far的比较级和最高级
在英语中 far 做形容词有两个意思,它既可以表示距离上的远,也可以表示时间上的久,因为意思不同,因此它的比较级也不一样。
far的比较级和最高级:
比较级:farther或further。
最高级:farthest或furthest。
两种形式的区别主要在于farther多指具体的距离,意为更远。
further也可以指更远,但常用其引申抽象意义,多指时间、程度、数量、的更进一步。
比较级例句:
1、Staff who have to travel farther can claim excess travel expenses.
需要到更远的地方出差的职员可以领取额外差旅费。
2、Shall we go farther?
我们去更远的地方好吗?
3、They hadn't got any farther with the work.
他们的工作毫无进展。
4、The farther hill is five kilometres away.
那座更远的小山在五公里以外.
5、The police detained the suspect to make further inquiries.
警察拘留了那个嫌疑犯以便进一步审查。
最高级例句:
1、The farthest place Ted had travelled to was Chicago.
泰德去过的最远的地方是芝加哥。
2、In the farthest corner of the garden there was a tree quite covered with beautiful white flowers.
在花园最远的角落里有一棵树,树上开满了美丽的白色花朵。
3、It was often those without charts who got the furthest.
往往那些没有航海图的人走得最远。
4、The south, where prices have fallen furthest, will remain the weakest market.
价格跌幅最大的南方市场仍将是最弱的市场。
far作副词时的用法:
1、修饰形容词,这类用法非常有限,主要用于修饰wrong, different, superior, short (of) 等。
如:
You’re not far wrong.
你差不多对了。
This carpet is far superior to that one in quality.
这条地毯的质量远胜过那一条。
This edition is far different from the earlier one.
这个版本与早先那个版本大不相同。
2、修饰副词,这类用法也比较有限,主要用来修饰 away, off, out, back, behind等表示位置或距离的副词,一般不用来修饰 quickly, sadly, happily等副词。
如:
The holidays are not so far off.
假期已经不那么远了。
If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
冬天来了,春天还会远吗?
He never swam far out. He was afraid of getting cramp.
他从不游得很远。他怕抽筋。
3、修饰动词,这类比较不是很普通。
如:
I far prefer swimming to cycling.
我喜欢游泳远胜于骑自行车。
She far transcends the others in beauty and intelligence.
她才貌出众。
4、介词短语。
如:
We danced far into the night.
我们跳舞跳到深夜。
As a scholar, he is far above me.
作为学者,他远在我之上。
5、修饰比较级,这是一种很常见的用法,其中的far与much意思相近。
如:
She swims far better than I do.
她游泳要比我游得好多了。
Russian is far mole difficult than Spanish.
俄语比西班牙语难学多了。
His illness is far more serious than we thought.
他的病比我们想象的要严重得多。
6、修饰最高级,也可说成by far。
如:
This is quite far the most expensive bicycle in the shop.
这是这家商店里最最贵的自行车。
She is far (=by far) the most intelligent student in the school.
她是学校里最聪明的学生。
7、由副词too(太)引出的短语。
如:
The holidays passed far too quickly.
假期过得太快了。
You ask far too many questions.
你问的问题实在太多了。
It’s far too cold to play tennis.
天气实在太冷了,不能打网球。
You’re far too young to get married.
你太年轻了,不能结婚。
重点知识点:
离……远:be far from... = be far away from...
注意:
1、far通常不与具体数字连用。若想表达具体距离数字,此时可用短语:
be + 距离 + away + (from...)。
2、away位于句尾时,不能省略。
知识点定向练习:
1、Tom leaves his house earlier than others because he lives________.
A. be far away
B. far away
C. far away from
答案:B
2、We don’t often go to that supermarket because it is about 10 kilometers ________.
A. away
B. far from
C. far away
答案:A
3、The bookstore is about three kilometers______our school.
A. away from
B. away
C. far away from
答案:A
4、Tom’s house is far from his grandparents’.
=Tom’s house is _______ _______ ________ his grandparents’.
答案:far away from