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ADV-COMPAR
進一步地;在更大程度上;在更大范圍內
Further means to a greater extent or degree.
例句
Inflation is below 5% and set to fall further...
通貨膨脹率在 5%以下，而且還將進一步下降。
The rebellion is expected to further damage the country's image...
預計叛亂將會進一步破壞這個國家的形象。
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ADV-COMPAR
(發展中)進一步地，向前推進地
If you go or get further with something, or take something further, you make some progress.
例句
They lacked the scientific personnel to develop the technical apparatus much further.
他們缺少能夠進一步研發這一技術裝置的科研人員。
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ADV-COMPAR
(討論中)進一步地，更極端地，更徹底地
If someone goes further in a discussion, they make a more extreme statement or deal with a point more thoroughly.
例句
On February 7th the Post went further, claiming that Mr Wood had grabbed and kissed another 13 women...
2 月 7 日的《郵報》走得更遠，聲稱伍德先生還強行抓住親吻過另外 13 名女性。
To have a better comparison, we need to go further and address such issues as repairs and insurance.
為了更好地作出比較，我們需要深入考慮維修、保險等問題。
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ADJ
更多的;附加的;另外的
A further thing, number of things, or amount of something is an additional thing, number of things, or amount.
例句
His speech provides further evidence of his increasingly authoritarian approach...
他的講話更加證明了他變得越來越獨裁。
They believed there were likely to be further attacks...
他們認為很可能會有更多的襲擊。
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ADV-COMPAR
(距離上)更遠地，再往前地
Further means a greater distance than before or than something else.
例句
Now we live further away from the city centre...
現在我們住得離市中心更遠了。
He came to a halt at a crossroads fifty yards further on...
他在往前 50 碼遠的十字路口停了下來。
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ADV-COMPAR
(時間上)更(早或晚)
Further is 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.
例句
Looking still further ahead, by the end of the next century world population is expected to be about ten billion.
再往前看，到下個世紀末世界人口預計將達約 100 億。
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VERB
促進;推進;增進
If you further something, you help it to progress, to be successful, or to be achieved.
例句
In return, they are themselves accused of furthering their own (leftist) political interests...
作為回應，他們自己也被指責推動自己的(左翼)政治利益。
Education needn't only be about furthering your career.
受教育并不一定只是要推進一個人的事業。
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ADV
而且;再者;此外
You use further to introduce a statement that relates to the same general topic and that gives additional information or makes an additional point.
例句
Dodd made no appeal of his death sentence and, further, instructed his attorney to sue anyone who succeeds in delaying his execution.
多德沒有對自己的死刑判決提起上訴，而且他還要求自己的律師起訴任何成功使得這一死刑暫緩執行的人。
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PREP-PHRASE
(用于書信中)關于貴方信中所提/關于我們所談到的
Further to is 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.
例句
Further to your letter, I agree that there are some presentational problems, politically speaking.
正如貴方信中所提到的，我也認為從政治角度來說，有一些詞語表意上的問題。