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| /ɪkˈstent/ |
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| 1 | U the importance of a problem or situation （问题或情况的）严重程度 |
| +of We were shocked by the extent of the damage. 我们为损坏的严重程度所震惊。 |
| The government underestimated the extent of the contamination. 政府低估了污染的严重性。 |
| the full/true extent Doctors still do not know the full extent of his injuries. 医生们尚不清楚他的伤势到底如何。 |
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| 2 | singular/U the degree to which something happens or is likely to happen 程度；限度；范围 |
| extent to which The extent to which your diet is successful depends on your willpower. 节食能有多大的成效取决于你的意志。 |
| Languages vary in the extent to which they rely on word order. 语言对词序的依赖程度各不相同。 |
| | 2a | mainly 在很大程度上；主要地 | | The complaints were to a large extent valid. 投诉大体上都是有根据的。 | |
| | 2b | used for saying that something is less/more true than a previous statement 在较小/更大程度上 | | A child’ s values come from its parents and, to a lesser extent, from its schooling. 孩子的价值观大多来自于父母，也有小部分来自于学校教育。 | |
| | 2c | partly , but not completely 在某种/一定/有限程度上 | | To a certain extent, I was relieved. 我在一定程度上获得了些宽慰。 | |
| | 2d | used for saying that because one thing is happening something else happens 竟然到了…的地步 | | His business is failing to such an extent that it is losing over £20,000 a year. 他生意失败，已落到一年亏损 20000多英镑的地步。 | |
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| 3 | U the size or area of something 大小；面积 |
| Open the table to its fullest extent. 把桌子完全打开。 |
| in extent almost an acre in extent 差不多1英亩的面积 |
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