extent n. 1.广度,宽度,长度,一大片(土地)。 2.分量,程度;区域,范围,界限,限度。 3.【逻辑学】外延。 4.【法律】扣押,扣押令;〔美国〕临时所有权令;〔英古〕土地估价。 interior extent 【数学】内延。 unlimited extent 无限空间。 a vast extent of land 广大的土地。 the full extent of the park 公园的全景。 extent of the error 误差量。 the extent of one's patience 忍耐限度。 to a certain extent 在一定程度上,有点儿,多少,稍稍。 to a great [large] extent 大部分,大大,在很大程度上。 to some extent 在某种程度上,多少,有点儿,有些。 to such an extent that 达到这样的程度以至。 to that extent 达到那种程度。 to the extent of [that] 达到…的程度。 to the utmost [full] extent 到极点,极端;尽可能,尽力。
He had recovered from a slow start to the extent that he taught himself advanced calculus and geometry textbooks . 他已从缓慢的开端发展到能依靠教科书自学高等微积分和几何学。
But by the time he was fourteen years old , he had recovered from a slow start to the extent that he taught himself advanced calculus and geometry from textbooks 但到14岁时,他从早期迟钝中苏醒过来,能自学教科书,掌握了高等微积分和几何学。
To the extent that he seeks to compensate for this uncertainty by charging a higher rate of interest across the board , the rest of us , who have a good credit history , suffer 假使银行为求自保一律提高有关利息收费以弥补风险,便会连累一些信贷记录良好的客户。
When a person is faced with legal proceedings , he is expected to draw on his own financial resources to meet the costs incurred as others do , to the extent that he does not suffer undue hardship 面对法律程序的人,理应与其他人士一样,在对其不会造成过度困苦的前题下,尽量以自己的财务资源支付所涉及的费用。