Farthest

(adv.) to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense); 'see who could jump the farthest'; 'chose the farthest seat from the door'; 'he swam the furthest'.

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• I drew back, with Mr. Bruff and Betteredge, into the farthest corner by the bed. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• To the west there was a line of rifle pits some two miles back from the river at the farthest point. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Tars Tarkas, whose giant stature towered high above the rest of us, could see the farthest. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• I have observed in books written by men, that period assigned as the farthest to which a husband's ardour extends. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• And as to conceit, he is the farthest from it of any man I know. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• It is the idea farthest from my thoughts. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Such machines were confessedly inefficient, although representing the farthest reach of a young art. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Again she took her place by the farthest window. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• In his vacations from London he went to the farthest regions of the British Isles, spending considerable time in the north of Ireland and the Hebrides. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• And is not that farthest from reason which is at the greatest distance from law and order? 柏拉图. 理想国.
• I looked from the table to the window farthest from me, and saw a lady standing at it, with her back turned towards me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• She had the surest information that of late he had, when the fit was on him, made use of an opium den in the farthest east of the City. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• There, crouched up in the farthest corner, lay the forlorn cause of my terror, in the shape of a poor little dog--a black and white spaniel. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The desires of love and tyranny are the farthest from law, and those of the king are nearest to it. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• This cow, worth twenty oxen, is decreed, For him who farthest sends the winged reed. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• I learned her nature afterwards--got it off by heart--studied it in its farthest, most hidden recesses. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Heretofore she had not been able to meet the demands of her own people, now she was to commence a campaign that was ultimately to send her cloth to the farthest ends of the earth. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• The deep red blaze sent forth a rich glow, that penetrated into the farthest corner of the room, and cast its cheerful tint on every face. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The farthest western reach of the telegraph lines in 1847 was Pittsburg, with three-ply iron wire mounted on square glass insulators with a little wooden pentroof for protection. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• And there, beneath that farthest hill, which rises with such grandeur, is our cottage. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• My brother and sister have promised us a visit in the spring, or summer at farthest, continued Mrs. Elton; and that will be our time for exploring. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Sherman's plan was to start Schofield, who was farthest back, a few days in advance from Knoxville, having him move on the direct road to Dalton. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.

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