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farther

/fahr-ther/US // ˈfɑr ðər //UK // (ˈfɑːðə) //

更远,更远的地方,更远的,更远的距离

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Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1

    comparative of far, with farthest as superlative.

    • : at or to a greater distance: He went farther down the road.
    • : at or to a more advanced point: They are going no farther in their studies.
    • : at or to a greater degree or extent: The application of the law was extended farther.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    comparative of far, with farthest as superlative.

    • : more distant or remote than something or some place nearer: the farther side of the mountain.
    • : extending or tending to a greater distance: He made a still farther trip.
    • : Nonstandard. further.

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Examples

  • Of course, our original snowfall prediction made Tuesday, was farther off in many areas.

  • I nearly always use the oven’s top rack when broiling, because the farther the food is from the heat, the more I start to wonder why I didn’t just bake instead.

  • As the first wave exits off the coast, the front would probably sink a little farther to the south, putting the area deeper in the cold air.

  • That’s because farther-out planets probably formed where it’s cold, and there was more low-density material like frozen water, rather than rock, to begin with.

  • Fairfax County is offering free transportation to vaccination sites for some residents who live farther away.

  • The Freedom author went to a deserted island to write Farther Away.

  • Farther down the highway, a smaller group chanted pro-death slogans and tossed insults at the supporters of Graney.

  • Farther down the gravel-walk strolls a young Frenchman and his fiancée—the mother of his betrothed inevitably at her side!

  • Farther from the center they become parabolic, but they are quite good over the entire plate, 3¼ by 4¼ inches.

  • Farther down the river there was a flash of something white amidst the pale green shimmer of the flood.

  • Farther forward, a doorway leading to the companion-way, and past the officers' quarters to the main deck.

  • Farther back were fields of caramels, and all the land seemed well cultivated and carefully tended.