extent
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ɪkˈstent/
/ɪkˈstent/
[countable, usually singular, uncountable]Idioms - how large, important, serious, etc. something is
程度；限度 - It is difficult to assess the full extent of the damage.
损失情况难以全面估计。 - She was exaggerating the true extent of the problem.
她夸大了问题的严重性。 - They have launched an investigation to determine the extent of police misconduct in this case.
他们发起了一项调查，以确定警方在此案中的不当行为的程度。 - We don't know the extent of his injuries at this point.
目前我们还不知道他受伤的程度。 - I was amazed at the extent of his knowledge.
他知识之渊博令我惊奇。
- The government sought to play down the extent of the problem.
政府试图淡化问题的程度。 - The operation revealed the extent of the cancer.
手术揭示出癌变的程度。 - The overall extent of civilian casualties remained unclear.
平民伤亡总数还不清楚。 - We do not yet know the extent of her injuries.
我们还不知道她的伤情。 - a lengthy agenda outlining the extent of global environmental problems
勾勒出全球环境问题程度的冗长议程
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- greatest
- maximum
- …
- reach
- see
- consider
- …
- in extent
- to an extent
- to a…extent
- …
- at something’s greatest extent
- to a considerable extent
- to a great extent
- …
- It is difficult to assess the full extent of the damage.
- the physical size of an area
大小；面积；范围 - You can't see the full extent of the beach from here.
从这儿不能看到海滩全貌。 - in extent The island is 300 square kilometres in extent.
这个岛面积为300平方公里。
- At its greatest extent the empire comprised most of western France.
在帝国全盛时期，法国西部的大部份地区均为其领土。 - a statement defining the extent of Latvia's territory
界定拉脱维亚领土范围的声明
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- greatest
- maximum
- …
- reach
- see
- consider
- …
- in extent
- to an extent
- to a…extent
- …
- at something’s greatest extent
- to a considerable extent
- to a great extent
- …
- You can't see the full extent of the beach from here.
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘valuation of property, especially for taxation’): from Anglo-Norman French extente, from medieval Latin extenta, feminine past participle of Latin extendere ‘stretch out’, from ex- ‘out’ + tendere ‘stretch’.
Idioms
to… extent
- used to show how far something is true or how great an effect it has
到…程度；在…程度上 - To a certain extent, we are all responsible for this tragic situation.
我们都在一定程度上对这悲惨的局面负有责任。 - He had changed to such an extent (= so much) that I no longer recognized him.
他变得我简直认不出了。 - To some extent what she argues is true.
她的论证在某种程度上是符合事实的。 - The pollution of the forest has seriously affected plant life and, to a lesser extent, wildlife.
森林污染严重影响了植物的生存，其次也对野生动物造成了影响。 - To what extent is this true of all schools?
这在多大程度上符合所有学校的实际情况？ - The book discusses the extent to which (= how much) family life has changed over the past 50 years.
本书论述了近 50 年来家庭生活的变化程度。
Language Bank generallygenerallyWays of saying ‘in general’“通常” 的表达方式 - Women generally earn less than men.
女人通常比男人挣钱少。
- Women generally earn less than men.
- Generally speaking, jobs traditionally done by women are paid at a lower rate than those traditionally done by men.
一般来说，传统上由妇女干的工作比传统上由男人干的工作报酬低。
- Generally speaking, jobs traditionally done by women are paid at a lower rate than those traditionally done by men.
- In general/By and large, women do not earn as much as men.
总的说来，女人不如男人挣钱多。
- In general/By and large, women do not earn as much as men.
- Certain jobs, like nursing and cleaning, are still mainly carried out by women.
有些工作仍然主要由女性做，比如护理和保洁。
- Certain jobs, like nursing and cleaning, are still mainly carried out by women.
- Senior management posts are predominantly held by men.
高层管理职位大多由男性担任。
- Senior management posts are predominantly held by men.
- Most senior management posts tend to be held by men.
大多数高层管理职位通常由男性担任。
- Most senior management posts tend to be held by men.
- Women are, for the most part, still paid less than men.
女人的薪水多半仍比男人低。
- Women are, for the most part, still paid less than men.
- Economic and social factors are, to a large extent, responsible for women being concentrated in low-paid jobs.
经济和社会因素在很大程度上导致女性集中于低报酬工作。
- Economic and social factors are, to a large extent, responsible for women being concentrated in low-paid jobs.
- He had withdrawn from the company of his friends to an alarming extent.
他大幅减少和朋友们的来往，已经到了令人担忧的程度。 - I will answer your questions about this case to the extent possible.
我将尽可能地回答你关于此案的问题。 - People no longer live in small communities to the same extent as they used to.
今天生活在小社区的人不像从前那样多。 - The victory underlined the extent to which Prussia had become a major power.
这场胜利凸显出普鲁士在很大程度上已成为一个大国。 - To an extent East-West distrust continued throughout the war.
从某种程度上来说，东西方之间在整个战争期间一直相互不 信任。
- To a certain extent, we are all responsible for this tragic situation.