farther的意思

1. 更远的 more distant
2. 进一步的 a greater degree; further

1. 更远地,较远地,再往前 at or to a greater distance or more distant point; further
2. 在更大程度上,进一步 to a greater degree; further

1.(far 的比较级)
Farther is a comparative form offar .

1. On the farther side of the street there was a row of small shops.
   街那头是一排小商店。

1. Guangzhou is farther from Beijing than Shanghai is.
   广州比上海离北京远。
2. Germany is farther from the United States than England is.
   德国离美国比英国离美国远。

1. They barred the way and we couldn't go any farther.
   他们挡住了路,我们不能再往前走。
2. Shall we go farther?
   我们去更远的地方好吗?
3. We can't go any farther without a rest.
   再不休息一下,我们可就再也走不动了。
4. Let's not walk any farther.
   我们别再往前走了。
5. I won't venture a step farther.
   我不敢再往前走一步。
6. The incident happened farther back than I can remember.
   这件事是很久以前发生的,我已经记不得了。
7. I can throw the ball farther than you can.
   这个球我能比你扔得远。
8. The explosion could be heard ten miles away , and even farther away.
   爆炸声10里外甚至更远的地方都可以听到。
9. They pushed the boat farther into the water.
   他们把小船又往水里推了推。
10. They drove three miles farther down the road.
    他们驾车又往前开了3英里。

• The gulls rose in front of him and..settled again a little farther on.

  出自：V. Woolf

farther, further

1.这两个词都是far的比较级,在英式英语中这两个词皆可表示距离,有时可以换用。例如:

We had to travel farther〔further〕 than I had expected.我们只好走得比我们预计的更远。

2.在美式英语中,表示地点上的距离只能用farther,不能用further。

3.further可用作抽象含义,用来表示程度和分量,意思是“进一步的”“深层的”“更多的”; 而farther只能表示地点上的具体距离,不能用作抽象含义。

4.从词源来看, farther是far的比较级, further是fore或forth的比较级。在现代口语中, farther和further实际上已混用,但further更为人们所采用,而farther有渐趋消亡之势。