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ADV-COMPAR
进一步地;在更大程度上;在更大范围内
Further means to a greater extent or degree.
例句
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。
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。
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ADV-COMPAR
(发展中)进一步地，向前推进地
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.
他们缺少能够进一步研发这一技术装置的科研人员。
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ADV-COMPAR
(讨论中)进一步地，更极端地，更彻底地
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《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。
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。
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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...
他的讲话更加证明了他变得越来越独裁。
They believed there were likely to be further attacks...
他们认为很可能会有更多的袭击。
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ADV-COMPAR
(距离上)更远地，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...
现在我们住得离市中心更远了。
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。
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ADV-COMPAR
(时间上)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，到下个世纪末世界人口预计将达约 100 亿。
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VERB
促进;推进;增进
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...
作为回应，他们自己也被指责推动自己的(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进一个人的事业。
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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。
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PREP-PHRASE
(用于书信中)关于贵方信中所提/关于我们所谈到的
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。