extra care• On the way down, the path can be muddy and steep and in places needs extra care.• They tipped me for the extra care.• But she took extra care if she was out with them alone.• Take extra care if you are travelling.• This is another attractivespecies, but extra care is needed to achievesuccess.• In areas where gardens are protected and some extra care is provided, most cabbagevarieties can be virtually a year-roundcrop.• With Spectra or Dyneema, we have to adjust in the sleeving, and here a little extra care pays off dividends.• We need to take extra care when talking to elderly people because they may not see or hear so well.
extra2 ●●○adverbadv
1in addition to the usual things or the usual amount 额外,另外
They need to offer something extra to attract customers.
他们需要提供额外的东西以吸引顾客。
one/a few etc extra
I got a few extra in case anyone else decides to come.
You’re going to have to work extra hard to pass the exam.
你要格外用功才能通过考试。
an extra special effort
格外的努力
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extra• We learned to go extra early so he could become familiar with surroundings.• In the meantime you have to prove yourself by being extra good, and doing helpful things around the house.• As a matter of fact, she went on, there might be something extra in it for me.• And, and they gave him extra special attention.
one/a few etc extra• There should be a few extraballoons and straws.• Dale received all the attention and accolades, and Linksettled for a few extrabucks on his royaltychecks.• Most people begin their own businesses just to make a few extradollars a month.• Still, it seems wrong not to want your local five to squeeze in a few extra games, warranted or not.• It appears that a few extra hours of uninterrupted sleep can remedy the situation.• Every day, until we could not keep up with the demand, we would make a few extra loaves to sell.• Spending a few extra minutes almost always saves time in the long run.• We have improved because a few extra players have come in and the bench is outstanding which keeps everyone on their toes.
extra3 pronoun
MORE/EXTRAan amount of something, especially money, in addition to the usual, basic, or necessary amount 额外的东西〔尤指金钱〕SYN more
pay/charge/cost etc extra
I earn extra for working on Sunday.
我星期天工作挣外快。
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extra• "Would you like some cough drops?" "Yeah, do you have extra?"• So whose hamburger is this, or did I make extra?
extra• Extra! Extra! Read all about it!• There might also be a selection of pricing plans and added extras.• They were well looked after and were given plenty of beer, cigarettes and extras at Christmas time.• Shirley worked really hard and did a lot of little extras for the clients.• A wide range of extras are also available.• One client, says Mr Timlin, spent $ 350,000 on extras.• Tinted windows and a sunroof are optionalextras.• Let romance bring the extras, not the basics, to your life.• Tonight we meet some of the unsungheroes of Inspector Morse - the extras.• a car with extras such as a sunroof and CD player• This great two-disc version of the alieninvasionblockbuster is packed with extras.
optional extras• Cruisingchutes and Windsurfers are available as optional extras on some yachts.• Theories are not optional extras in science.• Most of the systems offer optional extras.• Made to measure in glass fibre with toughened glass roof and sides, optional extras include ventilation and doubleglazing.