
10. used to say that the opposite of what has just been said is true [口] 完全相反，远非如此 spoken
‘Are you bored?’ ‘Far from it. I could listen all night.’
“你厌烦了吗？”“才没呢，我听一晚上都行。”
Local people aren’t objecting – far from it.
当地人不反对 — 非也。
11
far and wide
11. over a large area 四处，到处
His fame spread far and wide.
他声名远扬。
People came from far and wide (=came from many places) to see the concert.
人们从各地赶来听音乐会。
12
by far/far and away
12. used to say that something is much better, worse etc than anything else …得多，最
Watching sport was by far the most popular activity on Saturday afternoons.
周六下午看体育比赛是最受欢迎的活动。
Spring is far and away the best time to visit the islands.
春天是去这些岛屿旅游最好的季节。
13
sb will/would/should etc go far
13. used to say that you think someone will be successful in the future 某人会/准能成功
He was the best student in his year, and everyone was sure he would go far.
他是他那个年级最好的学生，大家都确信他将大有作为。
14
as/so far as I’m concerned
14. used when giving your opinion about something [口] 就我而言 spoken
As far as I’m concerned she can come home whenever she likes.
就我而言，只要她愿意，随时可以回家。
15
as/so far as sth is concerned
15. used when you want to talk about a particular thing [口] 就某事而论，至于某事 spoken
As far as money’s concerned, there shouldn’t be a problem.
至于钱，应该没有问题。
16
as/so far as I know/l can remember/I can tell/I can see etc
16. used to say that you think that something is true, although it is possible that you do not know all the facts or cannot remember completely [口] 据我所知/据我所记得的/依我看 spoken
There weren’t any buildings there at all, as far as I can remember.
据我所记得的，那里没有任何建筑。
As far as I can see, there’s nothing else to discuss.
依我看，没有什么可以讨论了。
17
far be it from me to do sth
17. used when saying that you do not want to criticize someone or say what they should do, especially when this is what you are really about to do [口] 不是我想做某事〔用于表示你不想批评某人或告诉他们应该怎么做，尤在你其实准备这么做的时候〕 spoken
Far be it from me to teach you your job, but don’t you think you should have been more careful?
不是我想教你怎么工作，你难道不认为应该更加仔细些吗？
18
as far as it goes
18. used to say that an idea, suggestion, plan etc is satisfactory, but only to a limited degree 在有限的程度上
His theories are fine, as far as they go.
他的理论还算不错。
19
not go far
19. a. if money does not go far, you cannot buy very much with it b. if a supply of something does not go far, it is not enough 不够用，不足
My salary doesn’t go very far these days.
如今，我的薪水买不了多少东西。
The coffee won’t go far if everyone wants a cup.
如果每个人都要一杯，那咖啡就不够了。
20
in so far as/insofar as/in as far as
20. to the degree that [正式] 到…的程度 formal
The research suggests that the drug will be successful, in so far as one can draw conclusions from such a small sample size.
就目前从这么小的样品数量所得出的结论来看，此项研究表明这种药是会成功的。
adj
21 a long distance away 远的;
We can walk to my house from here. It isn’t far.
我们可以从这里走着去我家，不远。
You could see the mountains in the far distance.
你可以看到远处的群山。
22
the far side/end/corner etc
the side, end etc that is furthest from you 更远的一端/一边/一个角落等;
They crossed the bridge and walked along the far side of the stream.
他们过了桥，在对岸沿着小溪一路前行。
There was a piano in the far corner of the room.
房间的对面角落里有一架钢琴。
23
the far north/south etc
the part of a country or area that is furthest in the direction of north, south etc 边远的北部/南部等
It will become windy in the far north and west.
最北部和最西部有大风。
24
the far left/right
people who have extreme LEFT-WING or RIGHT-WING political opinions 极左/极右分子
The candidate for the far right got ten percent of the vote.
极右派候选人获得了 10% 的选票。
25
be a far cry from sth
to be very different from something 与某物大不相同
The company lost £3 million, which is a far cry from last year’s £60 million profit.
公司亏损了 300 万英镑，这与去年 6,000 万英镑的利润相差太远了。