be a far cry from

基本解釋

This, I knew, would be a far cry from my life at Google.
我知道，這跟我在谷歌公司的生活相去甚遠。
It will still be a far cry from superior 3D gaming, but we're getting closer with each step.
距完美的3D游戲還有很長的路要走，但我們正在一步步得接近。
The findings are reminders that a genome sequence can be a far cry from knowledge of gene products.
這些發(fā)現(xiàn)提醒我們，基因序列與我們所認識的基因產物相差甚遠。

But this seems to be a very far cry, ? does it not, from the kind of justice he talks about in the soul that consists in what we might think of as sort of rational autonomy or self-control where reason controls the passions and the appetites.
但這似乎非常地遙不可及，不是嗎，若以他所談靈魂的正義種類看來,那包含了，在我們可能會稱之為,理性自治里,或自控,當中理性,控制激情與渴求。
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The president succumbed to this brinkmanship, saying he could not allow the Republicans' hostages, meaning middle-class taxpayers, to be harmed: a far cry from Bill Clinton's facing down of Newt Gingrich which led to the government shutdown of 1995.
ECONOMIST: Taxes, benefits and the deficit
This would be the lowest point in two years, and a far cry from the level needed to substantially improve the economy or lower unemployment.
FORBES: Third-Quarter GDP Growth Expanded To 2.7% For Lousy Reasons
But this could well mean that the pre-surge level of troops will be maintained until the end of Mr Bush's presidency—a far cry from the rapid withdrawal Mr Bush's opponents have called for.
ECONOMIST: America and Iraq