词汇精选：furthest的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

adj.

far的形容词最高级；最远的

例句：

Pluto is the ninth planet in our solar system and the furthest from the sun.

冥王星是离太阳最远的第九颗行星。

例句：

What's the farthest place you've ever been to?

你到过的最远地方是哪儿？

adv.

far的副词最高级；最远

例句：

The risk of thunder is greatest in those areas furthest from the coast.

距离海岸最远的那些地区受雷击的危险最大。

例句：

Amongst those who have travelled furthest to take part in the Festival are a group from Northern Ireland.

在那些不远万里赶来参加节日活动的人中有一群来自北爱尔兰。

二、词义辨析：

extreme,utmost,outermost,farthest,furthest

这些形容词均有“最远的”之意。 extreme普通用词，指最远的意思时，与farthest和outermost含义相当。utmost较正式用词，指最远部分或最远地区。outermost指离中心最远的或指一个平面或物体最外边的部分。farthest是far的最高级形式，指最大的距离。furthest与farthest相比，除指数量或程度上的最多或最大。

三、参考例句：

Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun.

海王星是离太阳最远的行星。

Pluto is the ninth planet in our solar system and the furthest from the sun.

冥王星是离太阳最远的第九颗行星。

The risk of thunder is greatest in those areas furthest from the coast.

距离海岸最远的那些地区受雷击的危险最大。

Amongst those who have travelled furthest to take part in the Festival are a group from Northern Ireland.

在那些不远万里赶来参加节日活动的人中有一群来自北爱尔兰。

Scientific and technological advances are enabling us to comprehend the furthest reaches of the cosmos，the most basic constituents of matter，and the miracle of life.

科技进步正在使我们能够探索宇宙的边陲、物质最基本的成分及生命的奇迹。

No matter how close they had been there for us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.

我们活着的时候，无论他们与我们多么亲近，他们最多也只能到墓前送我们最后一程。

The furthest distance in the world is not between life and death, but when I stand in front of you, yet you don't know that I love you.

世界上最遥远的距离不是生与死，而是我就站在你面前，你却不知道我爱你。