remote
adj. 偏僻的,遥远的; 关系疏远的; 微乎其微的; 冷漠的; 远程的; 相差很大的
n. 遥控(器)
Remote areas are far away from cities and places where most people live, and are therefore difficult to get to.
Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas.
滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
...a remote farm in the Yorkshire dales.
位于约克郡山谷的一个偏僻的农场
The remote past or remote future is a time that is many years distant from the present.
Slabs of rock had slipped sideways in the remote past, and formed this hole.
在久远的过去,岩石板滑落到周边,从而形成了这个洞。
If something is remote from a particular subject or area of experience, it is not relevant to it because it is very different.
This government depends on the wishes of a few who are remote from the people...
这个政府按照远离民众的少数人的意愿行事。
Teenagers are forced to study subjects that seem remote from their daily lives.
青少年被迫学习和他们的日常生活关系不大的学科。
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.
I use a sunscreen whenever there is even a remote possibility that I will be in the sun...
不论何时只要有一点可能暴露在阳光下,我就会用防晒霜。
The chances of his surviving are pretty remote.
他生还的机会非常渺茫。
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.
She looked so beautiful, and at the same time so remote.
她相貌如此美丽,同时又如此清高不群。
1. a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance;
1. far distant in space;
2. very unlikely;
3. far distant in time;
4. inaccessible and sparsely populated
5. far apart in nature;
distant, far, remote
这些形容词都含有"远的"之意。
In those remote mountains people used to farm by the slash and burn method.
那个偏僻山区,过去是刀耕火种.
Transport networks need to be expanded to remote rural areas.
运输网需要扩展到偏远的农村.
A remote bell is tolling.
远处的钟声响了.
I'm afraid your chances of success are rather remote.
我担心你成功的机会极小.
The thing happened in the remote past.
这件事发生在遥远的过去.