英语词汇“further”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1advadj 2adv 3v

If you ask your parents for money, they might say they need to think about it further and then ask you lots of questions. Further refers to figurative distance, like a thought you need more time on.

Further often gets confused with farther, but it's better to use further to mean an abstract distance, when two things are moving apart in terms of ideals, agreement, or thoughts, and farther when you're talking about physical distance. There's also a verb form of further that means "to promote the growth or progress of," which you might use in a sentence like, "These new gigs should help her further her career as a rock musician."

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

farther / further

Use the word farther when you mean physical distance, like if you run farther than your friend. Use further for basically everything else. Further refers to abstractions like ideas or thoughts.

Farther is more restrictive because it refers to physical distance. It’s got the word "far" in there to help you remember. Here are some examples:

"In fact, on every measure, those who run farther, faster or more frequently recorded a lower death rate than non-runners." (New York Times)

"The pilots traveled farther and longer in a gas balloon than anyone in history." (Washington Times)

Furthermore, further refers to figurative distance. It’s not the kind you measure with a ruler but like when you think further about something. It’s the older word of the two, and often does double duty. Here are some examples:

"But the agency sought to go further, by exploring the reasons for those deficiencies." (New York Times)

"The app takes the Tinder model one step further by actually optimizing possible matches according to consumption preferences." (Time)

Some people use think farther and further are the same, but nothing could be further from the truth! (See what we did there?) Okay actually some say they are the same. Historically, they were interchangeable, but like friends growing further apart, they now each have their own meaning. Farther is used literally, and further is used figuratively.

WORD FAMILY

further: furtherance, furthered, furtherer, furtherest, furthering, furthermost, furthers+/far: farly, farness, fars, farther, further/farther: fartherest, farthermost, farthers/furtherance: furtherances

USAGE EXAMPLES

No further league-wide vote of the owners is required since they already voted last January to award that option to the Chargers.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

And that adaptation leads to further adaptation, and it becomes a race.

Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017)

A further four people were arrested in separate operations, the BBC reports.

Time(Jan 02, 2017)

1adv to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense)

further complicated by uncertainty about the future
let's not discuss it further
nothing could be further from the truth
they are further along in their research than we expected

Syn

farther

2adv to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense)

went only three miles further
further in the future

Syn

farther

3adj more distant in especially degree

nothing could be further from the truth
further from our expectations

Syn

farther
far

located at a great distance in time or space or degree

adv in addition or furthermore

if we further suppose
stated further that he would not cooperate with them
further, they should be here already

1v contribute to the progress or growth of

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

advance, boost, encourage, promote

connive at, wink at

give one's silent approval to

foster

promote the growth of

spur

incite or stimulate

help

contribute to the furtherance of

carry

take further or advance

feed

support or promote

conduce, contribute, lead

be conducive to

back up, support

give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to

2v promote the growth of

Syn|Hyper

foster

advance, boost, encourage, promote

contribute to the progress or growth of

单词	further
释义	further (once / 33 pages) 1advadj 2adv 3v If you ask your parents for money, they might say they need to think about it further and then ask you lots of questions. Further refers to figurative distance, like a thought you need more time on. Further often gets confused with farther, but it's better to use further to mean an abstract distance, when two things are moving apart in terms of ideals, agreement, or thoughts, and farther when you're talking about physical distance. There's also a verb form of further that means "to promote the growth or progress of," which you might use in a sentence like, "These new gigs should help her further her career as a rock musician." CHOOSE YOUR WORDS farther / further Use the word farther when you mean physical distance, like if you run farther than your friend. Use further for basically everything else. Further refers to abstractions like ideas or thoughts. Farther is more restrictive because it refers to physical distance. It’s got the word "far" in there to help you remember. Here are some examples: "In fact, on every measure, those who run *farther, faster or more frequently recorded a lower death rate than non-runners." (New York Times) "The pilots traveled farther* and longer in a gas balloon than anyone in history." (Washington Times) Furthermore, further refers to figurative distance. It’s not the kind you measure with a ruler but like when you think further about something. It’s the older word of the two, and often does double duty. Here are some examples: "But the agency sought to go *further, by exploring the reasons for those deficiencies." (New York Times) "The app takes the Tinder model one step further* by actually optimizing possible matches according to consumption preferences." (Time) Some people use think farther and further are the same, but nothing could be further from the truth! (See what we did there?) Okay actually some say they are the same. Historically, they were interchangeable, but like friends growing further apart, they now each have their own meaning. Farther is used literally, and further is used figuratively. WORD FAMILY further: furtherance, furthered, furtherer, furtherest, furthering, furthermost, furthers+/far: farly, farness, fars, farther, further/farther: fartherest, farthermost, farthers/furtherance: furtherances USAGE EXAMPLES No further league-wide vote of the owners is required since they already voted last January to award that option to the Chargers. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) And that adaptation leads to further adaptation, and it becomes a race. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) A further four people were arrested in separate operations, the BBC reports. Time(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adv to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense) further complicated by uncertainty about the future let's not discuss it further nothing could be further from the truth they are further along in their research than we expected Syn farther 2adv to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense) went only three miles further further in the future Syn farther 3adj more distant in especially degree nothing could be further from the truth further from our expectations Syn farther far located at a great distance in time or space or degree 2 adv in addition or furthermore if we further suppose stated further that he would not cooperate with them further, they should be here already 3 1v contribute to the progress or growth of Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper advance, boost, encourage, promote connive at, wink at give one's silent approval to foster promote the growth of spur incite or stimulate help contribute to the furtherance of carry take further or advance feed support or promote conduce, contribute, lead be conducive to back up, support give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to 2v promote the growth of Syn\|Hyper foster advance, boost, encourage, promote contribute to the progress or growth of
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