farther

英 [ˈfɑːðə(r)]

美 [ˈfɑːrðər]

adv.  (时间或空间上)更远，较远
adj.  (空间、方向或时间上)更远的，较远的
far的比较级

CET4CET6考研

Oxford 3000 / BNC.10052

同义词辨析

fartherfurther【导航词义：更远的】

习惯用语

adv.

far/farther/further afield
• 远离家乡；去远处；在远方
  far away from home; to or in places that are not near
• You can hire a car if you want to explore further afield.
  假如你想逛更远的地方，可以租辆汽车。
• Journalists came from as far afield as China.
  新闻记者来自中国等遥远的地方。

牛津词典

adv.

• （时间或空间上）更远，较远
  at or to a greater distance in space or time
  1. farther north/south
     再往北 / 南
  2. farther along the road
     沿路继续往前
  3. I can't go any farther .
     我再也走不动了。
  4. As a family we grew farther and farther apart.
     我们一家人越来越疏远了。
  5. We watched their ship moving gradually farther away .
     我们望着他们的船渐渐远去。
  6. How much farther is it?
     还有多远？
  7. They hadn't got any farther with the work (= they had made no progress) .
     他们的工作毫无进展。

adj.

• （空间、方向或时间上）更远的，较远的
  at a greater distance in space, direction or time
  1. the farther shore of the lake
     湖的彼岸

柯林斯词典

• (far 的比较级)
  Fartheris a comparative form offar.

英英释义

adj

• more distant in especially space or time
  1. they live in the farther house
• more distant in especially degree
  1. nothing could be further from the truth
  2. further from our expectations
  3. farther from the truth
  4. farther from our expectations
  Synonym:further

adv

• to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense)
  1. farther north
  2. moved farther away
  3. farther down the corridor
  4. the practice may go back still farther to the Druids
  5. went only three miles further
  6. further in the future
  Synonym:further
• to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense)
  1. further complicated by uncertainty about the future
  2. let's not discuss it further
  3. nothing could be further from the truth
  4. they are further along in their research than we expected
  5. the application of the law was extended farther
  6. he is going no farther in his studies
  Synonym:further

双语例句

• If I have seen farther than Descartes, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants.
  如果我所见的比笛卡儿远一点，那是因为我站在巨人的肩上的缘故。
• We are too tired to go any farther.
  我们太累了，不能再往前走了。
• Soldiers barred the way and we couldn't go any farther.
  军队挡住了路，我们不能再往前走。
• After I run farther, he will turn to the left.
  等我跑远了，他再往左一拐。
• I am ( too) hungry to go any farther.
  我太饿了，走不动了。
• He differed from other people in that he always looked farther ahead in his work.
  他和别人不同的是他在工作中比别人都看得远一些。
• I have made it this far, and I am working hard to make it farther.
  我已经做得够远了，我努力工作以求做得更远。
• Dad, you let me have a wider sky, let me see you higher and farther.
  爸爸，是您让我拥有了更宽阔的天空，是您让我看得更高、更远。
• Both of my sisters moved even farther away from home
  我的两个姐姐都搬得离家更远了。
• I can throw the ball farther than you can.
  我可以把球扔得比你远。