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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌfar-ˈoff adjective literary  1 FARa long way from where you are 遥远的 SYN distanta far-off land/country/place etc visitors from a far-off land 远方来客 far-off galaxies 遥远的星系2 LONG TIMEa long time ago 很久以前的 in those far-off days when we were young 在我们那远去的青春岁月里
Examples from the Corpus
far-offSo there was a vision of treasure, far-off blood, and fear.The first stunning silence gave way to the creaking of the ship and a far-off booming of the sea against the hull.Women weave scarves that are sold in far-off countries.Could it be that one far-off day intelligent computers will speculate about their own lost origins?Making tough choices now will pay dividends in the far-off days of summer.They knew that invaders would come from a far-off land.It rouses far-off memories of infancy, of being handled and given comfort.But he did fly, in his imagination, on make-believe journeys to far-off realms.From a distance, Europa had seemed like a giant snowball, reflecting the light of the far-off Sun with remarkable efficiency.a far-off land/country/place etcA messenger from a far-off land brought fearful news - see the Stuff pages for full details. 5.
ˌfar-ˈoff adjectiveChineseSyllable
are long a from you way where Corpus


far-off
ˌfar-ˈoff adjective literary
1. a long way from where you are
   SYN  distant
    a far-off land/country/place etc
    visitors from a far-off land
    far-off galaxies
2. a long time ago:
    in those far-off days when we were young


far-offBrE /ˈfɑːr ɒf/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfɑːr ɔːf/ 🔊, /ˈfɑːr ɑːf/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] a long distance away 遥远的 SYN distant, faraway, remote a far-off land一个遥远的国度a long time ago 很久以前的;久远的 SYN distant memories of those far-off days久远往昔的回忆