单词详解

1. adj.

A. 相隔很远的，遥远的，偏僻的 [(+from)] (apart in space )
She was born in a remote village. 她出生在一个偏僻的村庄里。

This is a village remote from the crowded city. 这是一个远离喧嚣城市的村庄。

Mail comes to this remote village only once a week. 邮车每周只到这个偏僻的村庄一次。

B. 久远的 [(+from)] (separate or apart in time)
The true story happened in the remote past. 这个真实的故事发生在久远的过去。

C. (在血统，因果等方面) 关系疏远的 [(+from)] (far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship)
The little child only has a remote relative who is too poor to take care of him.

这个孩子只有一个远亲，这个远亲也非常穷而无力抚养他。

D. 冷淡的，孤高的（inaccessible and sparsely populated）

She was a silent girl, cool and remote. 她是一个沉默寡言的女孩，对人冷漠而孤傲。

E. 细微的；很少的 (very unlikely )

　A man is just like a remote creature on earth. 在地球上一个人就像一个微生物。

F. 遥控的

The machine is guided by remote control. 这台机器由遥控器控制。

2. n.

遥控器（a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance）

The expert exploded the bomb by remote control. 专家用遥控器引爆炸弹。

相关单词

副词：remotely

比较级：remoter

最高级：remotest

名词：remoteness

近义词：far