extended

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ex·tend·ed /ɪkˈstendɪd/ adjectiveadj [only before noun]

1 made longer or bigger 延长了的；扩展了的

an extended business trip

延长了的出差行程

The computer uses extended memory.

计算机使用扩展内存。

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2 long or longer than expected or planned 较长时间的，延期的

If you are going abroad for an extended period of time, you should consider renting your house out.

如果你要出国较长时间，应该考虑把房子租出去。

3 long and detailed 详尽的

an extended analysis of the film

对这部电影的详尽分析

Examples from the Corpus

extended• Peake was not interested in a permanent move and Pool did not pursue the idea of an extended loan.• But the suicide letter also keeps a foot in the abstract world, the world of metaphysics in my extended sense.• It is not suitable for extended use beyond three years, without modification and revision.• Description and decision are delayed until an extended visual search is completed.

extended period of time• It looked as if I was going to be out of commission for another extended period of time.• Mail bomb campaigns typically generate terror by sending devices one by one to diverse targets over an extended period of time.• Miller observed that penal institutions' can not sustain their decency over an extended period of time.• Most of the psychotic episodes experienced by people using Halcion involved high doses for extended periods of time.• When the ground is frozen, walking on it for extended periods of time can cause frostbite.• Studying the body clock for extended periods of time Consider the following experimental design for a volunteer studied on his own.• The intention is that over extended periods of time equivalent machines receive an equivalent amount of resource.• The company applies its techniques through workshops or residencies over extended periods of time in hospitals, community centres of special schools.

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