adverb★( 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 alongthe 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 fartherapart. 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。IDIOMsee
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adjective★( comparative of far*far 的比较级 ) at a greater distance in space, direction or time (空间、方向或时间上)更远的,较远的◆the farther shore of the lake湖的彼岸WHICH WORD? 词语辨析farther / further / farthest / furthest■These are the comparative and superlative forms of far.以上为 far 的比较级和最高级形式。■To talk about distance, use either farther, farthestor further, furthest.In BrE,further,furthestare the most common forms and in NAmE,furtherand farthest.表示距离既可用 farther、farthest,也可用 further、furthest。英式英语最常用 further、furthest,美式英语最常用 further、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 / further 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?This sounds very formal in NAmE.这在美式英语中是很正式的用法。far·ther/ˈfɑːðə(r); NAmEˈfɑːrðər/
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farther1 adverb
farther2 adjective
fartherfar‧ther1 /ˈfɑːðə $ ˈfɑːrðər-/ adverb
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1a greater distance than before or than something else; a comparative form of ‘far’SYN further: We decided not to go any farther.farther away/apart/down/along etc The boats were drifting farther and farther apart. a resort town farther up the coastfarther south/north etc Two miles farther south is the village of Santa Catarina. Most of them were locals, but some had come from farther afield (=a greater distance away).2if you do something farther, you do it more or to a greater degreeSYN further: We’d better investigate farther. The police decided not to take the matter any farther (=do more about it).RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say further rather than farther, and furthest rather than farthest:· We decided not to take it any further.· This was the furthest away from home I’d ever been.
farther1 adverb
farther2 adjective
fartherfarther2 adjective [only before noun]
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more distant; a comparative form of ‘far’SYN further: A table stood at the farther end of the kitchen.
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farther
[ˈfɑ:ðə(r)]
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更远的(46%),更远地(36%),较远的(9%),进一步地(9%)
adj.进一步的;更远的(far的比较级)
adv.更远地;此外;更进一步地
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