remote
adj
noun
rɪˈməʊt
adj
1
FAR AWAY
遥远的
far
from
towns
or
other
places
where
people
live
偏僻的，偏远的;
a
remote
border
town
一个偏远的边境小镇
a
fire
in
a
remote
mountain
area
偏远山区的火灾
2
NOT LIKELY
不可能的
if
a
chance
or
possibility
of
something
happening
is
remote,
it
is
not
very
likely
to
happen
〔机会或可能性〕渺茫的，微乎其微的;
remote
chance/possibility
There’s
a
remote
chance
that
you
can
catch
him
before
he
leaves.
你不大可能在他离开前抓住他。
The
prospect
of
peace
seems
remote.
实现和平的希望似乎渺茫。
3
TIME
时间
far
away
in
time
遥远的，久远的，远古的;
the
remote
time
when
dinosaurs
walked
the
earth
恐龙霸行天下的远古时代
a
remote
ancestor
4
DIFFERENT
不同的
very
different
from
something
很不相同的
[+
from
]
The
Heights
was
quiet
and
clean
and
remote
from
the
busy
daily
life
of
the
city.
高地清静干净，与忙碌的城市生活极不相同。
5
PERSON
人
unfriendly,
and
not
interested
in
people
冷淡的，不友善的;
His
father
was
a
remote,
quiet
man.
他父亲是个冷淡的人，话不多。
6
not have the remotest idea/interest/intention etc
used
to
emphasize
that
you
do
not
know
something,
are
not
interested
in
something,
do
not
intend
to
do
something
etc
一无所知/毫无兴趣/毫无打算等
especially BrE
He
hasn’t
the
remotest
interest
in
sport.
他对体育毫无兴趣。
[+
what/where/who
etc
]
I
haven’t
the
remotest
idea
what
you
mean.
我一点都不明白你是什么意思。
noun
7
a
REMOTE
CONTROL
遥控器
Give
me
the
remote.
给我遥控器。