1 N-SING 程度;地步 If you are talking about how great, important, or serious a difficulty or situation is, you can refer to the extent of it. 程度;地步
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The government itself has little information on the extent of industrial pollution. [+ of]
政府本身几乎不了解工业污染的程度。
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Growing up with him soon made me realise the extent of his determination.
和他一起长大让我很快意识到他有多么坚定。
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The full extent of the losses was disclosed yesterday. [+ of]
昨天公布了整个损失情况。
SYN magnitude, amount, degree, scale
2 N-SING 范围;面积;大小 The extent of something is its length, area, or size. 范围;面积;大小
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Their commitment was only to maintain the extent of forests, not their biodiversity. [+ of]
他们仅承诺维持现有森林面积,并不保证林区生物的多样性。
3 PHRASE 在很大程度上/ 在某种程度上/在一定程度上 You use expressions such as to a large extent ,to some extent, or to a certain extent in order to indicate that something is partly true, but not entirely true. 在很大程度上/ 在某种程度上/在一定程度上 [vagueness]
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It was and, to a large extent, still is a good show.
它过去是个好节目,现在在很大程度上仍是个好节目。
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To some extent this was the truth.
在某种程度上,这是事实。
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To a certain extent it's easier for men to get work.
在一定程度上,男性更容易找到工作。
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This also endangers American interests in other regions, although to a lesser extent.
这也危及到美国在其他地区的利益,只不过危害程度要小一些。
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To an extent, that is the reason for the meeting.
在某种程度上,那就是召开这次会议的原因。
4 PHRASE 到何种程度/到那种程度/到…的程度 You use expressions such as to what extent ,to that extent, or to the extent that when you are discussing how true a statement is, or in what ways it is true. 到何种程度/到那种程度/到…的程度 [vagueness]
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It's still not clear to what extent this criticism is originating from within the ruling party.
目前仍不清楚这种批评有多少是来自执政党内部。
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To that extent they helped bring about their own destruction.
他们正是如此推波助澜,导致了自己的毁灭。
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He could only be sorry to the extent that this affected his grandchildren.
这件事甚至都影响到了他的孙辈,他只有伤心的份儿。
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The extent to which it helped to promote Britain's broader strategic interests was sometimes questionable.
它对于促进英国获得更广泛的战略利益到底有多大的帮助,这一点有时候值得怀疑。
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We may not be able to do it to the extent that we would like.
我们也许无法把这件事做到我们希望的程度。
5 PHRASE (表示强调)到…的地步,到…的程度 You use expressions such as to the extent of ,to the extent that, or to such an extent that in order to emphasize that a situation has reached a difficult, dangerous, or surprising stage. (表示强调)到…的地步,到…的程度 [emphasis]
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He said he didn't like the president, but not to the extent of wanting to kill him.
他说他不喜欢总统,但是还没有到想要刺杀他的地步。
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I became pregnant but this man was very violent towards me to the extent that I lost our baby.
我怀孕了,但是这个男人对我非常粗暴,致使我流产了。
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It has increased to such an extent that Ghana can now export maize.
玉米产量增长得如此迅速,现在加纳已经可以出口玉米了。
Word Partnership | Use extent with: |
N. | extent of the damage 1 |
VERB. | determine the extent, know the extent 1 |
ADJ. | lesser extent 1 full extent 1 2 a certain extent 3 |
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