far /fɑː(r)/► SEE ALLas/so far as…as far as the eye can/could seeas/so far as it goesby farcarry/take sth too, etc. far(by) far and awayfar and widefar be it from me to do sth, but…a far cry from sthfar from sth/doing sthfar from itfar gonego as/so far as to do sthgo fargo too fargo a bit farin so far asnot far off/out/wrongnot go farso farso far, so goodfar/farther/further afieldthe apple doesn’t fall/never falls far from the treefew and far betweenso near and yet so farbe far/further/furthest removed from sth ●as/so ˈfar as…as much as; to the extent that尽…所能；就…而言；到…程度◆I will help you as far as I am able. 我会尽我所能帮助你。◆As far as I’m concerned, the whole matter is no longer my responsibility and is now with the police. 就我个人而言，这件事已不在我的责任范围之内，而应由警方负责。●as far as the eye can/could ˈseeto the horizon在视力范围内；视线所及之处◆There was only sand as far as the eye could see. 极目望去，只有黄沙一片。●as/so far as it ˈgoesto a limited degree, usually less than is satisfactory（通常暗指不够好）在有限的程度上，就其本身而言◆It’s a good plan as far as it goes, but there are a lot of things they haven’t thought of. 从计划本身来看还不错，但还是有很多方面他们没有考虑到。●by ˈfarby a very great amount; much…得多；远远地；显然◆This is by far the best painting / This is the best painting by far. 这绝对是最好的一幅画。◆Our holiday this year was better by far than last year’s. 我们今年的假期比去年过得好得多。●carry/take sth too, etc. ˈfarcontinue doing sth beyond reasonable limits做得过分；超出常理◆Of course we should show him respect, but I think expecting us to stand up whenever he walks into the room is taking things a bit far. 当然我们应该对他表示尊重，但我觉得每次他走进房间都要我们站起来就有点过分了。●(by) far and aˈway (used with superlative adjectives与形容词最高级连用) very much; by a very great amount远为；大大地◆The company has by far and away the biggest share of the car market in this country. 这家公司无疑拥有本国汽车市场的最大份额。◆Her painting is far and away the best. 她的画显然是最好的。●far and ˈwideeverywhere and many places; over a large area到处；广泛地◆People come from far and wide to visit the monument. 人们从各地前来参观这座纪念碑。◆The police were searching far and wide for the missing child. 警方四处寻找那个失踪的孩子。●far be it from me to do sth, but… (informal) used when you are just about to disagree with sb or criticize them and you would like them to think that you do not really want to do this（提出相反或批评意见时的谦词）我决不是想，我决不会◆Far be it from me to interfere, but don’t you think you’ve been arguing for long enough? 我决不是想干涉，可是你难道不觉得你们已经吵得够久了吗？●a far cry from sthvery different from sth与…有天壤之别；和…大相径庭◆This house is a far cry from our little flat. 这所房子和我们的小公寓大不一样。◆Her designs are a far cry from the eccentric clothes she used to make. 她的设计同她以前做的古怪服装大相径庭。●far from sth/doing sthalmost the opposite of sth or of what is expected远非（或决不会）做某事◆It is far from clear (= it is not clear) what he intends to do. 他打算干什么还远没有弄清楚。◆Far from being grateful for our help, she said we had ruined the evening. 她不但没有对我们的帮忙心存感激，反而说我们毁了这个晚会。●far ˈfrom it (informal) not at all; certainly not一点儿也不；绝非如此◆‘Isn’t he generous with money?’ ‘Far from it! He spends it all on himself.’ “他用钱不是很慷慨吗？”“才不呢！他把钱都花在自己身上了。”◆‘Are you ready, Alex?’ ‘Far from it, I’m afraid.’ “亚历克斯，你准备好了吗？”“恐怕还差得远呢。”●far ˈgone (informal) very drunk, ill, tired, etc.醉得（或病得、累得）很厉害◆When we arrived, she was already too far gone to recognize us, and she only lived for a few more hours. 我们到的时候，她已经病得认不出我们来，仅仅几个小时以后她就咽气了。