re·mote1 /rɪˈməʊt $ -ˈmoʊt/ ●●○ W3 adjectiveadj 1 far away 遥远的FAR far from towns or other places where people live 偏僻的,偏远的 SYN isolated a remote border town 一个偏远的边境小镇
a fire in a remote mountain area 偏远山区的火灾
► see thesaurus at far 2 not likely 不可能的PROBABLY if a chance or possibility of something happening is remote, it is not very likely to happen 〔机会或可能性〕渺茫的,微乎其微的 SYN slightremote chance/possibility There’s a remote chance that you can catch him before he leaves. 你不大可能在他离开前赶上他。
The prospect of peace seems remote. 实现和平的希望似乎很渺茫。
3 time 时间FAR far away in time 遥远的,久远的,远古的 SYN distant the remote time when dinosaurs walked the earth 恐龙霸行天下的远古时代
a remote ancestor (=someone related to you, who lived a long time ago) 远祖
4 different 不同的DIFFERENT very different from something 很不相同的remote from The Heights was quiet and clean and remote from the busy daily life of the city. 高地静谧洁净,与忙碌的城市生活截然不同。
5 person 人UNFRIENDLY unfriendly, and not interested in people 冷淡的,不友善的 SYN distant His father was a remote, quiet man. 他父亲是个冷淡的人,少言寡语。
6 not have the remotest idea/interest/intention etc NOT KNOW especially British EnglishBrE used to emphasize that you do not know something, are not interested in something, do not intend to do something etc 一无所知/毫无兴趣/毫无打算等 He hasn’t the remotest interest in sport. 他对体育毫无兴趣。
not have the remotest idea/interest/intention etc what/where/who etc I haven’t the remotest idea what you mean. 我一点都不明白你是什么意思。
—remoteness noun [uncountableU]