furthered

英 [ˈfɜːðəd]

美 [ˈfɜːrðərd]

v.  促进; 增进
further的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

Furtheris a comparative form offar. It is also a verb.
further 是 far 的比较级，亦用作动词。

• ADV-COMPAR 进一步地;在更大程度上;在更大范围内
  Furthermeans to a greater extent or degree.
  1. Inflation is below 5% and set to fall further...
     通货膨胀率在 5%以下，而且还将进一步下降。
  2. The rebellion is expected to further damage the country's image...
     预计叛乱将会进一步破坏这个国家的形象。
  3. The government's economic policies have further depressed living standards.
     政府的经济政策愈加降低了人们的生活水平。
• ADV-COMPAR (发展中)进一步地，向前推进地
  If you go or getfurtherwithsomething, or take somethingfurther, you make some progress.
  1. They lacked the scientific personnel to develop the technical apparatus much further.
     他们缺少能够进一步研发这一技术装置的科研人员。
• ADV-COMPAR (讨论中)进一步地，更极端地，更彻底地
  If someone goesfurtherin a discussion, they make a more extreme statement or deal with a point more thoroughly.
  1. On February 7th the Post went further, claiming that Mr Wood had grabbed and kissed another 13 women...
     2 月 7 日的《邮报》走得更远，声称伍德先生还强行抓住亲吻过另外 13 名女性。
  2. To have a better comparison, we need to go further and address such issues as repairs and insurance.
     为了更好地作出比较，我们需要深入考虑维修、保险等问题。
• ADJ 更多的;附加的;另外的
  Afurtherthing, number of things, or amount of something is an additional thing, number of things, or amount.
  1. His speech provides further evidence of his increasingly authoritarian approach...
     他的讲话更加证明了他变得越来越独裁。
  2. They believed there were likely to be further attacks...
     他们认为很可能会有更多的袭击。
  3. There was nothing further to be done for this man.
     对于这个男人再没什么能做的了。
• ADV-COMPAR (距离上)更远地，再往前地
  Furthermeans a greater distance than before or than something else.
  1. Now we live further away from the city centre...
     现在我们住得离市中心更远了。
  2. He came to a halt at a crossroads fifty yards further on...
     他在往前 50 码远的十字路口停了下来。
  3. An old man shuffled out of a doorway further along the corridor...
     一位老先生拖着步子从走廊更远处的一个门口走了出来。
  4. Further to the south are some of the island's loveliest unspoilt coves.
     再往南走有一些这个岛上尚未被破坏的迷人小海湾。
• ADV-COMPAR (时间上)更(早或晚)
  Furtheris used in expressions such as 'further back' and 'further ahead' to refer to a point in time that is earlier or later than the time you are talking about.
  1. Looking still further ahead, by the end of the next century world population is expected to be about ten billion.
     再往前看，到下个世纪末世界人口预计将达约 100 亿。
• VERB 促进;推进;增进
  If youfurthersomething, you help it to progress, to be successful, or to be achieved.
  1. In return, they are themselves accused of furthering their own (leftist) political interests...
     作为回应，他们自己也被指责推动自己的(左翼)政治利益。
  2. Education needn't only be about furthering your career.
     受教育并不一定只是要推进一个人的事业。
• ADV 而且;再者;此外
  You usefurtherto introduce a statement that relates to the same general topic and that gives additional information or makes an additional point.
  1. Dodd made no appeal of his death sentence and, further, instructed his attorney to sue anyone who succeeds in delaying his execution.
     多德没有对自己的死刑判决提起上诉，而且他还要求自己的律师起诉任何成功使得这一死刑暂缓执行的人。
• PREP-PHRASE (用于书信中)关于贵方信中所提/关于我们所谈到的
  Further tois used in letters in expressions such as 'further to your letter' or 'further to our conversation', in order to indicate what you are referring to in the letter.
  1. Further to your letter, I agree that there are some presentational problems, politically speaking.
     正如贵方信中所提到的，我也认为从政治角度来说，有一些词语表意上的问题。

双语例句

• Research into the effects of strokes has furthered our understanding of the different roles of the left and right sides of our brains.
  关于中风的影响的研究已经使我们进一步了解了左右大脑半球的分工的不同。
• The widespread usage of technology in education field has furthered educational innovation and development.
  特别是网络技术在教育领域的应用进一步促进了教育的改革和发展，网络学习方式普遍重视。
• China has furthered its reformation in telecommunication Industry recently, and the competition has becoming more and more fierce.
  近年来，我国电信市场的改革不断深入，特别是固话市场的多头格局开始形成，竞争也日趋激烈。
• His support furthered my career.
  他的支持促进了我的事业。
• He furthered his education there and in1971 he graduated as a Medical Doctor later specialising in obstetrics.
  他在那儿继续学习，终于1971年获得医学博士学位，并于此后成为妇产科专科医生。
• The appearance of information theory furthered the research of cognitive theory.
  信息论的出现，使认识论的研究得到深化。
• The crisis conditions furthered the spreading of rumours.
  危机状况有助于谣言的传播。
• These writings are an early form of literary criticism where the philosophical ideas and use of words furthered the idea of creative writing in early China.
  那时的哲学思想和遣词造句，促进了早期中国文人创造性地写作。
• Secondly, furthered the abidance to the moral of Confucianism.
  其次，增进对儒家伦理道德的固守。
• And my well-meaning parents furthered my misery by giving me a party.
  好心的父母为我准备了个生日晚会，可这更让我觉得难受。