remote

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

Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡阻隔了許多邊遠地區(qū)的村子。

2. ADJ The remote past or remote future is a time that is many years distant from the present. 遙遠的; 久遠的

Slabs of rock had slipped sideways in the remote past and formed this hole. 在遙遠的過去，大塊的巖石向旁邊滑落，形成了這個洞。

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. (關系) 疏遠的

This government depends on the wishes of a few who are remote from the people. 這個政府按照那幾個疏遠群眾之人的愿望行事。

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. 極小的; (可能性或機會) 微乎其微的[強調(diào)]

I use sunscreen whenever there is even a remote possibility that I will be in the sun. 我無論什么時候都用防曬霜，哪怕是有一點點曬到太陽的可能。

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. 與人疏遠的; 孤傲的

She looked so beautiful, and at the same time so remote. 她看上去如此漂亮，但同時又那么孤傲。

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

He flipped through the channels with the remote. 他用遙控器快速瀏覽了各個頻道。