◆She seemed quite far gone, even though she’d only had two glasses of sparkling wine. 尽管她只喝了两杯起泡酒，但看上去好像已醉得稀里糊涂了。●go as/so far as to do sthbe willing to go to extreme or surprising limits in dealing with sth（走极端）以至于做某事◆She’s a brilliant painter, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say she is the best in the country. 她是个有才气的画家，但我还不至于说她是全国最好的画家。◆I don’t like people smoking but I wouldn’t go so far as to forbid it. 我是不喜欢别人抽烟，但是也不至于禁止人家抽。●go ˈfar (of people人) be successful in the future前程远大；大有出息◆Linda is an excellent manager. She should go far. 琳达是个优秀的经理，她会有大作为的。●go too ˈfar●go a bit ˈfarsay or do sth which is considered too extreme or socially unacceptable做（或说）得过分◆Getting a bit drunk at a party is OK, but arriving completely drunk — that’s really going too far. 在宴会上多喝点儿没关系，可是到场时就已喝得酩酊大醉真是太不应该了。◆You’ve gone too far this time, Joanna. 乔安娜，你这次太过分了。●in so ˈfar as ( insoˈfar as) to the extent that到…的程度；在…范围内；就…来说◆In so far as I am a judge of these things, the repairs to the car have been done very well. 要我来评判，这车修得非常好。◆It was a good report in so far as it showed what needs to be done. 就其指出需要采取的措施而言，这份报告不错。●not far ˈoff/ˈout/ˈwrong (informal) almost correct差不太多；几乎正确◆She said she thought it would be sold for $200, and she wasn’t far wrong: someone paid $235 for it. 她说这能卖到 200 美元，她说得差不多：有人出价 235 美元。◆The original sales’ estimate was not far off. 最初的销售预测大致正确。●not go ˈfar1. (of money钱) not be enough to buy a lot of things不够买（很多东西）◆$20 doesn’t go very far these days. 如今 20 美元买不到什么东西。2. (of a supply of sth某物的供给) not be enough for what is needed不够用◆One loaf won’t go far among ten people. 一条面包不够十个人吃。●ˌso ˈfarup to this point; up to now到目前为止；迄今为止◆There haven’t been any accidents in this factory so far, and let’s hope that none happen in future. 到目前为止这家工厂还没出过任何事故，但愿以后也不会吧。●ˌso far, so ˈgood (saying) used to say that things have been successful until now and you hope they will continue like this, but you know the task, etc. is not finished yet到目前为止一切顺利◆‘How’s the operation going?’ ‘So far, so good.’ “手术进行得怎么样？”“到现在为止一切还好。”●far/farther/further aˈfieldfar away from home; to or in places that are not near远离家（乡）；到远方；在远处◆You can hire a car if you want to explore further afield.你要是还想游览更远的地方，可以租辆车。◆Journalists came from as far afield as China and Brazil.来的新闻记者中有远自中国、巴西等国的。●the apple doesn’t fall/never falls far from the ˈtree (saying, especially NAmE) a child usually behaves in a similar way to his or her parent(s)有其父必有其子◆‘You have an adorable daughter.’ ‘Ah, well, you know what they say. The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree.’“你的女儿很可爱。”“啊，你要知道俗话说得好：有其母必有其女。”●few and far beˈtweennot frequent; not happening often少见；稀少；不常发生◆Since her illness, the former Senator’s public appearances have been few and far between.这位前参议员自从患病以来，就很少公开露面。◆Apartments for hire are few and far between in this part of town.镇上这个地方鲜有房屋出租。●so ˌnear and ˌyet so ˈfarused to describe a situation in which sb is very near to success, but finally fails功亏一篑；功败垂成◆He came second in the piano competition, only one point behind the winner. So near and yet so far.他在钢琴大赛中获得第二名，比获胜者只差一分，可谓功亏一篑。●be far/further/furthest reˈmoved from sthbe very different from sth; not be connected with sth与…大相径庭；与…毫不相干◆Many of these books are far removed from the reality of the children’s lives.这些书很多都远远脱离了孩子们的现实生活。