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how large, important, serious, etc. something is 程度；限度 It is difficult to assess the full extent of the damage. 損失情況難以全面估計。 She was exaggerating the true extent of the problem. 她誇大了問題的嚴重性。 They have launched an investigation to determine the extent of police misconduct in this case. 他們發起了一項調查，以確定警方在此案中的不當行爲的程度。 We don't know the extent of his injuries at this point. 目前我們還不知道他受傷的程度。 I was amazed at the extent of his knowledge. 他知識之淵博令我驚奇。
Extra ExamplesThe government sought to play down the extent of the problem. 政府試圖淡化問題的程度。 The operation revealed the extent of the cancer. 手術揭示出癌變的程度。 The overall extent of civilian casualties remained unclear. 平民傷亡總數還不清楚。 We do not yet know the extent of her injuries. 我們還不知道她的傷情。 a lengthy agenda outlining the extent of global environmental problems 勾勒出全球環境問題程度的冗長議程
Oxford 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
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the physical size of an area 大小；面積；範圍 You can't see the full extent of the beach from here. 從這兒不能看到海灘全貌。 - in extent
The island is 300 square kilometres in extent. 這個島面積爲300平方公裏。
Extra ExamplesAt its greatest extent the empire comprised most of western France. 在帝國全盛時期，法國西部的大部份地區均爲其領土。 a statement defining the extent of Latvia's territory 界定拉脫維亞領土範圍的聲明
Oxford 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
- …
Word OriginMiddle 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. 我們都在一定程度上對這悲慘的局面負有責任。 He had changed to such an extent (= so much) that I no longer recognized him. 他變得我簡直認不出了。 To some extent what she argues is true. 她的論證在某種程度上是符合事實的。 The pollution of the forest has seriously affected plant life and, to a lesser extent, wildlife. 森林污染嚴重影響了植物的生存，其次也對野生動物造成了影響。 To what extent is this true of all schools? 這在多大程度上符合所有學校的實際情況？ The book discusses the extent to which (= how much) family life has changed over the past 50 years. 本書論述了近 50 年來家庭生活的變化程度。
Language Bank generallygenerallyWays of saying ‘in general’ “通常” 的表達方式 Women generally earn less than men. 女人通常比男人掙錢少。
Generally speaking, jobs traditionally done by women are paid at a lower rate than those traditionally done by men. 一般來說，傳統上由婦女幹的工作比傳統上由男人幹的工作報酬低。
In general/By and large, women do not earn as much as men. 總的說來，女人不如男人掙錢多。
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，比如護理和保潔。
Senior management posts are predominantly held by men. 高層管理職位大多由男性擔任。
Most senior management posts tend to be held by men. 大多數高層管理職位通常由男性擔任。
Women are, for the most part, still paid less than men. 女人的薪水多半仍比男人低。
Economic and social factors are, to a large extent, responsible for women being concentrated in low-paid jobs. 經濟和社會因素在很大程度上導致女性集中於低報酬工作。
Extra ExamplesHe had withdrawn from the company of his friends to an alarming extent. 他大幅減少和朋友們的來往，已經到了令人擔憂的程度。 I will answer your questions about this case to the extent possible. 我將盡可能地回答你關於此案的問題。 People no longer live in small communities to the same extent as they used to. 今天生活在小社區的人不像從前那樣多。 The victory underlined the extent to which Prussia had become a major power. 這場勝利凸顯出普魯士在很大程度上已成爲一個大國。 To an extent East-West distrust continued throughout the war. 從某種程度上來說，東西方之間在整個戰爭期間一直相互不 信任。