extend
/ɪkˈstend/verb
with obj.
1
- cause to cover a wider area; make larger扩大, 扩充, 扩展：
the car park has been extended.
那个停车场已经扩建了。
1.1
- cause to last longer延续; 延长：
they asked the government to extend its period of deliberation.
他们要求政府延长审议的时间。
1.2
- straighten or spread out (the body or a limb) at full length伸, 展开, 伸展（身体, 肢体）：
hold the index finger down with the thumb extended.
按下食指, 伸出拇指。
1.3
- no obj. spread from a central point to cover a wider area延伸; 伸展：
the damage extended 400 yards either side of the shop.
破坏范围向商店的两边伸展了400码。
1.4
- no obj. occupy a specified area延伸; 占据：
the mountains extend over the western end of the island.
整个岛屿的西端为山脉所覆盖。
1.5
- no obj.
extend to
include within one's scope; be applicable to把…纳入自己的范围, 包括; 适用于： her generosity did not extend to all adults.
她并不是对所有的成年人都慷慨大方。
2
- hold (something) out towards someone（向某人）伸出：
I nod and extend my hand.
我点了一下头并伸出了一只手。
2.1
- offer提供; 给予; 发出（邀请等）：
she extended an invitation to her to stay.
她向她发出了前来暂住的邀请。
2.2
- make (a resource) available to someone允许使用（资源）：
credit was extended to the country.
该国获得了贷款。
派生词
extendability
nounextendable
adjectiveextendibility
nounextendible
adjectiveextensibility
nounextensible
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin extendere 'stretch out, from ex- 'out'+tendere'stretch'.