/rɪˈməʊt ||; rɪˈmot/adj1 remote (from sth) far away from where other people live 边远的；偏僻的: a remote island in the Pacific 太平洋的一个偏僻海岛
2 far away in time （时间上）久远的，遥远的: the remote past/future 遥远的过去╱将来
3 not very great 不太大的；绝少的；极小的: I haven't the remotest idea who could have done such a thing. 到底谁能够做出这种事，我一点头绪也没有。a remote possibility 极小的可能性
4 not very friendly or interested in other people 不太友好的；冷淡的:
He seemed rather remote. 他看来相当冷淡。 ➔remoteness noun [U]