extent

【发音】
美 /ɪk'stɛnt/ 英 /ɪk'stent/
【翻译】
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n. 广度; 范围; 程度
英释:used to say how true something is or how great an effect or change is
【记忆】
ex(出) + tent(伸展) → 伸展出的距离 → 广度; 范围
【短语】
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some extent : 有几分,在某种程度上;在一定程度上
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a certain extent : 一定程度上
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the extent of : 在…的范围内;到…的程度
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to the extent : 到…的程度
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to a great extent : 在很大程度上
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a large extent : 很大程度
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to the extent that : 达到……的程度以致;就……来说;在这个意义上;在这样的范围内;在……方面来说
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to an extent : 在一定程度上;到达…程度
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to a lesser extent : 在较小程度上
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to the utmost extent : 最大限度地,到极点;极力地
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in extent : 就面积而言
【例句】
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They examined the extent to which (= how much ) age affected language-learning ability.
他们调查了年龄会在多大程度上影响语言学习能力。
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(= how much ) did she influence his decision?
她在多大程度上影响了他的决定?
【真题例句】
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(2017.6 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...But renewable energy will have to displace fossil fuels to a much greater extent in the future to avoid unacceptable climate risks...
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(2016.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 听力题)...A recent International Labor Organization report says the deterioration of real wages around the world calls into question the true extent of an economic recovery...
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(2016.6 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...One recent study attempted to calculate the extent of this "ecological overshoot of the human economy"...
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(2012.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...we judge the extent to which we are the same as or different from others...
【同、近义词】
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n.程度;范围;[计量]长度
degree/boundary/region/length/spectrum/territory/area/
【同根词】
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n
extensiveness : 延伸;大范围