extensive

英 [ɪk'stensɪv; ek-]美 [ɪk'stɛnsɪv]
  • adj. 广泛的；大量的；广阔的
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助记提示

1. ex- "out" + tens- + -ive.
2. 含义：stretch out, lengthen.
3. => of or pertain to stretched out.

英文词源

extensive (adj.)
"vast, far-reaching;" c. 1600 of immaterial, c. 1700 of material things; from Late Latin extensivus, from extens-, past participle stem of Latin extendere "to stretch out, spread" (see extend). Earlier in a medical sense, "characterized by swelling" (early 15c.). Related: Extensively; extensiveness.

双语例句

1. He has received extensive corrective surgery to his skull.
他的头骨做过大面积的矫形手术。
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2. It's a fair guess to say that the damage will be extensive.
说损失会很严重想必猜得不错。
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3. The blast caused extensive damage, shattering the ground-floor windows.
爆炸造成了巨大的破坏，震碎了一楼的窗户。
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4. The resort is surrounded by extensive national and regional parklands.
那个度假胜地被广阔的国家和地区绿地所环绕。
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5. They began to lay in extensive stores of food supplies.
他们开始储备大量食物。
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