remote /rɪˈməʊt/ CET4 TEM4 ( remoter, remotes, remotest )

• 1. 

  ADJ Remote areas are far away from cities and places where most people live, and are therefore difficult to get to. 边远的; 偏僻的

  例：

  Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas.

  滑坡阻隔了许多边远地区的村子。

• 2. 

  ADJ The remote past or remote future is a time that is many years distant from the present. 遥远的; 久远的

  例：

  Slabs of rock had slipped sideways in the remote past and formed this hole.

  在遥远的过去，大块的岩石向旁边滑落，形成了这个洞。

• 3. 

  ADJ If something is remote from a particular subject or area of experience, it is not relevant to it because it is very different. (关系) 疏远的

  例：

  This government depends on the wishes of a few who are remote from the people.

  这个政府按照那几个疏远群众之人的愿望行事。

• 4. 

  ADJ If you say that there is a remote possibility or chance that something will happen, you are emphasizing that there is only a very small chance that it will happen. 极小的; (可能性或机会) 微乎其微的 [强调]

  例：

  I use sunscreen whenever there is even a remote possibility that I will be in the sun.

  我无论什么时候都用防晒霜，哪怕是有一点点晒到太阳的可能。

• 5. 

  ADJ If you describe someone as remote, you mean that they behave as if they do not want to be friendly or closely involved with other people. 与人疏远的; 孤傲的

  例：

  She looked so beautiful, and at the same time so remote.

  她看上去如此漂亮，但同时又那么孤傲。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT A remote is the same as a . 遥控器

  例：

  He flipped through the channels with the remote.

  他用遥控器快速浏览了各个频道。