far-flung

['fɑ:'flʌŋ]
  • adj. 遥远的;广泛的;广布的

英英释义


1. distributed over a considerable extent;
"far-flung trading operations"
"the West's far-flung mountain ranges"
"widespread nuclear fallout"
2. remote;
"far-flung corners of the Empire"

实用场景例句


expeditions to the far-flung corners of the world
去世界偏远地方的探险

牛津词典

a newsletter that helps to keep all our far-flung graduates in touch
使我们分布在各地的毕业生保持联系的通讯

牛津词典

Ferries are a lifeline to the far-flung corners of Scotland.
渡船是苏格兰边远地区的生命线。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...one of the farthest-flung outposts of the old Roman Empire.
古罗马帝国最偏远的一个边境

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a far-flung network of conspirators.
庞大的阴谋颠覆网络

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Now they are contested in places as far flung as Venezuela, Russia, South Africa and China.
现在,这些词汇正在遥远的委内瑞拉 、 俄罗斯 、 南非和中国经受考验.

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双语例句


1. The plan is good; the problem is it doesn't go far enough.
计划不错;问题在于不够深入。

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2. The plane has been kept in service far longer than originally intended.
这架飞机已经超期服役很长时间了。

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3. He had wandered to the far end of the room.
他转到屋子的那一头。

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4. "Does it sound like music?" — "I wouldn't go that far."
“这听上去像音乐吗?”——“我可不那样认为。”

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5. As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

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英文词源


far-flung (adj.)
1828, mainly in poetry, from far (adv.) + past tense of fling (v.).

词态变化


比较级: farther-flung;最高级: farthest-flung;