| 词汇 | extent |
| 释义 | extent noun[ S or U ] uk /ɪkˈstent/ us /ɪkˈstent/ B2 area or length; amount: 面积，范围；长度；数量 the full extent ofFrom the top of the Empire State Building, you can see the full extent of Manhattan (= the area it covers).从帝国大厦顶层你可以看到曼哈顿全景。 the extent ofWe don't yet know the extent of his injuries (= how bad his injuries are).我们还不知道他的伤势有多严重。 Rosie's teacher was impressed by the extent of her knowledge (= how much she knew).罗茜知识面很广，给她的老师留下了深刻印象。 in extentThe River Nile is over 6,500 kilometres in extent (= length). the extent to which C2 the degree to which something happens or is likely to happen: （某事可能发生的）程度 She had not realized the extent to which the children had been affected.她还没有意识到孩子们受影响的程度。 to the extent of so strongly that: 到达…的程度;到…地步 Some people hold their beliefs very strongly, even to the extent of being prepared to go to prison for them.一些人信仰坚定，甚至为之坐牢也在所不惜。 to the extent that to a particular degree or stage, often causing particular results: 到…程度;到…地步;以至于 Sales have fallen badly this year, to the extent that we will have to close some of our shops.今年的销售额大幅下降，情况糟糕到我们将不得不关闭一些商店。 to the same extent to the same degree as; as much as: 在同样的程度上；同样，一样 The rich will not benefit from the proposed changes to the tax system to the same extent as the lower paid.如果提议的税制改革得以实施，富人和低收入人群的受益程度将会有所区别。 to some extent B2 partly: 部分地 To some extent, she was responsible for the accident.她要为事故负部分责任。 to such an extent so much: 到如此地步 The car was damaged to such an extent that it couldn't be repaired.汽车损毁严重，已经没法再修了。 to what extent? how much: 在多大程度上? To what extent will the budget have to be modified?预算必须做多大程度的修改？ The full extent of the damage only became evident the following morning.直到第二天早晨，人们才全面了解到破坏程度有多严重。 He unwound the rope to its full extent.他把绳子拉开到最长。 Ethiopia and, to a lesser extent, Kenya will be badly affected by the drought. The mood of the meeting turned solemn when the extent of the problem became known.当问题的严重程度披露后，会议的气氛开始变得严肃起来。 The extent of the flooding can only be fully appreciated when viewed from the air.只有从空中观察才能全面了解洪水的严重程度。 General words for size and amount -sized amount bulk content dose of sth element footprint haul load measure much number order percent quota ration size small-scale so muchidiom strength extent | American Dictionaryextent noun[ U ] us/ɪkˈstent/ extentnoun[U] (AREA)the area, length, or size of something: Approaching the airport, you could see the full extent of the island. extentnoun[U] (DEGREE)the degree or limit of something; how great or severe something is: To some extent it was my fault, though I didn’t mean any harm. We didn’t know the extent of his injuries. It makes sense to a certain extent to write down everything. Examples of extentextent More than 50 per cent of the groundwater in the cities is polluted to different extents. Supplemented rhamnolipid interfered with, and indeed inhibited, biofilm formation and accretion to appreciable extents and produced outcomes similar to those seen in post-collapse wild-type populations. Then move each subtree in trees by its corresponding displacement in positions to give ptrees, and do the same for the extents to give pextents. The functional fold is used to apply the binary operation merge between all extents in the list. Figure 3 shows two different arrangements of the same extents. Most of the literature presents mix extents to the extremes of the mix region, more nearly represented by the 1% to 99% limits. The extents to which the elevated endotoxins may initiate the alterations in cytokines are not yet clear. In radiotherapy this may happen to different extents. Also, the optimization of sharing common subexpression evaluations across different evaluation extents is easier with this lifetime information. Hatched lines show approximate extents of central nature reserve that is covered by primary or tall secondary rain forests. Upper right: representation of the visual field showing the estimated visuotopic extents of the injection sites (outlines). Most treatments have, to varying extents, shown good results, particularly in the short term. In early successional stages, low species diversity, homogeneous tree heights and small crown extents result in a smooth canopy surface. All three quality criteria are not easily improved by the grower and are weather-dependent to different extents. To varying extents, the local (nightclub, pub, town hall, or council) remains crucial in helping to articulate knowledges and practices existing within their own 'reason'. See all examples of extent These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withextentextentThese are words often used in combination with extent. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. alarming extent In the flat where the tenant was living the damp was penetrating to an alarming extent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 areal extent The first and last units have the least arealextent. exact extent It is difficult to gauge from pauper letters, quarter sessions or other avenues the exactextent of administrative incompetence in out-parish networks. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with extent |
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