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how far

/haʊ fɑː(r)/

翻译: 疑问短语,用于询问距离(物理或比喻)或进展程度。由疑问副词“how”和形容词“far”组成;与“distance”等名词连用时,起复合限定短语的作用。

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determiner

/haʊ fɑː(r)/A1formal
  • zh疑问短语,用于询问距离(物理或比喻)或进展程度。由疑问副词“how”和形容词“far”组成;与“distance”等名词连用时,起复合限定短语的作用。

An interrogative phrase used to ask about distance (physical or metaphorical) or degree/extent of progress. Note: 'How far' is primarily an interrogative adverbial phrase consisting of 'how' + the adjective 'far'. When used before nouns like 'distance', it functions as a complex determiner phrase modifying those nouns. This entry focuses on its determiner-like usage with nominal complements.

  1. Interrogative determiner (physical distance)A1formal

    Used before nouns denoting distance or spatial extent (e.g., 'distance', 'way', 'journey') to ask about measurable physical separation between points.

    zh疑问限定词(物理距离)

    • How far a distance is it to the airport?
    • How far a walk is it from here?
    • How far a journey did they undertake?
  2. Interrogative determiner (metaphorical distance/degree)B1formal

    Used before abstract nouns to ask about the extent, degree, or progress of an action, idea, or situation.

    zh疑问限定词(隐喻距离/程度)

    • How far a progress have we made?
    • How far a point are you willing to go?
    • How far a stage has the project reached?
  3. Adverbial usage (standalone distance)A1informal

    Used without a following noun to ask about physical or metaphorical distance. The noun is implied by context. (Note: This is the most common adverbial usage, included for completeness).

    zh副词用法(独立距离)

    • How far is the station?
    • How far have you gotten with the report?
    • How far did you travel last summer?
  4. Exclamatory or emphatic useB2informal

    Used in exclamations or rhetorical questions to emphasize the surprising extent of a distance, progress, or degree.

    zh感叹或强调用法

    • How far a way we've come!
    • How far will you go to succeed?
    • How far a stretch of imagination that requires!