英汉词典

further 基本解释

• adv. 进一步地；而且；更远地
• adj. 更远的；深一层的
• vt. 促进，助长；增进

further 词态变化

further 中文词源

用做far的比较级。

further 英文词源

further

further: [OE] Etymologically, further is simply a comparative form of forth, and originally meant nothing more than simply ‘more forward’. Its more metaphorical senses, ‘in addition’ and ‘to a greater extent’, are secondary developments. It was formed in the pre-historic Germanic period, and so has relatives in other Germanic languages, such as German vorder. Its verbal use is apparently equally ancient.
=> forth

further (adv.)

Old English furðor, forðor "to a more advanced position, forward, onward, beyond, more distant; farther away; later, afterward; to a greater degree or extent, in addition; moreover," etymologically representing either "forth-er" or "fore-ther." The former would be from furðum (see forth) + comparative suffix *-eron-, *-uron- (compare inner, outer).

Alternative etymology (Watkins) traces it to Proto-Germanic *furthera-, from PIE *pr-tero- (source also of Greek proteros "former"), representing the root *per- (1) "forward, through" (see per) + comparative suffix also found in after, other. Senses of "in addition, to a greater extent" are later metaphoric developments.

It replaced or absorbed farrer, ferrer as comparative of far (itself a comparative but no longer felt as one). Farrer itself displaced Old English fierr in this job; farrer survived until 17c., then was reduced to dialect by rival farther. "The primary sense of further, farther is 'more forward, more onward'; but this sense is practically coincident with that of the comparative degree of far, where the latter word refers to real or attributed motion in some particular direction." [OED]

further (v.)

Old English fyrðran, fyrðrian "to impel, urge on; advance, promote, benefit;" see further (adv.). Compare Middle Low German vorderen, Old High German furdiran, German fördern, probably from their respective adjectives via the notion in phrases such as Old English don furðor "to promote." Related: Furthered; furthering. After the further/farther split, this sense also continued in a shadow verb farther (v.), attested from 16c. but apparently dying out 19c.

further (adj.)

Old English furðra "further, greater, superior," probably a prehistoric derivative of further (adv.). Compare Old Frisian fordera, German vorder "that is before another." In early Middle English it also meant "earlier, former, previous;" a great-grandfather was a furþur ealdefader (12c.), and a previous wife was referred to legally as a forther wife.

further 词组搭配

further 英文释义

1. promote the growth of;

"Foster our children's well-being and education"

2. contribute to the progress or growth of;

"I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

further 同义词解析

farther, further

这两词都可表示"更远(地)，进一步(地)"之意。

farther是far的比较级，指距离、空间或时间上的较远；有时也可指数量上或抽象的程度上的进一步，但不如further普通。

further也是far的比较级(作为副词，有人认为是fore或forth的比较级)，按传统的观点，further表抽象的程度或数量的更进一步，不表实际距离。但现代英语，尤其在非正式语体中，这两个词的意思实际上已没有区别，而且further用得更广泛一些。

further, advance, promote, contribute, push

这些动词都含"促进，推进"之意。

further： 中性词，既可指对好事的促进、推进，又可指对坏事的助长。

advance： 通常指为加速某一进程或达到某个预期目的而给予有效的促进，强调作出有意识、决定性的努力。

promote： 指在某一进程的任何时期或阶段提供积极的帮助与支持。

contribute： 指能促进事物向前发展的因素，但这种因素并非决定性的。

push： 口语用词，通常指利用自己的活动或影响推进某事。

further 双语例句

1. The room was quiet; no one volunteered any further information.

房间很安静，无人主动提供更多的信息。

来自柯林斯例句

2. His style could scarcely be further removed from that of his predecessor.

他的风格几乎和他的前辈如出一辙。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Now we live further away from the city centre.

现在我们住得离市中心更远了。

来自柯林斯例句

4. As the baby suckles, a further supply of milk is generated.

婴儿吮吸时，会有更多的奶水流出来。

来自柯林斯例句

5. He went even further in his speech to the conference.

他在大会发言中作了更进一步的阐述。

来自柯林斯例句

further 实用场景例句

The police decided to investigate further.

警方决定作进一步调查。

牛津词典

My life is further complicated by having to work such long hours.

我得工作这么长的时间，因此生活中的麻烦事就更多了。

牛津词典

Nothing could be further from the truth .

绝不是那回事。

牛津词典

Further, it is important to consider the cost of repairs.

此外，重要的是要考虑修理费用。

牛津词典

I would go even further and suggest that the entire government is corrupt.

我甚至进而想要说，整个政府都是腐败的。

牛津词典

They watered down the soup to make it go further.

他们在汤里掺水，好让更多的人喝。

牛津词典

I am not satisfied with your explanation and intend to take the matter further.

我对你的解释不满意，打算进一步探讨这个问题。

牛津词典

Cook for a further 2 minutes.

再煮两分钟。

牛津词典

Have you any further questions?

你还有问题吗？

牛津词典

For further details call this number.

欲知详情，请拨打这个电话号码。

牛津词典

How will the company be doing ten years further on?

十年以后公司的情况将如何呢？

牛津词典

Think further back into your childhood.

再往前回想你的童年。

牛津词典

The hospital is further down the road.

沿这条路走下去就是医院。

牛津词典

Can you stand a bit further away?

你能不能站远一点？

牛津词典

Two miles further on we came to a small town.

我们又走了两英里，来到了一座小镇。

牛津词典

We had walked further than I had realized.

在我不知不觉中我们已走得很远。

牛津词典

Further to your letter, I agree that there are some presentational problems, politically speaking.

正如贵方信中所提到的，我也认为从政治角度来说，有一些词语表意上的问题。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

In return, they are themselves accused of furthering their own (leftist) political interests...

作为回应，他们自己也被指责推动自己的(左翼)政治利益。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Education needn't only be about furthering your career.

受教育并不一定只是要推进一个人的事业。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Dodd made no appeal of his death sentence and, further, instructed his attorney to sue anyone who succeeds in delaying his execution.

多德没有对自己的死刑判决提起上诉，而且他还要求自己的律师起诉任何成功使得这一死刑暂缓执行的人。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Now we live further away from the city centre...

现在我们住得离市中心更远了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He came to a halt at a crossroads fifty yards further on...

他在往前 50 码远的十字路口停了下来。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Looking still further ahead, by the end of the next century world population is expected to be about ten billion.

再往前看，到下个世纪末世界人口预计将达约 100 亿。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They believed there were likely to be further attacks...

他们认为很可能会有更多的袭击。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

His speech provides further evidence of his increasingly authoritarian approach...

他的讲话更加证明了他变得越来越独裁。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

To have a better comparison, we need to go further and address such issues as repairs and insurance.

为了更好地作出比较，我们需要深入考虑维修、保险等问题。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Inflation is below 5% and set to fall further...

通货膨胀率在 5%以下，而且还将进一步下降。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The rebellion is expected to further damage the country's image...

预计叛乱将会进一步破坏这个国家的形象。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They lacked the scientific personnel to develop the technical apparatus much further.

他们缺少能够进一步研发这一技术装置的科研人员。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

On February 7th the Post went further, claiming that Mr Wood had grabbed and kissed another 13 women...

2 月 7 日的《邮报》走得更远，声称伍德先生还强行抓住亲吻过另外 13 名女性。

柯林斯高阶英语词典