新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

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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