1ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]偏僻的;遥远的;边远的Remote areas are far away from cities and places where most people live, and are therefore difficult to get to. 偏僻的;遥远的;边远的
Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas.
2ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](过去或未来)遥远的,久远的 The remote past or remote future is a time that is many years distant from the present. (过去或未来)遥远的,久远的
Slabs of rock had slipped sideways in the remote past, and formed this hole.
在久远的过去,岩石板滑落到周边,从而形成了这个洞。
3ADJ-GRADED 关系不紧密的;关系疏远的;相距甚远的 If something is remote from a particular subject or area of experience, it is not relevant to it because it is very different. 关系不紧密的;关系疏远的;相距甚远的
This government depends on the wishes of a few who are remote from the people. [+ from]
这个政府按照远离民众的少数人的意愿行事。
Teenagers are forced to study subjects that seem remote from their daily lives.
4ADJ-GRADED (可能性或机会)渺茫的,微乎其微的 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. (可能性或机会)渺茫的,微乎其微的 [emphasis]
I use a sunscreen whenever there is even a remote possibility that I will be in the sun.
5ADJ-GRADED 冷漠的;冷淡的;与人疏远的;清高的 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. 冷漠的;冷淡的;与人疏远的;清高的
She looked so beautiful, and at the same time so remote.