be a far cry from

be very different to

迥異于

the hotel's royal suite is a far cry from the poverty of his home country.

酒店的皇家套房與他祖國的貧窮反差太大了。

far and near

everywhere

到處，處處，四面八方

people came from far and near to the party.

人們從各處來參加聚會。

far and wide

over a large area

大范圍地；廣泛地

expanding industry sucked in labour from far and wide.

工業發展吸收了廣大區域內的勞動力。

far be it from (或 for) me to

used to express reluctance, especially to do something which one thinks may be resented

我決不

far be it from me to speculate on his reasons.

我決不去揣測他的種種理由。

far from

very different from being; tending to the opposite of

遠非；毫不，簡直不

conditions were far from satisfactory.

條件簡直難盡人意。

far gone

in a bad or worsening state, especially so as to be beyond recovery

差的，劣質的；惡化的；無可救藥的

a few frames from the original film were too far gone to salvage.

母片中的幾個畫面太差了，根本無法補救。

go far

achieve a great deal

取得巨大成就

he was the bright one and everyone was sure he would go far.

他是個聰明人，大家都確信他會取得很大的成就。

contribute greatly

大有裨益

extension of this practice would &B{go far towards} resolving unnecessary antagonisms.

如果推廣這種做法，就能大大有助于消除不必要的對抗。

be worth or amount to much

值錢

the money would not go far at this year's prices.

以今年的價格，這些錢派不了多大用場。

go so far as to do something

do something regarded as extreme

到做（過激之事）的地步；竟然做

surely they wouldn't go so far as to break in?.

他們不至于硬闖進來，對吧？。

go too far

exceed the limits of what is reasonable or acceptable

太過分，做過頭

(in) so far as (或 that)

to the extent that

就…而言

the existing business had priority so far as further investment was concerned.

就進一步的投資而言，現有業務享有優先權。

so far so good

progress has been satisfactory up to now

目前還不錯

‘How's the job going?’ ‘So far so good.’.

“工作進展怎么樣？”“目前還不錯。”。

too far

in excess of what is safe, sensible, or desirable

過頭，過火，過分

the statement appears to be a claim too far.

這張單子看來是一份過分的索賠。

as far as

To or at a specific point, degree, or extent

遠到，一直到，至于：到達某一點、程度或范圍

They will arrive at nine, as far as we know.

就目前所知，他們將在九點鐘到

by far

To the most extreme or evident degree

最，顯然：到達極為明顯的程度

She is by far the best executive in the company.

她目前是公司中最為優秀的決策人