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. 政府本身对工业污染的程度知之甚少。
2. N-SING Theextentof something is its length, area, or size. 长度; 广度; 范围
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。
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/某种/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个好节目。
To some extent this was the truth. 在某种程度上这是事实。
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. 在何种/那种/这种/程度上[含糊]
It's still not clear to what extent this criticism is originating from within the ruling party. 现在还不清楚这个批判在多大程度上源自执政党内部。
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…/那种/如此地步[强调]
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，即使到了要为他显然没有犯的谋杀罪而入狱的地步他也不说。
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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
面积，范围；长度；数量
From the top of the Empire State Building, you can see the full extent of Manhattan (= the area it covers ). 从帝国大厦顶层你可以看到曼哈顿全景。
We don't yet know the extent of his injuries (= how bad his injuries are). 我们还不知道他的伤势有多严重。
Rosie's teacher was impressed by the extent of her knowledge (= how much she knew ). 罗茜知识面很广，给她的老师留下了深刻印象。
The River Nile is over 6,500 6,5000 kilometres in extent (= length ). 尼罗河长6500多公里。
the extent to which
the degree to which something happens or is likely to happen
（某事可能发生的）程度
She had not realized the extent to which the children had been affected . 她还没有意识到孩子们受影响的程度。
to the extent of
so strongly that
到达…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. 一些人信仰坚定，甚至为之坐牢也在所不惜。
to the extent that
to a particular degree or stage , often causing particular results
到…程度；到…地步；以至于
Sales have fallen badly this year , to the extent that we will have to close some of our shops . 今年的销售额大幅下降，情况糟糕到我们将不得不关闭一些商店。
to the same extent
to the same degree as; as much as
在同样的程度上；同样，一样
The rich will not benefit from the proposed changes to the tax system to the same extent as the lower paid . 如果提议的税制改革得以实施，富人和低收入人群的受益程度将会有所区别。
to some extent
partly
在某种程度上
To some extent, she was responsible for the accident . 她要为事故负部分责任。
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 . 汽车损毁严重，已经没法再修了。
to what extent?
how much
在多大程度上?
To what extent will the budget have to be modified ? 预算必须做多大程度的修改？
To what extent do you think he's aware of the problem ? 你认为他对问题的严重程度了解多少？
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