remote

单词辨析:

distant far faraway remote 【导航词义:远的】
distant adj. 遥远的,久远的
〔辨析〕

指在空间或时间上遥远的。

〔例证〕

He heard the sound of distant firecrackers.

他听到了远处的爆竹声。

Her happy childhood became a distant memory.

她快乐的童年生活成为了遥远的回忆。

far adj. 远的,远处的
〔辨析〕

指空间距离远的。

〔例证〕

He can jump the furthest in his class.

他是班里跳得最远的。

She chose a university not far from home.

她选了一所离家不远的大学。

faraway adj. [文]遥远的,远方的
〔辨析〕

多指距离很远的,只作定语。

〔例证〕

a faraway country

远方的国度

She dreamed of spending the rest of her life on a faraway island.

她梦想着在一个遥远的岛上度过余生。

remote adj. 偏远的
〔辨析〕

指远离多人聚居的城镇或其他处所的。

〔例证〕

a remote mountain area

偏远山区

After graduation, he became a high school teacher in a remote town.

毕业之后,他在一个偏远小镇当起了中学老师。

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Mobil is at pains to point out that the chances of an explosion at the site are remote.

美孚公司急于说明那个地点发生爆炸的可能性微乎其微。

She looked so beautiful, and at the same time so remote.

她相貌如此美丽,同时又如此清高不群。

Until recently, this remote tribe had little contact with the outside world.

这个边远的部落直到最近和外界几乎都没有什么联系。

The bomb was detonated by remote control.

这个炸弹由遥控装置引爆。

Bear in mind that petrol stations are scarce in the more remote areas

要牢记一点:在比较偏远的地方加油站很少见。

Teenagers are forced to study subjects that seem remote from their daily lives.

青少年被迫学习和他们的日常生活关系不大的学科。