| 单词 | extended |
| 释义 | extended (once / 144 pages) 1adj 2adj Something that is extended has been fully stretched out or elongated. An extended period of time is an extremely long period of time. To extend something is to make it longer, either physically or in terms of time. Anything extended has been stretched out in this way. An extended rubber band will snap back or break. An extended hose can be used to put out a fire. If you live with your parents in your twenties, it's like an extended childhood. WORD FAMILYextended: extendedly, unextended+/coextensive: coextensively/extend: extendable, extended, extendible, extending, extends, extensible, extension, extensive, extensor, hyperextend, overextend/extensible: inextensible/extension: coextension, extensional, extensions/extensive: coextensive, extensively, extensiveness/extensor: extensors/hyperextend: hyperextension/overextend: overextended, overextending, overextends USAGE EXAMPLESThe outages extended across most of the state of South Dakota. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Japan was closed for an extended New Year holiday. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) And an unconfirmed number of inmates also escaped during the riot that extended from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj fully extended or stretched forth an extended telescope his extended legs reached almost across the small room refused to accept the extended hand Syn|Ant outspread, spread fully extended in width outstretchedfully extended especially in length sprawlyspread out irregularly spread-eaglewith arms and legs stretched out and apart stretchedextended or spread over a wide area or distance unextended not extended or stretched out 2adj drawn out or made longer spatially the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes Syn elongated, lengthened, prolonged long primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified 3adj relatively long in duration; tediously protracted an extended discussion Syn drawn-out, lengthy, prolonged, protracted long primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified 4adj large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity 2extended farm lands surgeons with extended experience Syn extensive big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent adj beyond the literal or primary sense `hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot' Syn figurative, nonliteral (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech |
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