far-flung

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌfɑːˈflʌŋ/    美 /ˌfɑɹˈflʌŋ/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Distant or remote in relationship, space, or time.
    — God of our fathers, known of old, / Lord of our far-flung battle-line, / […] / Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, / Lest we forget—lest we forget!
  2. Widely distributed, wide-ranging, or widespread.
    — In the spacious laboratories and offices […] are provided not only centralised chemical research facilities for the far-flung London area, but also accommodation for the national headquarters of the B.R. Chemical Services, […]
  3. Widely but sparsely distributed.

词形变化

more far-flung comparative further-flung comparative farther-flung comparative most far-flung superlative furthest-flung superlative farthest-flung superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
far-flungness

词源

From far + flung (“thrown”), suggesting something which has been thrown a long distance away from oneself.
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