adj (1) 远(方)的，遥远的(distant) [作 attrib] (fml)：live in a～country 住在一个遥远的国家;travel to～places 去很远的地方旅行;the F～East/West 远东/美国西部太平洋沿岸地区;〖同〗distant，far-off，far-away，remote，way-off;〖反〗near，nearby，close;

(2) 较远的，远处的，那一边的(more distant，opposite) [作 attrib]：the～corner 远处的角落;the～side of the moon/of the street 月球/大街的另一面;at/on the～end of the lake/of the street 在湖的那一边/街的那一头;on the～left 在更为靠左的一侧;

a far cry (from) 与……完全不同：Life on a farm is a～cry from that in a big city. 农场的生活与大城市里的生活截然不同。

adv (1) 远(to， from or at a considerable distance) (常用于疑问句和否定句)：How～did you walk this morning? 你今天早上散步走了多远? Is it～from here to the nearest post office? 这儿离最近的邮局远不远? Is it～to your home? 离你家远吗? 〖同〗 distantly;〖反〗 close，near;

(2) 1) (空间) 远(at or to a great distance) (常与副词、小品词和介词连用)：rise～above the clouds/in the sky 高高地升到云层之上/天空;sail～out to sea 航行到远海;see/go～into the distance 朝远方看/走去;walk～into the forest 散步到森林深处;～beyond the fence 在篱笆以外很远的地方;be/go～away 离/走得很远;2) (时间等)遥(久)远的(a long time ahead，back，etc) (常与小品词和介词连用)：as～back as 1890 早在 1890 年;～back in the past/in history 在遥远的过去/在久远的历史上;～in the future 在遥远的未来;work～into the night 工作到深夜;～in advance (时间)大大提前;〖同〗 distantly，deeply，afar;〖反〗 close，near;

(3) (程度) 很，极，到……地步(to a great degree)：～from over/from being enough/from being a failure 远未结束/远远不够/远远没有失败;～too little/different 太少/差异过大;fall～short of 远未达到;～beyond one's means 大大超出某人的支付能力;～beneath sb 远在某人之下;He's～past sixty. 他早已超过了60岁。How～do you intend to carry on the experiment/is he responsible for the accident/can the man be trusted? 你准备将实验进行到什么程度/他对事故应负多大的责任/能在多大程度上信任这个人? 〖同〗 greatly，considerably;〖反〗little;

(4) (程度，性质等) 大大地;……得多(very much) (与 comp 连用)：be～better/larger than 比……好得多/大得多;run～faster (than) 跑得(比……)快得多;have～more imagination (than) (比……)的想象力丰富得多;〖同〗 much;〖反〗 less;

as far as 1) 就……而言：As～as I can see，this is impossible. 在我看来，这是不可能的。2) 尽可能：He will help you as～as possible. 他将尽可能地帮助你。3) 一直到：I went as～as the lake. 我一直走到湖边。

as/so far as it/that goes 就其本身而言：What he said is right as～as it goes. 他的话就其本身而言是对的。

as/so far as sb/sth is concerned 在……看来，就……而言：As～as I am concerned，he is a very good lawyer. 依我看，他是个非常优秀的律师。(In) so～as money is concerned，I'm willing to pay half the expense. 说到钱，我愿付一半的费用。

be far gone 到了很深的程度：be～gone in debt 深深地陷入债务中;

by far 比……得多;最……：Your car is better than mine by～. 你的汽车比我的好得多。He is by～the best student in our class. 他是我们班上最好的学生。

far and away 最……：He is～and away the best table-tennis player I've ever seen. 他是我所见过的最优秀的乒乓球选手。

far and near/wide 到处，各地：search for sth～and near 到处寻找某物;travel～and wide 到各处旅行;

far be it from me to do sth 我绝不会(要)做某事 (infml)：F～be it from me to ask any private questions，but I must know the truth. 我决不会问那些隐私问题，但我一定要了解真相。

go far 1) (指人)有作为：The young man is talented in music and he will go～. 那个年轻人在音乐方面很有才华，将会大有作为。2) (钱、食物等)够吃(花)： The bread does not go～among the hungry children. 那点面包对那些饥饿的孩子来说，吃不了多长时间。

go as/too far as 竟到了……地步：He went as～as to refuse to obey his officer's orders. 他竟然拒绝服从长官的命令。

go/carry sth too far 做得太过分：I'm afraid he's gone/carried the joke too～. 恐怕他做得/玩笑开得太过分了。

in so far as 只要，至于：In so～as we can believe those facts，we will trust him. 只要我们肯相信那些事实，我们就会信任他。

so far 1) 到目前为止：We have made some progress so～. 到目前为止，我们已取得 了一些进展。2) 到这个地步：I can only tell you this much so～. 我只能告诉你这么多了。

so far，so good 到目前为止，一切都很顺利：“How's your experiment going on?” “So～，so good. ” “你的实验进行得怎么样了?” “到目前为止很顺利。”