remote

1. ADJ Remote areas are far away from cities and places where most people live, and are therefore difficult to get to. 邊遠(yuǎn)的; 偏僻的

Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡阻隔了許多邊遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)的村子。

2. ADJ The remote past or remote future is a time that is many years distant from the present. 遙遠(yuǎn)的; 久遠(yuǎn)的

Slabs of rock had slipped sideways in the remote past and formed this hole. 在遙遠(yuǎn)的過(guò)去，大塊的巖石曏旁邊滑落，形成了這個(gè)洞。

3. ADJ If something is remote from a particular subject or area of experience, it is not relevant to it because it is very different. (關(guān)系) 疏遠(yuǎn)的

This government depends on the wishes of a few who are remote from the people. 這個(gè)政府按照那幾個(gè)疏遠(yuǎn)群衆(zhòng)之人的願(yuàn)望行事。

4. ADJ 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. 極小的; (可能性或機(jī)會(huì)) 微乎其微的[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

I use sunscreen whenever there is even a remote possibility that I will be in the sun. 我無(wú)論什麼時(shí)候都用防曬霜，哪怕是有一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)曬到太陽(yáng)的可能。

5. ADJ 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. 與人疏遠(yuǎn)的; 孤傲的

She looked so beautiful, and at the same time so remote. 她看上去如此漂亮，但同時(shí)又那麼孤傲。

6. N-COUNT A remote is the same as a . 遙控器

He flipped through the channels with the remote. 他用遙控器快速瀏覽了各個(gè)頻道。