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remote

adjective
 
🔊/rɪˈməʊt/
🔊/rɪˈməʊt/
(comparative remoter, superlative remotest)
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    place地点

  1.  
     far away from places where other people live偏远的；偏僻的 synonym isolated
    • a remote village/island/location/region偏远的村庄/岛屿/位置/地区
    • a remote community 偏远社区
    • a remote part of the country该国偏远地区
    • a remote beach偏远的海滩
    • one of the remotest areas of the world世界上最荒僻的地区之一
    • The area is remote, mountainous, and roadless.该地区偏远，多山且无路。
    • remote from something The site is remote from major population centres.该地点远离主要人口中心。
    • The farmhouse is remote from any other buildings.这家农舍附近没有别的房屋。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • geographically remote areas地理上的边远地区
    • rural areas that are relatively remote相对偏远的乡村地区
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • feel
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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    preposition
    • from
    See full entry
    2.

    time时间

  2.  
     [only before noun] far away in time遥远的；久远的 synonym distant
    • in the remote past/future在遥远的过去／将来
    • a remote ancestor (= who lived a long time ago)远祖
    • There are many facts about the remote past and the remote future that we cannot know.关于遥远的过去和遥远的未来，有许多我们不知道的事实。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • feel
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • from
    See full entry
    3.

    relatives亲戚

  3. [only before noun] (of people人) not closely related关系较远的；远亲的 synonym distant
    • a remote cousin远房表亲
    4.

    computer/system计算机；系统

  4. that you can connect to from far away, using an electronic link远程的；远程连接的
    • a remote terminal/database/server远程终端/数据库/服务器
    5.

    different不同

  5. remote (from something) very different from something相差很大的；极不相同的
    • His theories are somewhat remote from reality.他的理论有点儿脱离现实。🔊🔊
    • A novel should not be too remote from the experiences of its readers.一本小说与读者的经历之间不应过分遥远。
    • Jane felt remote from what was going on around her.简感到身边发生的一切都离自己很遥远。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • feel
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • from
    See full entry
    6.

    not friendly不友好

  6. (of people or their behaviour人或行为) not very friendly or interested in other people不很友好的；冷漠的
    • When he spoke, his voice was cold and remote.当他说话时，他的声音冷淡而偏僻。
    • He somehow remains a remote figure.他总是和别人保持距离。
    synonym aloof, distant

    7. very small微小

  7. not very great细微的；微小的 synonym slight
    • There is still a remote chance that they will find her alive.他们仍然有一线希望能把她活着找到。🔊🔊
    • I don't have the remotest idea what you're talking about.你在说什么我一点儿都不懂。🔊🔊
    • At that time, a new school building was just a remote dream.当时，一座新的教学楼只是一个遥不可及的梦想。
    • a fairly remote possibility微乎其微的可能性
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • feel
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • from
    See full entry
    8. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘far apart’): from Latin remotus ‘removed’, past participle of removere, from re- ‘back’ + movere ‘to move’.

remote

noun
🔊/rɪˈməʊt/
🔊/rɪˈməʊt/
(also zapper)
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  1. (informal) a remote control (= a device that allows you to operate a television, etc. from a distance)关系较远的；远亲的
    • The remote's not working.遥控器不工作。
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘far apart’): from Latin remotus ‘removed’, past participle of removere, from re- ‘back’ + movere ‘to move’.