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🔑furtherfur·ther1 /ˈfərðər / adverb - more; to a greater degree更多地；更大程度地；更进一步地◆The board needs time to consider the matter further.董事会需要时间来进一步考虑这件事情。
- at or to a greater distance in time（时间上）更久远，更遥远◆I can't remember any further back than 1995.1995 年以前的事我就记不起了。
- at or to a greater distance in space; farther（空间上）较远地，更远地◆It's not safe to go any further.再往远走就不安全了。◆The hospital is further down the road on the left.沿着这条路走下去，医院就在左侧。
 ● far / farther / further afieldfar away, especially from where you live or from where you are staying（离所在地）远◆We decided to rent a car in order to explore farther afield.我们决定租辆车到远一点的地方探索。➨ WHICH WORD？词语辨析Further or farther? * further 还是 farther？Some speakers of American English believe that only farther should be used when you are talking about distance in space.有些说美式英语的人认为，表示空间的距离只能用 fartherI jumped farther than you did.我跳得比你远。However, many people also use further when talking about distances, especially in informal conversation.然而许多人也用 further 表示距离，尤其是在非正式的谈话之中Boston is further / farther from New York than New Haven is.波士顿比纽黑文离纽约更远。Only further can be used in other senses.表示其他意思只能用 furtherWe need a further week to finish the project.我们还需要一周才能完成这个项目。
🔑furtherfur·ther2 /ˈfərðər / adjective - more; additional更多的；进一步的；附加的◆Are there any further questions?还有问题吗？◆Let us know if you require any further information.如果你需要进一步的信息，请告知我们。◆The museum is closed until further notice (= until another announcement is made).博物馆现在闭馆，开馆时间另行通知。
- more distant or far; farther（距离）较远的，更远的◆Which is further from school: my house or yours?哪个离学校更远：你家还是我家？
furtherfur·ther3 /ˈfərðər / verb [transitive] (formal) to help something to be successful促进；推动；增进◆to further the cause of peace促进和平事业 |