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ex.tentIk5stentnarea or length; amount范围;长度;数量From the top of the Empire State Building, you can see the full extent of Manhattan (= the area it covers). [U]从帝国大厦顶层，你可以看到整个曼哈顿。We don't yet know the extent of his injuries (= how bad his injuries are). [U]我们还不知道他受伤的程度。Rosie's teacher was impressed by the extent of her knowledge (= how much she knew). [U]罗丝的老师对她广博的知识面印象很深。Marathon runners often have to push themselves beyond the extent (= limits) of their endurance. [U]马拉松运动员经常不得不强令自己超越自己耐力的限度。The River Nile is over 6 500 kilometres in extent (= length). [U]尼罗河长达6 500多公里。People are affected to different extents by what they see on television. [C]人们受到电视所播内容的不同程度的影响。The company is in debt to the extent of (= to the amount of) several thousand pounds.公司欠债达数千英镑。Some people hold their beliefs very strongly, even to the extent of being (= so strongly that they are) prepared to go to prison for them.有些人信仰十分坚定，甚至坚定到准备为之坐牢的程度。Apes are like people to the extent that they have some human characteristics (= because they have some of the same characteristics as people)类人猿与人相像，其程度为它们有一些人的特征。Sales have fallen so badly this year, to the extent that (= we have reached the stage where) we will have to close some of our shops.今年销售大规模下降，以致我们不得不关掉几家商店。To a great extent/a large extent (= Mostly) people go on holiday there to enjoy the good weather.很大程度上，人们去那里度假是为了享受那里的好天气。The rich will not benefit from the proposed changes to the tax system to the same extent as (= as much as) the lower paid.富人不会同等程度地像低收入的人们受益于计划中的税制变革。To some extent/a certain extent (= Partly), she was responsible for the accident.从某种程度上说，她对这次事故负有责任。The car was damaged to such an extent (= so much) that it could not be repaired.这辆车受损如此严重，已经到了无法修复的地步。Straightening the road has reduced the risk of accidents and to that extent (= that being so) has made it safer, but it is still dangerous.把路修直降低了出事故的危险性，使路面较为安全，但仍有危险。To what extent (= How much) will the budget have to be modified?这次预算须有多大范围的修改?
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