remote
adjective /rɪˈməʊt/
/rɪˈməʊt/
(comparative remoter, superlative remotest)
- far away from places where other people live
偏远的；偏僻的 - a remote village/island/location/region
偏远的村庄/岛屿/位置/地区 - a remote community
偏远的社区 - a remote part of the country
这个国家的偏远地区 - a remote beach
偏远的海滩 - one of the remotest areas of the world
世界上最荒僻的地区之一 - The area is remote, mountainous, and roadless.
这个地区偏远、多山、没有道路。 - remote from something The site is remote from major population centres.
该地点远离主要人口中心。 - The farmhouse is remote from any other buildings.
这家农舍附近没有别的房屋。
- geographically remote areas
地理上的边远地区 - rural areas that are relatively remote
相对偏远的乡村地区
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- a remote village/island/location/region
- [only before noun] far away in time
遥远的；久远的 - in the remote past/future
在遥远的过去／将来 - a remote ancestor (= who lived a long time ago)
远祖 - There are many facts about the remote past and the remote future that we cannot know.
关于遥远的过去和遥远的未来，有许多事实我们无法知晓。
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- [only before noun] (of people
人 关系较远的；远亲的 - a remote cousin
远房表亲
- a remote cousin
- that you can connect to from far away, using an electronic link
远程的；远程连接的 - a remote terminal/database/server
远程终端/数据库/服务器
- a remote terminal/database/server
- remote (from something) very different from something
相差很大的；极不相同的 - His theories are somewhat remote from reality.
他的理论有点儿脱离现实。 - A novel should not be too remote from the experiences of its readers.
一部小说不应该离读者的经历太远。 - Jane felt remote from what was going on around her.
简感到身边发生的一切都离自己很遥远。
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- His theories are somewhat remote from reality.
- (of people or their behaviour
人或行为 不很友好的；冷漠的 - When he spoke, his voice was cold and remote.
他说话时，声音冰冷而遥远。 - He somehow remains a remote figure.
他总是和别人保持距离。
- When he spoke, his voice was cold and remote.
- not very great
细微的；微小的 - There is still a remote chance that they will find her alive.
他们仍然有一线希望能把她活着找到。 - I don't have the remotest idea what you're talking about.
你在说什么我一点儿都不懂。 - At that time, a new school building was just a remote dream.
那时候新校舍只是遥不可及的梦想。 - a fairly remote possibility
微乎其微的可能性
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- There is still a remote chance that they will find her alive.
place地点
time时间
relatives亲戚
computer/system计算机；系统
different不同
not friendly不友好
very small微小
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘far apart’): from Latin remotus ‘removed’, past participle of removere, from re- ‘back’ + movere ‘to move’.