remote

1. ADJ Remote areas are far away from cities and places where most people live, and are therefore difficult to get to. 边远的; 偏僻的

Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡阻隔了许多边远地区的村子。

2. ADJ The remote past or remote future is a time that is many years distant from the present. 遥远的; 久远的

Slabs of rock had slipped sideways in the remote past and formed this hole. 在遥远的过去，大块的岩石向旁边滑落，形成了这个洞。

3. ADJ If something is remote from a particular subject or area of experience, it is not relevant to it because it is very different. (关系) 疏远的

This government depends on the wishes of a few who are remote from the people. 这个政府按照那几个疏远群众之人的愿望行事。

4. ADJ If you say that there is a remote possibility or chance that something will happen, you are emphasizing that there is only a very small chance that it will happen. 极小的; (可能性或机会) 微乎其微的[强调]

I use sunscreen whenever there is even a remote possibility that I will be in the sun. 我无论什么时候都用防晒霜，哪怕是有一点点晒到太阳的可能。

5. ADJ If you describe someone as remote, you mean that they behave as if they do not want to be friendly or closely involved with other people. 与人疏远的; 孤傲的

She looked so beautiful, and at the same time so remote. 她看上去如此漂亮，但同时又那么孤傲。

6. N-COUNT A remote is the same as a . 遥控器

He flipped through the channels with the remote. 他用遥控器快速浏览了各个频道。