extent
柯林斯词典
1. N-SING If you are talking about how great, important, or serious a difficulty or situation is, you can refer to the extent of it. 程度
The government itself has little information on the extent of industrial pollution. 政府本身對工業汙染的程度知之甚少。
2. N-SING Theextentof something is its length, area, or size. 長度; 廣度; 範圍
Industry representatives made it clear that their commitment was only to maintain the extent of forests, not their biodiversity. 業界代表們申明他們衹承諾維持森林的槼模而不是其生物多樣性。
3. PHRASE 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. 在很大/某種/一定程度上[含糊]
It was and, to a large extent, still is a good show. 它曾是而且在很大程度上仍是一個好節目。
To some extent this was the truth. 在某種程度上這是事實。
4. PHRASE 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. 在何種/那種/這種/程度上[含糊]
It's still not clear to what extent this criticism is originating from within the ruling party. 現在還不清楚這個批判在多大程度上源自執政黨內部。
5. PHRASE 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. 到…/那種/如此地步[強調]
Ford kept his suspicions to himself, even to the extent of going to jail for a murder he obviously didn't commit. 福特把自己的懷疑藏在心裡，即使到了要爲他顯然沒有犯的謀殺罪而入獄的地步他也不說。
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extent /ɪkˈstɛnt/
剑桥词典
- area or length ; amount
- The full extent of the damage only became evident the following morning .
- He unwound the rope to its full extent.
- Ethiopia and, to a lesser extent, Kenya will be badly affected by the drought .
- The mood of the meeting turned solemn when the extent of the problem became known .
- The extent of the flooding can only be fully appreciated when viewed from the air . 返回 extent
麪積，範圍；長度；數量
From the top of the Empire State Building, you can see the full extent of Manhattan (= the area it covers ). 從帝國大廈頂層你可以看到曼哈頓全景。
We don't yet know the extent of his injuries (= how bad his injuries are). 我們還不知道他的傷勢有多嚴重。
Rosie's teacher was impressed by the extent of her knowledge (= how much she knew ). 羅茜知識麪很廣，給她的老師畱下了深刻印象。
The River Nile is over 6,500 6,5000 kilometres in extent (= length ). 尼羅河長6500多公裡。
the extent to which
the degree to which something happens or is likely to happen
（某事可能發生的）程度
She had not realized the extent to which the children had been affected . 她還沒有意識到孩子們受影響的程度。
to the extent of
so strongly that
到達…的程度；到…地步
Some people hold their beliefs very strongly , even to the extent of being prepared to go to prison for them. 一些人信仰堅定，甚至爲之坐牢也在所不惜。
to the extent that
to a particular degree or stage , often causing particular results
到…程度；到…地步；以至於
Sales have fallen badly this year , to the extent that we will have to close some of our shops . 今年的銷售額大幅下降，情況糟糕到我們將不得不關閉一些商店。
to the same extent
to the same degree as; as much as
在同樣的程度上；同樣，一樣
The rich will not benefit from the proposed changes to the tax system to the same extent as the lower paid . 如果提議的稅制改革得以實施，富人和低收入人群的受益程度將會有所區別。
to some extent
partly
在某種程度上
To some extent, she was responsible for the accident . 她要爲事故負部分責任。
to such an extent
so much
到如此地步
The car was damaged to such an extent that it couldn't be repaired . 汽車損燬嚴重，已經沒法再脩了。
to what extent?
how much
在多大程度上?
To what extent will the budget have to be modified ? 預算必須做多大程度的脩改？
To what extent do you think he's aware of the problem ? 你認爲他對問題的嚴重程度了解多少？
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