far-off + noun
far-off 通常作定语,放在名词前,可指空间上的遥远(如 far-off land),也可指时间上的久远(如 far-off days)。
She dreamed of a far-off land.
她梦想着一个遥远的国度。
遥远的;久远的
在时间或空间上遥远的。;心不在焉的
在时间或空间上遥远的。
Remote, either in time or space.
After driving for two hours, we finally reached a far-off town in the mountains.
开了两个小时的车后,我们终于到达了山中一个遥远的小镇。
用法提示:far-off 作定语修饰 town,表示空间上的遥远。
In those far-off days, everyone wrote letters by hand.
在那个遥远的年代,每个人都手写信件。
用法提示:far-off 作定语修饰 days,表示时间上的久远。
From the hilltop, we could see the far-off lights of the city.
从山顶上,我们可以看到城市远处闪烁的灯光。
用法提示:far-off 作定语修饰 lights,表示空间上的遥远。
far-off 通常作定语,放在名词前,可指空间上的遥远(如 far-off land),也可指时间上的久远(如 far-off days)。
She dreamed of a far-off land.
她梦想着一个遥远的国度。
grammar · medium
正确表达My hometown is far from Beijing.
far-off 是形容词,意思是“遥远的”,不能后接地点作宾语;表示两地相距远,要用 far from + 地点。
grammar · medium
易错句子The island is very far-off.
正确表达The island is very far away.
far-off 在现代英语中几乎只作定语修饰名词(如 far-off lands、the far-off future),不用作表语;表示“某地很远”作表语时用 far away 或 far off。
grammar · medium
易错句子She grew up in a far off village.
正确表达She grew up in a far-off village.
far-off 放在名词前作定语时要带连字符,写成一个词;分开写的 far off 一般作状语或表语(如 The village is far off)。
faraway 主要作定语,指空间上遥远,还可形容神情恍惚(a faraway look);far-off 多带文学色彩,指时间或空间上的远方,不用于神情。
distant 可作定语也可作表语,还能指亲属或关系疏远;far-off 通常只作定语,强调时间或空间上的遥远。
remote 指地方偏僻偏远,也可指可能性渺茫;far-off 只表示时间或空间上的遥远,没有“渺茫”这层意思。
far + away
far + flung
far + reaching
far + sighted
far + fetched
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