farther

英[ˈfɑːðə(r)]美[ˈfɑːrðər]

adv.（时间或空间上）更/较远地，更大程度上；

adj.（空间、方向或时间上）更/较远的；

例句

I won't venture a step farther.我不敢再往前走一步。

The farther hill is five kilometres away.那座更远的小山在五公里以外。

I can throw the ball farther than you can.这个球我能比你扔得远。

Shall we go farther?我们去更远的地方好吗?

His voice carried farther than mine.他的声音比我的声音传得远。

Go farther and fare worse.一动不如一静。出自：英语谚语

He managed to walk a little farther - but he never reached the Neptune.他又支撑着向前走了一小段路,但他永远也走不到内普丘思了.

The practice may go back still farther to the druids.这种行为*早可以一直追溯到德鲁依特(Druids).

He yawned and curled his body down farther beneath the poncho.他打了个呵欠,把身子再蜷拢点儿,往雨披里缩了缩.

Pedestrians have to travel farther to cross the street legally unless they want to jaywalk.行人需要走远一点从斑马线上横过马路,除非他们想要乱穿马路.

同义词解析

以下这两词都可表示"更远(地)，进一步(地)" 的意思

farther是far的比较级，指距离、空间或时间上的较远；有时也可指数量上或抽象的程度上的进一步，但不如further普通。

further也是far的比较级(作为副词，有人认为是fore或forth的比较级)，按传统的观点，further表抽象的程度或数量的更进一步，不表实际距离。但现代英语，尤其在非正式语体中，这两个词的意思实际上已没有区别，而且further用得更广泛一些。

英语四级真题

The objective of this debating game is not to win but to get to the truth that will allow you to move faster, farther and better.

Worst of all, a cheater who doesn't get caught the first time usually cheats again, not only because he/she is farther behind, but also because it seems "easier.

The objective of this debating game is not to win but to get to the truth that will allow you to move faster, farther and better.

英语六级真题

A number of prominent economists have also argued that it's harder for the poor to climb the economic ladder today because the rungs（横档） in that ladder have grown farther apart.

Sweden has gone farther than any other nation on earth to integrate the sexes and to offer women the same opportunities and freedoms as men.

A number of prominent economists have also argued that it's harder for the poor to climb the economic ladder today because the rungs (横档) in that ladder have grown farther apart.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

(far 的比较级)

Farther is a comparative form of far .

英汉词典释义

adv.

更远地, 较远地, 再往前

在更大程度上, 进一步

adj.

更远的

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. more distant in especially space or time;

2. more distant in especially degree;

Adverb

1. to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense);

2. to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense);