单词 | extension |
释义 | extensionextension /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/ ●●○ noun 1EXTRA TIME [countable] an additional period of time that is given to do something: a contract extensionextension on My professor gave me a one-week extension on my paper.2MAKING something BIGGER/LONGER [countable, uncountable] the process of making something bigger or longer, or the part that is added in this process: The city is building an extension to the subway line.3AFFECTING MORE [singular, uncountable] the development of something in order to make it affect more people, situations, areas, etc. than before: extension of an extension of copyright laws to cover online materials4TELEPHONE [countable] a)one of many telephone lines connected to a central system in a large building such as an office, which all have different numbers: Hello, I’d like extension 2807, please. b)one of the telephones in a house that all have the same number5by extension used to say that something that is true about one thing is also true about another thing that is related to it: Women lawyers, and by extension all professional women, looked for ways to balance family and work.6development from something [countable] something that develops from a particular custom, activity, idea, etc.: extension of Business entertainment seems a natural extension of Japan’s gift-giving culture.7UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE [uncountable] part of a university or college that offers courses to people who are not regular students: an extension course8COMPUTER [countable] computers a set of three letters that follow the name of a computer file to show what type of file it is. For example, the extension “.doc” shows that a file is a written document.9OFFERING/GIVING [uncountable] formal the act of offering or giving something to someone: the extension of credit to newer customers10HAIR extensions [plural] long pieces of artificial hair that can be fastened to your own hair to make it look longer11STRETCHING ARM/LEG ETC. [uncountable] the position of a part of the body when it is stretched, or the process of stretching it |
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