far/fɑːr $ fɑːr/

a. a great distance away

ad. at, to or from a great distance

➭ cf. farther/'fɑːðər $ 'fɑːrðər/或

further/'fɜːðər $ 'fɜːrðər/

➭ sf. farthest/'fɑːðɪst $ 'fɑːr-/ 或

furthest/'fɜːðɪst $ 'fɜːr-/

a.

➊ 远的：The school is not far. I walk there every day. 学校不远，我每天都走着去。

◇You can see the mountains in the far distance. 你可以看到远处的山。

ad. 远地：[far from sth] I don't live far from here. 我住得离这儿不远。

◇How far is it from Shanghai to Beijing? 从上海到北京多远？

◇He's traveling far (away) from home. 他正离家远行。

◇He jumps the furthest among us. 他在我们当中跳得最远。

far from ... 远非，很不：The room is far from comfortable. 这个房间很不舒服。

as/so far as I know 据我所知：As far as I know, the machine is easy to operate. 据我所知，这台机器容易操作。

so far 到目前为止：So far you've done a great job. 到目前为止，你干得很不错。

far too ... 极；十分：He's eaten far too much. 他已经吃得超多了。

◇This is far too expensive. 这个贵得不得了。

音组-ar/-ɑːr $ -ɑːr/

bar; car; cigar; far; jar; star

常犯错误

✗ The railway station is 3 kilometres far from the university.

✓ The railway station is 3 kilometres away from the university.

[✌far不和具体的距离连用]

常犯错误

✗ The zoo is far.

✓ The zoo is far away.

✓ The zoo is a long way away. 动物园很远。

[✌far表示“远”时，常用于问句和否定句中，较少用于表达肯定的句子中，肯定句中多用far away或a long way away。但far可以用于肯定句里的too far, as far as结构中，如：He ran as far as he could. 他跑到尽可能远的地方。]