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单词 afar
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afar

(əfɑːʳ)
adverb [usu from ADV, oft ADVERB after verb]
Afar means a long way away.
[literary]
Seen from afar, its towering buildings beckon the visitor in.
...a stranger who has loved her from afar for 23 years.
Synonyms: a distance, a long way away More Synonyms of afar

afar in British English

(əˈfɑː)
adverb
1. 
at, from, or to a great distance
noun
2. 
a great distance (esp in the phrase from afar)
Word origin
C14: a fer, altered from earlier on fer and of fer; see a-2, far

afar in American English

(əˈfɑr)
adverb
Archaic
at or to a distance
Idioms:
from afar
Word origin
ME a ferr < a, on + feor, far

Afar in American English

(ˈɑːfɑːr)
nounWord forms: plural (for 1) Afars, Afara (əˈfɑːrə) or esp collectively Afar
1. 
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia
2. 
the Northern Cushitic language spoken by the Afars
Also called: Danakil

Examples of 'afar' in a sentence
afar

People flocked to his feet, coming from afar, enticed by the fragrant smell of his rupees.
Preethi Nair GYPSY MASALA (2004)
Baird had a sudden thought that this was how he had always imagined Camelot would appear from afar, misty, mystic.
Leasor, James TANK OF SERPENTS (2004)
Her looks had given her something that, if it was not exactly confidence, at least resembled confidence from afar.
Alex Shakar THE SAVAGE GIRL (2004)
(adverb) 
a stranger who has loved her from afar for 23 years
Synonyms
a distance
a long way away

Nearby words of
afar

  • aegis
  • aeroplane
  • aesthetic
  • afar
  • affability
  • affable
  • affair

Synonyms of 'afar'

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