also far fetched, farfetched, 1560s, "brought from afar," from far (adv.) + past participle of fetch (v.). An earlier form was far fet (1530s). Figurative sense is from c. 1600.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The plan is good; the problem is it doesn't go far enough.
計(jì)劃不錯(cuò)；問(wèn)題在于不夠深入。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The plane has been kept in service far longer than originally intended.
這架飛機(jī)已經(jīng)超期服役很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. He had wandered to the far end of the room.
他轉(zhuǎn)到屋子的那一頭。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. "Does it sound like music?" — "I wouldn't go that far."