The far side of the moon is difficult for us to observe. 我们很难观察月亮的另一边。
We walked far into the woods. 我们步行深入林中。
They worked far into the night. 他们工作到深夜。
far farther, further
[ noun ]
a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
<noun.group> in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists [ adj ]
located at a great distance in time or space or degree
<adj.all> we come from a far country far corners of the earth the far future a far journey the far side of the road far from the truth far in the future [ adv ]
to a considerable degree; very much
<adv.all> a far far better thing that I do felt far worse than yesterday eyes far too close together
at or to or from a great distance in space
<adv.all> he traveled far strayed far from home sat far away from each other
at or to a certain point or degree
<adv.all> I can only go so far before I have to give up how far can we get with this kind of argument?
remote in time
<adv.all> if we could see far into the future all that happened far in the past
to an advanced stage or point
<adv.all> a young man who will go very far [ adj ]
being of a considerable distance or length
<adj.all> a far trek
being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle
<adj.all> the horse on the right is the far horse the right side is the far side of the horse
beyond a norm in opinion or actions
<adj.all> the far right
Far \Far\, n. [See {Farrow}.] (Zo["o]l.) A young pig, or a litter of pigs.
Far \Far\, a. [{Farther}and {Farthest}are used as the compar. and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest. See {Further}.] [OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG. ferro, adv., G. fern, a., Icel. fjarri, Dan. fjirn, Sw. fjerran, adv., Goth. fa[=i]rra, adv., Gr. ????? beyond, Skr. paras, adv., far, and prob. to L. per through, and E. prefix for-, as in forgive, and also to fare. Cf. {Farther}, {Farthest}.] 1. Distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually separated by a wide space or extent.
They said, . . . We be come from a far country. --Josh. ix. 6.
The nations far and near contend in choice. --Dryden.
2. Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty.
3. Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated.
They that are far from thee ahsll perish. --Ps. lxxiii. 27.
4. Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.
He was far from ill looking, though he thought himself still farther. --F. Anstey.
5. The more distant of two; as, the far side (called also off side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one opposite to the rider when he mounts.
Note: The distinction between the adjectival and adverbial use of far is sometimes not easily discriminated.
{By far}, by much; by a great difference.
{Far between}, with a long distance (of space or time) between; at long intervals. ``The examinations are few and far between.'' --Farrar.
Far \Far\, adv. 1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other.
2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity.
3. In great part; as, the day is far spent.
4. In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly.
Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies. --Prov. xxxi. 10.
{As far as}, to the extent, or degree, that. See {As far as}, under {As}.
{Far off}. (a) At a great distance, absolutely or relatively. (b) Distant in sympathy or affection; alienated. ``But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who some time were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.'' --Eph. ii. 13.
{Far other}, different by a great degree; not the same; quite unlike. --Pope.
{Far and near}, at a distance and close by; throughout a whole region.
{Far and wide}, distantly and broadly; comprehensively. ``Far and wide his eye commands.'' --Milton.
{From far}, from a great distance; from a remote place.
Note: Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread.
So he joined Hyatt's frequent-guest program; so far, he has cashed in on discounted and upgraded rooms.
Frank lied about how he met Gobie and he lied when he wrote that, as far as he knew, Gobie was obeying the law.
To hire these people, employers are offered a subsidy amounting to Pounds 2,340 per year, which falls far short of the Pounds 8,000 that the average unemployed person costs the taxpayer.
Domestic coal production so far this year is 119.8 million tons, 8.1 percent ahead of last year's production at this time.
But so far, he declares, there's little evidence the "new urgency" is trickling down to the managers who actually do hiring.
But there is great skepticism about the measures enacted so far.
The agreement is expected to add a further Ecu62m to the Ecu20m the EC has spent on nuclear safety in Russia and Ukraine so far under the TACIS programme.
Amsterdam closed higher on balance in generally modest volume under the pull of the higher dollar and buoyant earnings reported so far this month by some major Dutch companies.
The group has a strong position in Brazil, but so far no presence in China, where it is likely to go for joint ventures. Mr Herbert said: 'We've had the time and access for extensive research and due diligence.
Kansas City Southern, however, is the only concern that has so far publicly expressed an interest in Southern Pacific.
Thousands of rockers, rappers and producers from as far away as the Soviet Union chased down record contracts at one of the country's biggest music conventions, which graduated the likes of Madonna and Run DMC.
Although so far it has been allowed substantially higher price increases than its colleagues to fund the expenditure, this status may well come under pressure in next year's review.
But the audience was far smaller than on opening day.
The U.S. is by far Canada's biggest export market, taking more than 75% of Canada's exports last year.
"Our deal is far from done," Mr. McCullough says.
Just one victim has been found so far.
He told the Lithuanian party chief during the weekend that the independence movement in that former nation had gone too far.
So far, his aides have been broadcasting news to ham radio operators on a make-shift short wave transmitter installed in the sixth floor of the Russian Parliament.
June 27 _ Bush calls for a constitutional amendment to bypass the Supreme Court ruling, saying "I will uphold our precious right to dissent, but burning the flag goes too far."
Morgan Stanley's head of junk-bond trading, Peter Karches, said the firm does own some Macy bonds, but in far smaller amounts than rumored.
In another room, Marlowe takes a circular section cut from the middle of a condom, similar to a wide rubber band, and stretches it on a machine to test its tensile strength _ how far it will stretch before it snaps.
The poor Third World countries without oil resources hoped the oil producers would share some of their wealth, but so far no formal steps toward that goal have been taken.
So far 7.1m tonnes have been threshed, down 1.7m. Russia bought some 25m tonnes of grain from abroad last year, and ministers are hoping that it will be less this year.
That's far below the 40-plus hours required at less advanced GM plants.
"When you have to walk so far, you can't go into a place like that," Wilson said of the courthouse.
Negotiations have taken place, but one source said both sides remained substantially far apart as of Wednesday.
Randall Iwase, Dennis O'Connor and Jerry Souza were far behind.
"Every once in a while we do get a call from a community interested in enhancing its tax base," Sloan said in Washington. "But the reality is that most retirees don't move very far." Still, the biggest promotional obstacle may be the weather.
The workers in the canteen are the survivors, so far, of one of Britain's most dramatic redundancy programmes.
Radio Caritas news director Benjamin Fernandez said the order from ANTELCO's department of radio communications limits how far the station can broadcast.