新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

extent

英  [ɪkˈstent]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[SING 单数型名词] 程度

    If you are talking about how great, important, or serious a difficulty or situation is, you can refer to the extent of it.

    近义词

    magnitude , amount , degree , scale

    双语例句

    例:

    The government itself has little information on the extent of industrial pollution.

    政府本身对工业污染的程度知之甚少。

    例:

    The full extent of the losses was disclosed yesterday.

    全部的损失情况在昨天被披露了。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 长度 , 广度 , 范围

    The extent of something is its length, area, or size.

    双语例句

    例:

    Industry representatives made it clear that their commitment was only to maintain the extent of forests, not their biodiversity.

    业界代表们申明他们只承诺维持森林的规模而不是其生物多样性。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • to a large extent , to some extent , to a certain extent

    1在很大程度上 , 在某种程度上 , 在一定程度上

    You use expressions such as to a large extent, to some extent, or to a certain extent in order to indicate that something is partly true, but not entirely true.

    双语例句

    例:

    It was and, to a large extent, still is a good show.

    它曾经是个好节目,而且在很大程度现在也是。

    例:

    To some extent this was the truth.

    在某种程度上这是事实。

    例:

    To a certain extent it's easier for men to get work.

    在一定程度上,男性更容易找到工作。

    例:

    This also endangers American interests in other regions, although to a lesser extent.

    尽管程度上较小,这也危害美国在其他区域的利益。

  • to what extent , to that extent , to the extent that

    1在何种程度上 , 在那种程度上 , 在这种程度上

    You use expressions such as to what extent, to that extent, or to the extent that when you are discussing how true a statement is, or in what ways it is true.

    双语例句

    例:

    It's still not clear to what extent this criticism is originating from within the ruling party.

    现在还不清楚这种批判有多少源自执政党内部。

    例:

    To that extent they helped bring about their own destruction.

    从那种程度上而言,是他们招致了自己的毁灭。

    例:

    He could only be sorry to the extent that this affected his grandchildren.

    事情甚至都影响到了他的孙辈,他只有伤心的份儿。

    例:

    We may not be able to do it to the extent that we would like.

    我们可能做不到我们想要的那种程度。

  • to the extent of , to the extent that , to such an extent that

    1到…地步 , 到那种地步 , 到如此地步

    You use expressions such as to the extent of, to the extent that, or to such an extent that in order to emphasize that a situation has reached a difficult, dangerous, or surprising stage.

    双语例句

    例:

    Ford kept his suspicions to himself, even to the extent of going to jail for a murder he obviously didn't commit.

    福特把自己的怀疑藏在心里,即使到了被冤枉犯有谋杀罪而入狱的地步他也不说。