extend
US
UK extend [sth] vtr: (make longer: physically)
SC 延长 yán cháng
TC 延長
TC 延長
SC 使伸展 yán cháng ，shǐ shēn zhǎn
SC 使延伸 yán cháng ，shǐ yán shēn
They are going to extend the bike path by 3 km.
他们会把单车道延长3公里。
extend [sth] vtr: (make longer: time) (时间)
SC 延长 yán cháng
TC 延長
TC 延長
The legislature extended the voting time by 15 minutes.
立法院把投票的时间延长了15分钟。
extend vi: (stretch out)
SC 伸出 shēn chū
TC 伸出
TC 伸出
SC 突出 shēn chū，tū chū
TC 突出
TC 突出
The roof of the house extends over the porch.
extend vi: (stretch to reach sthg) (身体、肢体等)
SC 尽可能伸开 jìn kě néng shēn kāi
She extended to reach the top shelf without letting go of the baby.
extend vi: (spread)
SC 延伸 yán shēn
TC 延伸
TC 延伸
SC 延展开来 yán shēn，yán zhǎn kāi lái
Our land extends from the river to the road.
extend [sth] vtr: (hand: hold out)
SC 伸出（手等） shēn chū shǒu děng
The Frenchman extended his hand to shake mine.
extend [sth] vtr: (place at full length)
SC 展开 zhǎn kāi
TC 展開
TC 展開
SC 拉开 zhǎn kāi，lā kāi
TC 拉開
TC 拉開
He extended the map across the table.
extend [sth] vtr: (widen)
SC 扩大…的范围 kuò dà de fàn wéi
The seatbelt law has been extended to include back seats.
extend [sth] vtr: (offer)
SC 提供 tí gōng
TC 提供
TC 提供
SC 给予 tí gōng ，jǐ yǔ
TC 給予
TC 給予
She extended an offer to buy the business.
extend vtr: (extrapolate)
SC 引伸 yǐn shēn
SC 延伸 yǐn shēn，yán shēn
TC 延伸
TC 延伸
Let's extend this idea to its logical conclusions.
extend an olive branch v expr: figurative (offer reconciliation) (表达和解)
SC 伸出橄榄枝