adj. (-moter; -est) 1.遥远的,远距离的;偏僻的,边远的 (from)。 2.很久以前[以后]的。 3.疏远的;远缘的,(血缘)关系淡薄的(亲戚等),远房的;间接的。 4.大不相同的,悬殊的,别种的 (from)。 5.细微的,稀少的,漠然的,模糊的(观念等);看上去决不会发生的,可能性极少的。 6.稀毛的。 7.遥控的。 短语和例子 a village remote from a city 离城市远的一个乡村。 the remote regions of the earth 天涯地角。 a remote ancestor 远祖。 a remote kinsman 远亲。 a remote cause 远因。 a remote effect 间接影响。 be remote and cold in one's manner 态度冷淡。 a remote resemblance 微似。 remote sensing 遥感。 have only a very remote[have not the remotest] conception [idea] of what he means 对他的意思只有一点点了解[全无了解]。 live remote 住在偏僻的乡下。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" 同义词:distant,
inaccessible and sparsely populated; 同义词:outback,
located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars" 同义词:distant,
separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future" 同义词:distant, removed,
very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency" 同义词:outside,
a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV" 同义词:remote control,
例句与用法
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Beer is a beverage of the remotest time . 啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。
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The remote beach seemed lower than the sea . 遥远的海滩显得比海面更低。
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Both had returned to their remote home . 两个人都回到了自己偏僻的国土。
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I have not the remotest idea who did it . 我一点都不知道谁做的。
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Both are equally remote and vacuous . 二者都同样是遥远和空虚的。
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The period seems remote and obscure . 那一时期仿佛遥远而渺茫。
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Her anger passed like remote flare of elation . 她的怒气象淡淡的兴奋一闪即逝。
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She was gay, cheerful, genial, but remote . 她轻松,愉快,和蔼,但是有些疏远。
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His eyes had become dull and remote . 他的两眼茫然无神。
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This period will seldom be remote in any extreme degree . 这一时期不会十分久远。