1. 用于本义，意为“离……远”。如：

The moon is far from the earth. 月亮离地球很远。

Your birthday is not far from mine. 你的生日离我的生日不远。

The house isn't big enough for me, and furthermore, it's too far from the town. 
这栋房子不够我们住，而且，它离市区太远。

2. 用于引申义，意为“远非”“决不”，其后可接名词、动名词、形容词等。如：far from doing sth=instead of doing sth （不但）不做某事物（反而...）far from sth/from doing sth not at all sth; almost the opposite of sth 毫不; 一点也不; 远非; 几乎与之相反:

The problem is far from easy, in fact very difficult. 这问题绝非易事.

Far from enjoying dancing, he loathes it. 他岂止不喜欢, 简直讨厌跳舞.

He is far from a fool. 他决不是笨蛋。

The problem is far from (being) easy. 这个问题远非容易。

Far from helping the situation, you’ve just made it worse. 非但没有起到帮助作用，反而使情况更糟。

It is far from the truth.这哪里是事实。

The project is far from perfect.这项企划很不完美。

His work is far from satisfactory.
他的工作完全不令人满意。
Your account is far from (being) true/is far from the truth.你所说远非事实.
Far from eye, far from heart .不见面,情意淡;眼不见,心不念;离远而情疏
Computers, far from destroying jobs, can create employment.

3. 口语中用于 far from it, 表示否定，意为“当然不”“一点也不”“几乎相反”。(infml 口) certainly not; almost the opposite 当然不; 一点也不; 几乎相反。

如：

A：Is he a good driver? 他是位优秀的司机吗?

B：far from it. 当然不是。

“Are you happy here?”

“No, far from it; I've never been so miserable in my life”

“你在这里愉快吗?”

“一点也不愉快, 我从来没像现在这样难受过.”

Conditions are still far from ideal.

Far from helping the situation, you've just made it worse.

“Are you bored?”

“Far from it. I could listen all night”