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

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

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]