extent /ɪkˈstɛnt/ CET4 TEM4

• 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

  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。

• 2. 

  N-SING The extent of something is its length, area, or size. 长度; 广度; 范围

  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。

• 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]

  例：

  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。

  例：

  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]

  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]

  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，即使到了要为他显然没有犯的谋杀罪而入狱的地步他也不说。