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remote

英  [rɪˈməʊt]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词

  • remoter , remotest

    1. 边远的 , 偏僻的

    Remote areas are far away from cities and places where most people live, and are therefore difficult to get to.

    近义词

    isolated , inaccessible

    双语例句

    例：

    Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas.

    塌方已切断了边远地区许多村庄与外界的联系。

    例：

    a remote farm in the Yorkshire dales.

    约克郡山谷中一座偏僻的农场。

    2. 遥远的 , 久远的

    The remote past or remote future is a time that is many years distant from the present.

    近义词

    distant

    双语例句

    例：

    Slabs of rock had slipped sideways in the remote past and formed this hole.

    在遥远的过去，大块的岩石板滑落到周边，形成了这个洞。

    3. （关系）疏远的

    If something is remote from a particular subject or area of experience, it is not relevant to it because it is very different.

    双语例句

    例：

    This government depends on the wishes of a few who are remote from the people.

    该政府按照远离民众的少数人的意愿行事。

    4. 极小的 , （可能性或机会）微乎其微的

    If you say that there is a remote possibility or chance that something will happen, you are emphasizing that there is only a very small chance that it will happen.

    双语例句

    例：

    I use sunscreen whenever there is even a remote possibility that I will be in the sun.

    只要有一点点晒到太阳的可能，我都会涂防晒霜。

    5. 与人疏远的 , 孤傲的

    If you describe someone as remote, you mean that they behave as if they do not want to be friendly or closely involved with other people.

    双语例句

    例：

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

    她看上去如此漂亮，但同时又那么孤傲。

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