remote
UK [rɪ'məʊt] US [-'moʊt] adjective
DISTANT 遥远的
IMPROVER
■far away in distance, time or relation 远的；遥远的；久远的；关系疏远的•remote galaxies遥远的星系 •It happened in the remote past , so no one worries about it any more.这件事发生在很久很久以前了，所以没有人再为此担心了。 •They take little interest in a conflict far from their homes and remote from their everyday problems.这是一场远在他们家乡千里之外的冲突，和他们每天遇到的问题也毫不沾边，他们对其不怎么感兴趣。 IMPROVER
■describes an area, house or village that is a long way from any towns or cities 边远的；偏僻的；僻静的•a remote mountain village偏远的山村
UK [rɪ'məʊt] US [-'moʊt] adjective
SLIGHT 绝少的
ADVANCED
■slight 绝少的；微小的；微乎其微的•a remote possibility微乎其微的可能性 •The chances of a visit by Martians to the Earth are remote.火星人访问地球的可能性微乎其微。
UK [rɪ'məʊt] US [-'moʊt] adjective
NOT FRIENDLY 不友好的
■not very friendly or showing little interest in other people 不友好的；冷漠的；孤高的•Her manner was remote and cool.她的举止孤高冷漠。
UK [rɪ'məʊt] US [-'moʊt] adjective
not have the remotest idea
■to not know at all 毫不知情；一无所知•"Who's that?" "I haven't the remotest idea."“那人是谁？”“我压根不认识他。”
UK [rɪ'məʊt] US [-'moʊt] noun countable
■a remote control |