单词 | further |
释义 | further (fɜːʳðəʳ ) Word forms: furthers , furthering , furthered Further is a comparative form of far. It is also a verb. 1. adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 Further means to a greater extent or degree. Inflation is below 5% and set to fall further. The rebellion is expected to further damage the country's image. The government's economic policies have further depressed living standards. 2. adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 If you go or get further with something, or take something further, you make some progress. They lacked the scientific personnel to develop the technical apparatus much further. 3. adverb [ADVERB after verb] B2 If someone goes further in a discussion, they make a more extreme statement or deal with a point more thoroughly. On February 7th the Post went further, claiming that Mr Wood had grabbed and kissed another 13 women. To have a better comparison, we need to go further and address such issues as insurance. 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A2 A further thing, number of things, or amount of something is an additional thing, number of things, or amount. His speech provides further evidence of his increasingly authoritarian approach. They believed there were likely to be further attacks. There was nothing further to be done for this man. Synonyms: additional, more, new, other 5. adverb [ADV adv/prep] A2 Further means a greater distance than before or than something else. Now we live further away from the city centre. He came to a halt at a crossroads fifty yards further on. Further to the south are some of the island's loveliest unspoilt coves. Synonyms: more distant 6. adverb [ADV adv/prep] B1+ Further is used in expressions such as 'further back' and 'further ahead' to refer to a point in time that is earlier or later than the time you are talking about. Looking further ahead, by the end of the century world population is expected to be about ten billion. 7. verb If you further something, you help it to progress, to be successful, or to be achieved. In return, they are themselves accused of furthering their own (leftist) political interests. [VERB noun] Education needn't only be about furthering your career. [VERB noun] Synonyms: promote, help, develop, aid 8. adverb You use further to introduce a statement that relates to the same general topic and that gives additional information or makes an additional point. [formal] Many people believe there is no sense to human past and, further, no predictability to human future. 9. further to phrase Further to is used in letters in expressions such as 'further to your letter' or 'further to our conversation', in order to indicate what you are referring to in the letter. [British, formal] Further to your letter, I agree that there are some problems, politically speaking. Collocations: further a career Study for qualifications which would further your career. The Sun I came here to further my career and help the club win the league. The Sun He came here not out of patriotism but to further his career. Times, Sunday Times I'm not in this field to further my career. Times, Sunday Times How to develop and combine soft skills to further your career. Times, Sunday Times Not that he did much to further his cause. The Sun It would help further this cause if the media paid less attention to their generally pointless lives. Times, Sunday Times Realism demands a more responsible approach and to further that cause we suggest some necessary revision to the oeuvre of cinema and television. Times, Sunday Times But this personality-free album will not further the cause of pop, classical or opera in any way. Times, Sunday Times They will obviously stop at nothing to further their cause. The Sun Groups of advocates willing to further their mission also tend to promote networks and to meet with their internal counterparts to exchange ideas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The awards help to further the mission of the foundation in language and culture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Regions contain chapters and elected chapter officers who act to further the mission of the association. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It serves no further purpose to keep him incarcerated. Times, Sunday Times But constitutional reform had a further purpose - to revitalize the political system, to reconnect government with the people. The Times Literary Supplement Folk could be forgiven for asking what further purpose this injunction now serves? The Sun If they can make us more alert to secret failings and problems, they serve a further purpose than that of giving aesthetic pleasure. Times, Sunday Times This would make for a cost-effective reuse of hardware that would otherwise have no further purpose, but the in-orbit modification of the rocket stage could prove difficult and expensive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I think they had been sunbathing further along the beach. The Sun One carriage was completely destroyed by the impact while the engine was torn off and ended up yards further along the line. The Sun After the piranhas, we went further along the lake to bother some crocodiles. Times, Sunday Times There are rumours of a hole in double-fenced razor wire further along the border. The Sun Further along the ridge, griffon vultures (pictured below) were collecting. Times, Sunday Times The police say that there have been calls by activists to use the lockdown to further their aim of overthrowing the state and the free-market economy. Times,Sunday Times The guidelines further aim to balance maximizing sustainable development outcomes while maintaining an attractive investment climate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Few charities can so generously put their money where their heart lies, let alone offer an annual prize of $100,000 to further their aims. Times, Sunday Times The group said the new checks were driven by its further understanding of the durability of a particular type of compressor. The Sun Many of the more than 600 participants left voicing specific needs, such as more rigorous interdisciplinary basic research--especially in toolmaking--and further understanding of single molecule and cell biology. The Scientist These would become tenets of the fledgling neuroscience and would support further understanding of the visual system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition, theoretical advances in molecular electronics have facilitated further understanding of non-adibatic charge transfer events at electrode-electrolyte interfaces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The key to the development of the transistor was the further understanding of the process of the electron mobility in a semiconductor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 更远的, 更进一步地 Japanese: それ以上の, さらに |
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