far-off

英 [ˈfɑːr ɒf]

美 [ˈfɑːr ɔːf]

adj.  遥远的; 很久以前的; 久远的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 遥远的
  a long distance away
  1. a far-off land
     一个遥远的国度
• 很久以前的；久远的
  a long time ago
  1. memories of those far-off days
     久远往昔的回忆

英英释义

adj

• very far away in space or time
  1. faraway mountains
  2. the faraway future
  3. troops landing on far-off shores
  4. far-off happier times
  Synonym:faraway

双语例句

• My earliest memories are of pointing to the sky, having detected the far-off drone of a piston engine.
  我能回忆起的最早的事情就是指着天空，耳边传来远处的活塞引擎的轰鸣声。
• The old lady came back from her dreams of that far-off romance.
  老太太从她那久远的爱之梦中醒过神来。
• You may think that sleep and weight loss are so far-off, but there is substantial scientific evidence suggesting a strong association between the two.
  你可能会想：睡觉跟减肥的关系远了去了！但事实上，科学证据表明这两者间有紧密的联系。
• To avoid high rents in his hometown Nairobi, he located his plant in a far-off village.
  为了避免在他的家乡内罗毕支付高额租金，他把工厂设在一个遥远的村庄里。
• There are long brown mountains and a few pines and far-off forests of beech-trees on some of the mountainsides.
  这里有绵延的褐色群山，山上长着一些松树，远方的几处山坡上，有几片山毛榉林。
• The noise of the city is a far-off whisper when I climb it.
  当我攀爬之时，城市的靡靡之音，就像远处传来的轻声低吟。
• Far-off tales and children's stories, that's all that is.
  那些不过是吓小孩用的传说故事罢了。
• They are not dead; they have skimmed the purple sea, and gone to a far-off land; but they will be back again by and by.
  它们并不是死了；它们掠过大海，飞往远方去了；祂们不久还会再回来的。
• As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains.
  当我们思考未来的道路，我们要带着谦卑的感恩之心，牢牢记住那些勇敢的美国人，他们现在正在遥远的沙漠和山脉执行巡逻任务。
• Yet they find no escape, for their survival and comfort now depend on unpredictable strangers in far-off corners of the globe.
  然而他们发现无处可逃，因为他们的生存和舒适现在依赖于地球遥远角落里无法预测的陌生人。