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单词 extend
释义
extend
verb
uk
/ɪkˈstend/us
/ɪkˈstend/

extendverb(INCREASE)

B2[T]
toaddto something inorderto make itbiggerorlonger:
扩大；扩展；使增加长度
We haveplansto extendourhouse(= to make itbigger).我们计划扩建房屋。
Thegovernmenthasproducedaseriesofleafletsdesignedto extend(=increase)publicawarenessof thedangersofAIDS.政府印发了一系列传单，旨在加强公众对艾滋病危害的认识。
We'replanningto extendourpublishingof children'sbooks(=increaseit).我们正计划扩展儿童图书的出版业务。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to increase
  • increaseWe need to increase production to meet demand.
  • growThe number of people living alone grows each year.
  • risePrices rose by 10 per cent.
  • go upHouse prices keep going up.
  • escalateCrime in the city has escalated in recent weeks.
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B2[T]
to make something lastlonger:
延长，使延期
Thebarhasrecentlyextendeditsopeninghours(= made themlonger).酒吧最近延长了营业时间。
I need to extend myvisa(= make it lastlonger).我的签证需要延期。
More examples
  • Theyplannedto extend thecarpark,freeingexistingparkingspacesforvisitors.
  • We had towaitmonthsfor thecounciltoapproveourplansto extend thehouse.
  • Thecompanyishopingto extenditsmarketstillfurther.
  • Thedeadlineforapplicationsis being extended, inpartbecause of thepostalstrike.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stretching the body
  • crane
  • distend
  • distension
  • outstretched
  • reach
  • spread
  • stretch
  • stretch(yourself)out

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Becoming bigger

extendverb(STRETCH)

[T]
tostretchsomething out:
伸，伸出，伸开；展开
We've extended aclothesline(= made itreach)between twotreesin thegarden.我们在花园里两棵树之间系了根晾衣绳。
He extended hishandas agreeting(=heldout hishandfor someone toshakeit).他伸出手去表示欢迎。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stretching the body
  • crane
  • distend
  • distension
  • outstretched
  • reach
  • spread
  • stretch
  • stretch(yourself)out

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Becoming bigger

extendverb(REACH)

B2[Iusually+ adv/prep]
toreach,stretch, orcontinue:
伸展，延伸；延续
The Sahara Desert extendsformiles.撒哈拉沙漠绵延数百英里。
Thepathextendsbeyondthe end of theroad.这条小路一直通到大路尽头很远的地方。
Rain isexpectedto extendto(=arrivein)allpartsof thecountryby thisevening.预计今天傍晚之前降雨范围会扩大到全国各个地区。
Theeffectsof thislegislationwill extend(=reach)furtherthan thegovernmentintends.这项立法所产生的影响将比政府预期的更为深远。
More examples
  • Ourpropertyextends asfaras thatlineoftreesover there.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stretching the body
  • crane
  • distend
  • distension
  • outstretched
  • reach
  • spread
  • stretch
  • stretch(yourself)out

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Becoming bigger

extendverb(OFFER)

[T]formal
toofferor give something to someone:
提供；给予
I should like to extend mythankstoyou foryourkindness.对您的好意我谨致以衷心感谢。
Thechairpersonextended awarmwelcometotheguestspeaker.主席向特邀演讲人表示热烈欢迎。
Thegovernmentis extendingaidtopeoplewho have beenaffectedby theearthquake.政府正在为地震受灾居民提供援助。
[+ two objects]Thebankhasagreedto extend usmoney/extendmoneytous(=lendusmoney)tobuyourhouse.银行已经同意向我们提供购房贷款。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Giving, providing and supplying
  • accommodate
  • accord
  • administer
  • administration
  • assignment
  • award
  • hand off
  • handsomethingout
  • handsomethingover
  • handsomethinground
  • handoff
  • invest
  • lay
  • passing
  • rebid
  • regift
  • reprovision
  • resource
  • resupply
  • spare
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extendverb(INCLUDE)

