英语词组“a far cry from”的意思是:与……相差很远,截然不同。读音为 [əˈfɑː(r) ˈkraiː f rom]。例句如下:
1. His behavior is a far cry from what was expected of him. 他的表现与人们对他的期望相差甚远。
2. Her room is a far cry from what they described in the brochure. 她的房间和宣传册上描述的完全不一样。
3. His opinion differs from mine a far cry. 他的观点与我的截然不同。
4. They were very different people, a far cry from each other. 他们两人截然不同,彼此之间相去甚远。
5. The quality of the food we had was a far cry from what we had been promised. 我们所吃的食物的质量与我们所得到的承诺相差甚远。
6. The new building is a far cry from the old one. 这座新大楼和旧大楼截然不同。
7. The house we're looking at is a far cry from what we're used to. 我们正在看的房子和我们习惯的完全不一样。
8. She's a far cry from the girl I knew in high school. 她已不是我以前在高中认识的那个女孩了。
9. The job requirements are a far cry from what he expected. 这个工作要求和他原来的想象截然不同。
10. She had not only abandoned him but had gone on to establish a life style that was a far cry from his old comfortable existence. 她不但离开了他, 还建立起一种与原来安逸生活迥然不同 的生活方式。
这个短语通常用于描述两种事物之间存在巨大的差异或变化。不过要注意的是,有些语境下这个词组的用法可能会稍有不同,可能需要具体问题具体分析。