extension

英 [ɪk'stenʃ(ə)n; ek-]美 [ɪk'stɛnʃən]
  • n. 延长；延期；扩大；伸展；电话分机
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助记提示

1. ex- "out" + tens- + -ion.
2. 含义：stretch out, lengthen.

中文词源

extension 扩大，延长

来自extend, 延长。

英文词源

extension (n.)
c. 1400, "swelling, bulging," from Latin extensionem/extentionem (nominative extensio/extentio) "a stretching out, extension," noun of action from past participle stem of extendere (see extend). In a concrete sense, "extended portion of something" (a railroad, etc.), from 1852. Telephone sense is from 1906.

双语例句

1. After a further four-month extension of her probation period, she was sacked.
在又试用了4个月后，她被开除了。
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2. For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.
详情请致电4143925,转分机2253。
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3. Many Filipinos see the bases as an extension of American colonial rule.
很多菲律宾人视这些基地为美国殖民统治的延续。
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4. We used so many lights that we needed four extension cords.
我们用的灯很多，因此需要4个接线板。
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5. He will appeal to the state for an extension of unemployment benefits.
他将呼吁国家延长领取失业救济金的时限。
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