单词 | remote |
释义 | remote (rɪmoʊt ) Word forms: remoter , remotest 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Remote areas are far away from cities and places where most people live, and are therefore difficult to get to. Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. ...a remote farm in the Yorkshire dales. Synonyms: distant, far, isolated, lonely remoteness uncountable noun ...the remoteness of the island. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] The remote past or remote future is a time that is many years distant from the present. Slabs of rock had slipped sideways in the remote past, and formed this hole. 3. adjective If something is remote from a particular subject or area of experience, it is not relevant to it because it is very different. This government depends on the wishes of a few who are remote from the people. [+ from] Teenagers are forced to study subjects that seem remote from their daily lives. Synonyms: irrelevant, foreign, outside, removed remoteness uncountable noun ...the remoteness of the officers from their men. 4. adjective If you say that there is a remote possibility or chance that something will happen, you are emphasizing that there is only a very small chance that it will happen. [emphasis] I use a sunscreen whenever there is even a remote possibility that I will be in the sun. The chances of his surviving are pretty remote. Synonyms: slight, small, outside, poor 5. adjective If you describe someone as remote, you mean that they behave as if they do not want to be friendly or closely involved with other people. She looked so beautiful, and at the same time so remote. remoteness uncountable noun His remoteness was resented. 6. adjective Remote working or learning is done from home or from somewhere away from the usual place, especially using a computer connected to the internet. Remote working may also help retain or employ higher calibre staff who do not live close to the office. Now remote learning is much easier. …remote workers. 7. adjective Remote computer systems are some distance away from the main computer, but may be connected to it through a network. The emails are held on a remote computer. Collocations: remote land Normally, the telemetry data was obtained in locations such as broad ocean areas and remote land areas which are outside the coverage of ground stations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Visitors to this area are treated to a true wilderness experience in a rough, remote land that provides outstanding opportunities for solitude. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They moved till reached to a remote land wherein nobody was living there and, at least, away from that mayor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the decade 'remote lands and self-motivated adventurers could suddenly flare up into global significance and ignite chain reactions that detonated around the world'. Times, Sunday Times Several reasonably intact aircraft have been recovered from underwater and remote land crash sites in recent years; some of these aircraft are under restoration for static display. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Myths tell us what happened in the remote past—before the beginning of time. Smithsonian Mag The personal and the political are indistinguishable in this collection; amniotic fluid mixes with the seas between continents crossed in a more remote past by more distant ancestors. The Times Literary Supplement The ancient romancers most commonly wrote fiction about the remote past with little attention to historical reality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Because their recruitment occurred in the remote past, moles are difficult for a nation's security services to detect. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Use of herbal medicine can be traced to the remote past. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, you might get an eyeful of more than just the tranquil water views — the beach's remote setting means it's popular with nudists. Times, Sunday Times Combined with the rather extreme 1960s architecture of the place, this remote setting led to a certain isolation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This remote setting had no running water or electric power, which encouraged a slight change of musical direction for the band towards an emphasis on acoustic arrangements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All three texts contain megalomaniacs who manipulate their circumstances and remote settings to assert power over others. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The town was originally a remote settlement area for tin miners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Of course the settlers of necessity had to be nearly self-sufficient in such a remote settlement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A route accounting system will usually include specialized functions and reports for mobile inventory control and management, mobile device management, remote settlement systems, and management reporting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Creating medical facilities in remote settlements? ST Remote settlements along the river banks, miles from paved roads, provided an ideal environment (and market) for moonshining and bootlegging. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It took rescue teams a day to reach the remote site. ST Early satellite-derived fire analyses were hand-drawn on maps at a remote site and sent via overnight mail to the fire manager. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The software at the remote site must filter, store, present a selection interface to and display the data. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This remote site was chosen due to high costs of land in the city and fear of accidental fire. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The selection process required that survey teams test the propagation path by setting up communication towers at each remote site during winter months. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's a quiet and remote spot — ideal for a pair of newlyweds. The Sun You are suddenly in a magical and remote spot. Times, Sunday Times Somehow this remote spot doesn't seem important enough to carry a dramatic fact like that but there are great views, especially near sunset. Times, Sunday Times We were the only people who were going to pass through that remote spot, and he'd been sitting there all day. Times, Sunday Times They could not have chosen a bleaker or more remote spot to build their refuge, or a more beautiful one to a modern walker's eyes. Times, Sunday Times Here, road and track bed part company as the line enters remote territory. Times, Sunday Times There are few threats to its survival because it occurs in remote territory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This comprises over 100,000 square miles of remote territory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In a remote town, a self-interested station master finds an excuse for not letting the soldiers' train proceed. Times, Sunday Times At the crossroads at the entrance to the once sleepy and remote town, we were greeted by scenes of complete hysteria. The Sun It not only takes us to a remote town where lawmen await the arrival of a vengeful escaped convict, but also contrives to have people ride horses in many scenes. Times, Sunday Times He spent the rest of his life to bring about a transformation in this small remote town which was his greatest achievement in many ways. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some time later, he arrives in some remote town planning to peddle his wares to the locals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Heavy earth-moving equipment has been airlifted into the remote valley that contains the lake. Times, Sunday Times They subsequently escape justice by moving to a remote valley. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In a battered 4x4, we wound our way along roads that cut through some of the most remote valleys on earth. Times, Sunday Times They set up bases in remote valleys and cave systems. Times, Sunday Times While some customs survived only in the remote valleys inaccessible to the church's influence, other customs were actively assimilated over the centuries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The family home was palatial, but in a remote village, so she had no social life. Times, Sunday Times (2014) I went to a remote village and met pregnant women and mothers carrying their newborns for miles to try to get basic antenatal and postnatal care. Times, Sunday Times (2011) I have superfast broadband in my remote village. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This leads her to that remote village by the river. The Times Literary Supplement (2012) She once imagined that she would do field work in a remote wilderness. Times,Sunday Times We hiked through remote wilderness. Times,Sunday Times Included are daily shore landings, with time to explore the remote wilderness on foot. Times, Sunday Times Based in a remote wilderness lodge, you also get the chance to learn survival techniques, go ice fishing and snowmobile under the northern lights. Times, Sunday Times It may be dangerous patrolling remote wilderness areas in the mountains and/or desert, sometimes alone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 遥远的 Japanese: 遠く離れた |
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