far-flung

英 [ˌfɑː ˈflʌŋ]

美 [ˌfɑːr ˈflʌŋ]

adj.  遥远的; 分布广的; 广泛的

牛津词典

adj.

• 遥远的
  a long distance away
  1. expeditions to the far-flung corners of the world
     去世界偏远地方的探险
• 分布广的；广泛的
  spread over a wide area
  1. a newsletter that helps to keep all our far-flung graduates in touch
     使我们分布在各地的毕业生保持联系的通讯

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 遥远的;偏僻的
  Far-flungplaces are a very long distance away from where you are or from important places.
  1. Ferries are a lifeline to the far-flung corners of Scotland.
     渡船是苏格兰边远地区的生命线。
  2. ...one of the farthest-flung outposts of the old Roman Empire.
     古罗马帝国最偏远的一个边境
• ADJ 庞大的;涉及广泛的
  If you describe something such as organization or system asfar-flung, you mean that it extends over a very large area.
  1. ...a far-flung network of conspirators.
     庞大的阴谋颠覆网络

英英释义

adj

• remote
  1. far-flung corners of the Empire
• distributed over a considerable extent
  1. far-flung trading operations
  2. the West's far-flung mountain ranges
  3. widespread nuclear fallout
  Synonym:widespread

双语例句

• Mali's enormous wealth came from its far-flung trade routes in salt and gold and copper.
  马里的巨大财富，来自它在盐、铜和黄金方面四通八达的通商路线。
• YOUR co-worker brought in brownies, your daughter made cookies for a holiday party and candy is arriving from far-flung relatives.
  同事带来了布朗尼，女儿为假期的聚会做了曲奇饼，八杆子打不着的亲戚也送来了糖果。
• The earth is much far-flung, but it is just under our foot.
  大地是辽阔的，可是它在我的脚下。
• ICA's main responsibility was a far-flung but random program of technical assistance.
  国际合作总署的主要职责是一项广泛而漫无目标的技术援助计划。
• Such projects super-cool natural gas to liquefy it so it can be transported by ship to far-flung markets.
  该项目对天然气进行超低冷冻处理，使其能够依靠船只销售到更远的市场。
• For me, the combination of my early experiences equipped me with determination and a capacity to see the humanity in people from far-flung places, even in the worst of circumstances.
  对我来说，早期的经历使我具备了决断力，和一种即使是在最糟糕的环境中也能看清广泛人性的能力。
• If economic activity moves to new and far-flung cities, these are the very parts of the world where western strategy consultants tend not to flourish.
  如果经济活动移向新的、遥远的城市，那么这些城市恰恰是西方战略咨询公司难以蓬勃发展的地方。
• Surprisingly, Vizio was founded not in some far-flung, low-cost manufacturing city, but in California.
  令人惊讶的是，Vizio的创立地并不是什么地处偏远、成本低廉的制造业城市。
• While France, Italy and Spain are hot spots for culinary tourism, far-flung destinations and major time commitments aren'trequired.
  尽管法国，意大利和西班牙是烹饪游的热门地区，但这一旅游形式并不受地域和季节的限制。
• The news spread quickly to all corners of their far-flung empire.
  这个消息很快传播到他们幅员辽阔的帝国的每个角落。