be a far cry from

be very different to

迥异于

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

酒店的皇家套房与他祖国的贫穷反差太大了。

far and near

everywhere

到处，处处，四面八方

people came from far and near to the party.

人们从各处来参加聚会。

far and wide

over a large area

大范围地；广泛地

expanding industry sucked in labour from far and wide.

工业发展吸收了广大区域内的劳动力。

far be it from (或 for) me to

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

我决不

far be it from me to speculate on his reasons.

我决不去揣测他的种种理由。

far from

very different from being; tending to the opposite of

远非；毫不，简直不

conditions were far from satisfactory.

条件简直难尽人意。

far gone

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

差的，劣质的；恶化的；无可救药的

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

母片中的几个画面太差了，根本无法补救。

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.

他是个聪明人，大家都确信他会取得很大的成就。

contribute greatly

大有裨益

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

如果推广这种做法，就能大大有助于消除不必要的对抗。

be worth or amount to much

值钱

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

以今年的价格，这些钱派不了多大用场。

go so far as to do something

do something regarded as extreme

到做（过激之事）的地步；竟然做

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

他们不至于硬闯进来，对吧？。

go too far

exceed the limits of what is reasonable or acceptable

太过分，做过头

(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.

就进一步的投资而言，现有业务享有优先权。

so far so good

progress has been satisfactory up to now

目前还不错

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

“工作进展怎么样？”“目前还不错?！?。

too far

in excess of what is safe, sensible, or desirable

过头，过火，过分

the statement appears to be a claim too far.

这张单子看来是一份过分的索赔。

as far as

To or at a specific point, degree, or extent

远到，一直到，至于：到达某一点、程度或范围

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

就目前所知，他们将在九点钟到

by far

To the most extreme or evident degree

最，显然：到达极为明显的程度

She is by far the best executive in the company.

她目前是公司中最为优秀的决策人