extend
英[?k'stend;ek-]
美[?k'st?nd]
- vt. 延伸；擴大；推廣；伸出；給予；使竭盡全力；對…估價
- vi. 延伸；擴大；伸展；使疏開
英英釋意
- 1. extend in scope or range or area;
- "The law was extended to all citizens"
- "widen the range of applications"
- "broaden your horizon"
- "Extend your backyard"
- 2. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;
- "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"
- "His knowledge doesn't go very far"
- "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"
- "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
- 3. span an interval of distance, space or time;
- "The war extended over five years"
- "The period covered the turn of the century"
- "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"
- "This farm covers some 200 acres"
- 4. make available; provide;
- "extend a loan"
- "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
- 5. thrust or extend out;
- "He held out his hand"
- "point a finger"
- "extend a hand"
- "the bee exserted its sting"
- 6. reach outward in space;
- "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"
- 7. offer verbally;
- "extend my greetings"
- "He offered his sympathy"
- 8. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body;
- "Stretch your legs!"
- "Extend your right arm above your head"
- 9. expand the influence of;
- "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
- 10. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer;
- "We prolonged our stay"
- "She extended her visit by another day"
- "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
- 11. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length;
- "Unfold the newspaper"
- "stretch out that piece of cloth"
- "extend the TV antenna"
- 12. cause to move at full gallop;
- "Did you gallop the horse just now?"
- 13. open or straighten out; unbend;
- "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"
- 14. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity;
- "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"
- "Don't strain your mind too much"
- 15. prolong the time allowed for payment of;
- "extend the loan"
- 16. continue or extend;
- "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"
- "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
- 17. increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance;
- "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"
- "extend the casserole with a little rice"