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faraway

UK //ˌfɑːr.əˈweɪ//US //ˌfɑːr.əˈweɪ//

词源

源自中古英语 'far'(远)和 'away'(离开),组合表示“远离的”或“遥远的”。

adjective

❶ 形容距离非常遥远的地方或事物,通常带有一种梦幻或难以触及的感觉。

“She dreamed of traveling to faraway lands.”

(她梦想着去遥远的国度旅行。)

“The story is set in a faraway kingdom.”

(这个故事发生在一个遥远的王国。)

同义词:distant, remote, far-off

常见短语

faraway look — 形容某人眼神恍惚或心不在焉,仿佛思绪飘到了很远的地方。

“He had a faraway look as he remembered his childhood.”

(当他回忆起童年时,眼神变得恍惚而遥远。)