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Remote Adj Graded Time Possibility Chance 英[Rɪˈməʊt 美[Rɪˈmoʊt Adj.(时间上)遥远的;远离的;远程的;微小的;N.远程操作;遥控器;Vt.使…向远方延伸,把…延展到远处

单词 remote
音标
英[rɪˈməʊt] 美[rɪˈmoʊt]
解释
adj.(时间上)遥远的;远离的;远程的;微小的;n.远程操作;遥控器;vt.使…向远方延伸,把…延展到远处;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
偏僻的;遥远的;边远的
Remote areas are far away from cities and places where most people live, and are therefore difficult to get to.
例:Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas.滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
例:...a remote farm in the Yorkshire dales.位于约克郡山谷的一个偏僻的农场

ADJ-GRADED
(过去或未来)遥远的,久远的
The remote past or remote future is a time that is many years distant from the present.
例:Slabs of rock had slipped sideways in the remote past, and formed this hole.在久远的过去,岩石板滑落到周边,从而形成了这个洞。

ADJ-GRADED
关系不紧密的;关系疏远的;相距甚远的
If something is remote from a particular subject or area of experience, it is not relevant to it because it is very different.
例:This government depends on the wishes of a few who are remote from the people...这个政府按照远离民众的少数人的意愿行事。
例:Teenagers are forced to study subjects that seem remote from their daily lives.青少年被迫学习和他们的日常生活关系不大的学科。

ADJ-GRADED
(可能性或机会)渺茫的,微乎其微的
If you say that there is a remote possibility or chance that something will happen, you are emphasizing that there is only a very small chance that it will happen.
例:I use a sunscreen whenever there is even a remote possibility that I will be in the sun...不论何时只要有一点可能暴露在阳光下,我就会用防晒霜。
例:The chances of his surviving are pretty remote.他生还的机会非常渺茫。

ADJ-GRADED
冷漠的;冷淡的;与人疏远的;清高的
If you describe someone as remote, you mean that they behave as if they do not want to be friendly or closely involved with other people.
例:She looked so beautiful, and at the same time so remote.她相貌如此美丽,同时又如此清高不群。
变形
noun:remoteness~est:remotest~er:remoter~

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