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extend

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ex·tend /ɪkˈstend/ ●●○ S3 W2 verb  
1 time 时间 [intransitiveI + adverbadv/prepositionprep, transitiveT]LONG TIME to continue for a longer period of time, or to make something last longer 持续;延长,推延〔期限〕
 Management have agreed to extend the deadline.
管理层已同意延长最后期限。
extend for/into/over etc
 Some of our courses extend over two years.
我们有些课程修读期超过两年。
extend something for/by/until something
 The government has extended the ban on the import of beef until June.
政府已经把进口牛肉的禁令延长至6月。
see thesaurus at increase
2 area/distance 范围/距离 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]DISTANCE to continue for a particular distance or over a particular area 延伸;伸展
across/over/through etc
 The River Nile extends as far south as Lake Victoria.
尼罗河一直往南延伸至维多利亚湖。
extend 100 km/30 yards etc (from something)
 The shelf extends 20 cms from the bookcase.
搁板伸出书柜20厘米。
3 size 尺寸 [transitiveT]INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT to make a room, building, road etc bigger or longer 扩大;延长
 We plan to extend the kitchen by six feet.
我们打算把厨房扩建六英尺。
4 include/affect 包括/影响
a) [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]POWER to affect or include people, things, or places 影响;包括
extend to/beyond etc
 My duties at the school extend beyond just teaching.
我在学校的职责不只是教书。
 The vote was extended to all women aged 21 and over in 1928.
1928年投票权扩大至所有21岁及以上的妇女。
b) [transitiveT] to make something affect more people, situations, areas etc than before 扩大的影响,扩展
 British Coal is planning to extend its operations in Wales.
英国煤炭公司正计划扩展其在威尔士的业务。
extend something to somebody/something
 We can extend our insurance cover to travel abroad.
我们可以把保险服务的范围扩大至海外旅游。
5 offer help/thanks 提供帮助/表示感谢 [transitiveT] formalOFFER to officially offer someone help, sympathy, thanks etc 提供,给予,表示
extend something to somebody
 We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our French visitors.
我们对法国客人的到来表示热烈欢迎。
 I’d like to extend my thanks to all the catering staff.
我想对承办酒席的全体工作人员表示感谢。
 The Coroner extended his sympathy to the victim’s family.
验尸官慰唁受害者家人。
 The Headteacher has extended an invitation to the prime minister to visit the school.
校长向首相发出了参观该学校的邀请。
 The banks have decided to extend credit to the company (=allow them to borrow more money).
这几家银行已决定继续向该公司提供贷款。
6 arms/legs 手臂/ [transitiveT]REACH to stretch out a hand or leg 伸展,舒展
 George extended his hand (=offered to shake hands).
乔治伸出手来握手。
7 continue winning 继续获胜 [transitiveT] to increase the number of points, games etc by which one person or team is ahead of other competitors 扩大〔领先优势〕
 Manchester United extended their lead at the top of the table to 10 points.
曼联队继续位列积分榜榜首,并将领先优势扩大到10分。
8. furniture 家具 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] if a table or ladder extends, it can be made longer (使)〔桌子或梯子〕加长 fold
Examples from the Corpus
From Longman Business Dictionary
extendex·tend /ɪkˈstend/ verb
1[transitiveT] to increase the period of time for which an agreement, contract etc is effective
The company decided not to extend his employment contract.
The lease has been extended to five years.
2[transitiveT] to make something bigger or increase its range
Conservationists have successfully blocked a plan to extend the golf course through the woods.
If the program is successful it will be extended to cover the whole country.
3extend credit to somebody to make credit available to someone
This was the first time that banks had extended credit to a Mexican government agency.
Origin extend
(1300-1400) Latin extendere, from tendere to stretch
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