[I+ adv/prep]
toincludeoraffectsomeone or something:
包括；影响到；适用于
Parkingrestrictionsdo not extendtodisabledpeople.停车限制不适用于残疾人士。
Her new-foundtolerancedoes not extend tosinglemothers.她近来培养出一颗包容之心，可是对单身母亲仍然谈不上宽容。
Theinvitationdid not extend tofamilymembers.受邀者不能带家属赴约。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Including and containing
  • absorptive capacity
  • all in
  • assimilable
  • assimilate
  • buildsomethingin/intosomething
  • carry
  • cast
  • encompass
  • enshrine
  • factor
  • factorsomethingin
  • forget
  • in
  • package
  • pepper
  • peppersomethingwithsomething
  • plug(something/someone)intosomething
  • reincorporate
  • reincorporation
  • rich
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Affecting and influencing

extendverb(USE ABILITY)

[T]
tocausesomeone to use alltheirability:
使发挥才干；使才尽其用；使竭尽全力
Shefeelsthat herjobdoesn't extend her enough.她觉得她的工作不能充分发挥她的才干。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Trying and making an effort
  • A game
  • all-out
  • assault
  • attempt
  • attempted
  • bid
  • commitment
  • crack
  • go for itidiom
  • go forsomeone
  • go out ofyourwayidiom
  • go the extra mileidiom
  • go to great lengthsidiom
  • nose
  • seek
  • square the circleidiom
  • step on the gasidiom
  • stick atsomething
  • stick tosomething
  • strain after/for effectidiom
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(Definition ofextendfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

extend| American Dictionary

extend
verb
us
/ɪkˈstend/

extendverb(REACH)

[I/T]
toreach,continue, orstretch:
[I]Farmland extends formilesin everydirection.
[I]Themeetingextended into the latehoursof thenight.
[T]He extended hishandtogreetme.

extendverb(INCREASE)

[T]
toaddto something inorderto make itlonger;increase:
Thestorehasrecentlyextendeditshours.
I might have extended thisessaytoincludemoreinformation.
[T]
To extend something is also toincreaseitsrangeso that itincludesmore:
Theproposedlawwould extendhealthinsuranceto allchildren.

extendverb(OFFER)

[T]
toofferor give:
I would like to extend mythanksto everybody for making thiseveningasuccess.
We’d like to extendourcondolencesto thefamily.
(Definition ofextendfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

extend| Business English

extend
verb
uk
/ɪkˈstend/us
[IorT]
toincreasetheperiodoftimeduring which something iseffective, or to last for aparticularperiodoftime:
Atpresentthey are onlyopenfourdaysaweekbut theyplanto extendtheirhours.
extend anagreement/acontract/adeadline
extend sth from sth to sthUnder theproposalthepresidentialtermwould be extended from five to sixyears.
extend into sthItlooksas if thefinaltalkswill extend intoJune.
extend for sthDon'tacceptanyloanthat extends for moreyearsthan youplantokeepthecar.
[T]
to give oroffersomething to someone:
extend benefits/coverageTheproposalwould extendmedicalinsurancecoverageto 95% of thepopulation,includingeverychild.
extend creditBybuyingandpackagingmortgages,WallStreetenabledthelendersto extendcreditevenas thedangersgrewin thehousingmarket.
[T]
toincreasethesizeorrangeof something:
The company'spremiseshave been extended.
The company's own-labelrangehas been extended toincludeadiningline.
The twoeducatorsareresponsibleforextendingcollegebusinessprogramsbeyondtheclassroom.
(Definition ofextendfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofextend

extend
We extended our model to include proxies for plan eligibility and vesting requirements for both plan types.
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We also tested whether extending the model by including more variables would significantly improve the basic model.
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In a fully extended specimen it may be as small as 1/9.
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The present study adds to and extends that literature in two ways.
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Nevertheless, this research extends the work of refs.
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Sequentiality can be extended to the whole hierarchy of simple types using sequential algorithms (or more generally, strategies in games) or strongly stable functions.
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Our work can be extended in a number of ways.
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The processes extended at 25 + 3 m hour-1.
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Of the 215 extended nurse prescribers in the study, 97% said prescribing was allowing them to improve patient care.
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After this dictionary was extended with the tagged training corpus, it recognizes 96.14% of the words in the test set.
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The next stage extends the syntactic context in which pure could be used.
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However, although (1) will form the core of the specification, the model has to be extended before fitting it to data.
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Type 3 involves those cases in which negative concord extends to the verb in a lower clause, as shown in (13).
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We shall return to the problem of extending a valuation to a measure, but only to the generated algebra, not the generated -algebra.
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Since the mapping is an isomorphism of abstract bases, it extends to an isomorphism of their sobrifications.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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