furthest

furthest
(亦作 farthest )
adjective
  1. [attrib.]situated at the greatest distance from a specified or understood point
    （距某处）最远的
    the furthest door led to a kitchen.
    最远的门通往厨房。
    it was the furthest thing from my mind.
    我脑子里压根儿没考虑过这事。
    ■covering the greatest area or distance
    （经过的地区）最广的；（经过的距离）最远的
    his record for the farthest flight.
    他的最远飞行纪录。
    ■extremely remote
    极其遥远的
    the furthest ends of the earth.
    天涯海角。
adverb
  1. at or by the greatest distance (used to indicate how far one thing or person is or becomes distant from another)
    离…最远地
    the bed furthest from the window.
    离窗户最远的床。
    the people who are furthest removed from the political process.
    和这一政治进程最不相干的人。
  2. over the greatest distance or area
    （经过的距离）最远地；（经过的地区）最广地
    his group probably had furthest to ride.
    他的小组也许要驶过最远的距离。
    the areas where prices have fallen furthest.
    价格跌得最低的地区。
    ■used to indicate the most distant point reached in a specified direction
    ［用于指朝某一方向达到的最远处］
    it was the furthest north I had ever travelled.
    那是我去过的最北的地方。
    ■to the most extreme or advanced point
    最大限度地；最先进地
    countries where industrialization had gone furthest.
    工业化程度最高的国家。
    the farthest he'll go is to admit a sort of resentment.
    他至多只会承认心里怀有某种怨恨。
常用词组
at the furthest
  1. at the greatest distance; at most
    在最远处；至多
    the Allied line had been pushed forward, at the furthest, about 1.6 km.
    盟军的阵线已经向前推进，最远的部队前进了约1.6公里。
语源
  1. late Middle English: formed as a superlative of further
用法
  1. For a discussion of the differences between farther and further, farthest and furthest, see usage at further
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