Xa, xa xôi, xa xăm

a far region

một vùng xa

at the far end of the building

ở tít đầu kia của toà nhà

the Far East

miền Viễn Đông

the Far West

miền Viễn Tây

a far cry

Xem cry

Xa

far out in the sea

xa xa ngoài biển khơi

far from perfect

còn lâu mới được hoàn hảo, không hề hoàn hảo

far from beautiful

còn lâu mới đẹp, không hề đẹp

Nhiều

far different

khác nhiều; khác xa

far better

tốt hơn nhiều

as far as

Xem as

far and away

Xem away

far and near

Xem near

far and wide

rộng khắp, khắp mọi nơi

far be it from me

không khi nào tôi..., không đời nào tôi...

far be it from me to do it

không khi nào tôi làm việc đó

far from it

không chút nào, trái lại

far from doing something

chẳng những, thay vì

far from going to school, they play cards

chẳng những không đi học, chúng lại còn đánh bài

to go far

(nói về tiền tệ) có sức mua mạnh

(nói về lương thực thực phẩm) đủ, không thiếu

Thành công

to go far towards something

góp phần đáng kể vào việc hoàn thành điều gì

to go so far as to do something

đến nỗi làm điều gì

he doesn't go so far as to say that his parents are stupid

hắn chưa đến nỗi nói rằng cha mẹ hắn ngu xuẩn

as far as the eye can see

mãi tận chân trời

as far as in me lies

trong khả năng của tôi

how far

xa bao nhiêu; tới chừng mức nào

how far is it from Saigon to Hanoi?

từ Sài Gòn đi Hà Nội bao xa?

in so far as

tới một chừng mức mà

not far off/out/wrong

không sai lệch bao nhiêu

to carry (take) something too far

làm điều gì quá giới hạn cần thiết

to go too far

vượt quá giới hạn cho phép

as far as something is concerned

trong phạm vi cái gì chịu ảnh hưởng

so far

tới một mức độ như vậy, xa đến như vậy

Cho đến đây, cho đến bây giờ

so far so good

cho đến đây mọi việc đều tốt lành; cho đến bây giờ mọi việc đề ổn

Nơi xa; khoảng xa

from far

từ ở (nơi) xa

do you come from far?

anh ở xa tới phải không?

Số lượng nhiều

by far

nhiều, bỏ xa

he is by far the best student in the class

anh ta là học sinh giỏi vượt các học sinh khác ở lớp nhiều

to surpass by far

vượt xa

Afar, far-away or -off, a good or great or long way ordistance off or away: We caught sight of a sail far to thesouth.

(very) much, considerably, decidedly, incomparably:She is a far better swimmer than George.

By far. (very) much,considerably, decidedly, incomparably, (im)measurably, by a longshot, far and away, clearly, plainly, obviously, doubtless(ly),indubitably, undoubtedly, definitely, beyond (the shadow of a)doubt, without a doubt, Colloq Brit by a long chalk: She's abetter swimmer than George by far. He is by far the wealthiestperson I know. 4 far and wide. everywhere, near and far or farand near, extensively, widely, high and low; here, there, andeverywhere: We searched far and wide to find these specimens.5 far gone. a beyond or past help, advanced, deteriorated, wornout, dilapidated, near the end: That shirt is too far gone tosend to the laundry. My house is so far gone it's beyond repair.b drunk, besotted, Slang loaded, pissed, paralytic, paralysed:He's too far gone to walk.

Go far. a progress, advance,succeed, go places, get ahead, rise (in the world), make a namefor oneself, become successful, set the world on fire, Brit setthe Thames on fire, US cut a swath: He is a very brightyoungster and I'm sure he will go far in whatever profession hechooses. b help, aid, contribute, play a part: The new law willgo far towards inhibiting child abuse.

Go too far. gooverboard or over the top, not know when to stop, go toextremes; exceed, overdo, overstep, transcend, go beyond:Ambition is one thing, but he went too far when he tried to gethis boss's job. 8 so far. a thus far, (up) to or till or untilnow or the present or this point, to date, to this point intime: So far, we have been able to keep up with the mortgagepayments. b to a certain extent or limit or point: She saidshe would go just so far and no further.

Adj.

(more) remote or distant, far-away, far-off; extreme,further, farther, farthest: She claimed the ability to see intothe far future. He kicked the ball to the far end of the field.

(further, furthest or farther, farthest)

Adv.

At or to or by a great distance (far away; far off; far out).

A long way (off) in space or time (are you travelling far?; wetalked far into the night).

To a great extent or degree; bymuch (far better; far the best; far too early).

Adj.

Situated at or extending over a great distance in space or time;remote (a far cry; a far country).

More distant (the far endof the hall).

Tothe extent that (travel as far as you like). by far by a greatamount. far and away by a very large amount. far and neareverywhere. far and wide over a large area. far-away 1 remote;long-past.

(of a look) dreamy.

(of a voice) sounding as iffrom a distance. far be it from me (foll. by to + infin.) I amreluctant to (esp. express criticism etc.). far cry a long way.the Far East China, Japan, and other countries of E. Asia. FarEastern of or in the Far East. far-fetched (of an explanationetc.) strained, unconvincing. far-flung extending far; widelydistributed. far from very different from being; tending to theopposite of (the problem is far from being solved). far gone 1advanced in time.

Colloq. in an advanced state of illness,drunkenness, etc. far-off remote. far-out 1 distant.

Avant-garde, unconventional, excellent. far-reaching 1 widelyapplicable.

Having important consequences or implications.far-seeing shrewd in judgement; prescient. go far 1 achievemuch.

Contribute greatly.

Be adequate. go too far gobeyond the limits of what is reasonable, polite, etc. how farto what extent. so far 1 to such an extent or distance; to thispoint.

Until now. so (or in so) far as (or that) to theextent that. so far so good progress has been satisfactory upto now.

Farness n. [OE feorr]