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

• 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。
• Ups and FedEx operate more centrally from their headquarters in Atlanta and Memphis, though they do use agents in far-flung countries.
  尽管ups和联邦快递也在距本土较远的国家采取代理的形式，但它们的经营高度集中在亚特兰大和孟菲斯的总部。
• 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。
• The world has recently been awash with tales of oil bonanzas in far-flung corners of the globe.
  最近，世界上出现了不少在偏远角落发现庞大石油储量的故事。
• And the effects of rising temperatures aren't waiting for some far-flung future. They're happening right now.
  而且温度升高的影响并不待到遥远的将来，它们现在就在发生。
• The UNIX command line readily downloads and uploads files, connects to remote computers, and interrogates the state of far-flung servers and networks.
  通过UNIX命令行可以很容易地下载和上传文件、连接到远程计算机并询问遥远的服务器和网络的状态。
• Whereas, we need far-flung process to settle the problems with patience, and break through them on emphases.
  然而，问题的解决又需要一个漫长的过程，不能操之过急，只能重点突破。
• Our far-flung trade connections cover the world.
  我们广泛的贸易关系遍及全世界。
• 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。
• 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。