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

• But there may be simpler reasons forQatar's sudden enthusiasm for a far-off war.
  卡塔尔为什么对这场遥远地区发生的战争如此热心，可能还有一种更为简单的解释。
• You think of it more of an attainable need to fulfill, rather than a far-off mythical goal.
  你觉得它更需要一个可以实现的履行，而不是一个遥远的神秘的目标。
• 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。
• What did the people look like in these far-off cities?
  生活在这些偏远城邦中的人外貌如何？
• The pull of the soul to a far-off place.
  灵魂的牵引力指向一个遥远的地方。
• He lived at a far-off village.
  他过去住在远方的乡村里。
• Ron and Hermione seemed a long way away, in a far-off country; he felt as though he had parted from them long ago.
  罗恩和赫敏似乎在很远很远的地方，在某个遥远的国度。他觉得自己跟他们分开很久了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。