II adj
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[shore, side] 更 远 的
farther 和 further 都是 'far' 的比较级形式,并且两者都可以用作形容词和副词。farther 和 further 都可用来表示距离和时间。Birds were able to find food by flying farther and farther...He must have found a window open further along the balcony...The use of animals by man stretches farther back in time than we had previously imagined. 只有 further 可以用来表示事物的程度或者范围。如果进行 further discussions,就是进行 more discussions。若某情况 further worsened,表示某个本已糟糕的情况 becomes worse。It was agreed to call a further meeting on the 10th...The government announced further changes to the scheme...aspects of advanced technology which complicate the world further...