remote
🇺🇸
/rɪˈməʊt/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈməʊt/
adjective
B1
A place that is far away from where people live or work.
The cabin was remote, with no neighbors for miles.
小屋很偏僻，周圍幾英里內沒有鄰居。
B2
Happening a long time ago or far in the future.
We know very little about the remote past.
我們對遙遠的過去知之甚少。
R
Not closely related to someone.
She is a remote cousin of mine.
她是我遠房的堂（表）姐妹。
R
Working from a place other than the usual office, using technology.
Due to the pandemic, many employees are working remote.
由於大流行，許多員工正在遠程工作。
R
Capable of being controlled from a distance.
The remote control allows you to change channels without getting up.
遙控器允許你不用起身就能換頻道。
R
Very different from something else.
His ideas are remote from what we expected.
他的想法與我們的預期相去甚遠。
R
Not friendly or interested in others.
He seemed very remote and uninterested in the conversation.
他似乎對談話非常疏遠且不感興趣。
R
Not very likely to happen.
There is a remote chance of winning the lottery.
中彩票的機會非常渺茫。
noun
R
A device for controlling something from a distance.
I can't find the remote for the TV.
我找不到電視遙控器。
translation
偏遠的地方, 遙遠的, 關係疏遠的, 遠距工作的, 可遠端控制的, 迥異的, 冷淡的, 可能性很小的
遙控器
詞形變化
Comparative
remoter
Superlative
remotest
Plural
remotes