expurgate 7〇6 |
information or a memory, from a
book or list, or from your mind 抹去；除去；删去 Hm
erase： Details of his
criminal activities were expunged from the file.
罪活动的详细情况已从档案中删去。◊ W/mt Ziappened just before the
accident was expunged from his memory. 事故前一刻发生的事他都记不得了。
ex-pur-gate /'ekspageit; NAmE -parg-/ verb [VN] [usually passive] {formal) to remove or leave out
parts of a piece of writing or a conversation when printing or reporting it,
because you think those parts could offend people 删除…中的不当之处；略去…中的不雅之处
ex.quis.ite /ik'skwizit; 'ekskwizit/
adj. 1 extremely beautiful or
carefully made 精美的；精致的：exquisite cra_/tomcm5/iip 精美於工艺 2 ^o/7T7fl/)
(of a feeling 感觉） strongly felt 剧刼知；强烈的 FPn acute
： exquisite pain/pteoswre 剧烈的凑极大的快乐 3 deli
cate and sensitive 微妙的； 雅致的； 敏锐的； 敏感的 ： ITie room was d€comted in exquisite taste..这个房间的装 饰情趣高雅。◊ an exquisite sense 〇/ timing給釣安排i &至!j好处的*觉►ex.quis.ite.丨y ,ex-1 service adj. {Br£) having previously been
a member of the army, navy, etc.退役■的；退}五的：ex-service personnei退包人员
.ex-serviceman, ,ex-service.woman noun (p\. -men /-man/, -women /-wimin/) (8r£) a person who used to be in the army,
navy, etc. ii役军乂；复员军人 ext« abbr. (used as part of a
telephone number) exten- sion (用于电话号码）电话分机线，分机号码：£jct. 4299分机号码4299
ex-tant /ek'staent; 'ekstant/ adj. (formal) (of
sth very old 古老的永西）still in existence尚存的；迤存的：extant remains of the ancient wall
ex-tem.pore /ek’stempsri/
喊（/omw/) spoken or done without any previous
thought or preparation 艮P 席的；
即兴的；无准备的 Pin
impromptu ► ex tem pore adv. ex-tem-por-ize {BrE also -ise) /ik'stemparaiz/ verb M (formal) to speak or perform
without preparing or prac- tising 即席灸言；即兴表演 K771 improvise ► ex-tem-
por-iza-tion, -isa-tion /ik.stemparai'zeijn; NAmE -ra'z-/ noun [U]
ex-tend tHr /ik'stend/ verb
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MAKE LONGER/LARGER/WIDER 延长；扩大；扩展 i
[VN] to make sth longer or larger 使_长；^■大；扩展：to extend a介nce/roatt/house 扩建巧栏 / 公路 / 房子◊ TTiere are pkms
to extend the no-smofcfng area.现已有扩大先
烟区的计划。2 [VN] to make sth last longer延兵；使延 期：to extend a deadMne/visa延长最后期限/签证◊ 77ie show has been extended /or
anot/ier six weeks•展览 会又延长了六周。◊ Care_/i/〖 mainte/rance am extend the Zfjfe 〇/your car.精心保鼻可延长汽车寿命。3 [VN] to make a business, an idea, an influence, etc.
cover more areas or operate in more places 扩■大…的范围（或影
响）：rhe company pkms to extend
fts operations I’nto 五urope.公司打算将业务扩展到欧洲。◊ 77ie schooZ is
extending t/ie range 〇/subjects taught.学校正在拓宽授课 学科的范围。
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INCLUDE 包括 4 [V +<?<yv./jpr印•】to relate to or include sb/sth 适用丰；包括：77ie 〇你/* does
not extend to employees’ partners.备项优惠不苞括雇员的伴侣。◊ Ms willingness to help did not extend beyond making a few phone caHs.他的乐意帮助只不过限于打几个电话罢了。
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COVER AREA/T丨ME/D丨STANCE涉及范围/对间/，距离5 [V +adv./prep.] to cover a particular
area, distance or length of time涉及（范围）；延伸（距离）；延续（时 间 > :Our kmd extends as/ar as
the river.我们的土地 一直延伸到河边。◊ Hi5
writing career extended over a period 〇/40 years.他的写作生涯超过了 40年。6 [VN +fl^/v./prep.] to
make sth reach sth or stretch 使达到；.使 延伸：to extend a rope between two posts 在两根柱子间
拉根绳子
PART
OF BODY 身体部位 7 [VN] to stretch part of your body,
especially an arm or a leg，away from yourself 伸 展，舒展，展开（尤指手臂或腿）：He extended ftis hand to (= offered to shake hands with) the new employee.他伸出手来与新雇员握手。o (figurative) to extend the hand of friendship to (= try to have good
relations with) another country 向另一个国家伸出友谊
之手
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OFFER/GIVE 提供；给予 8 [VN]〜sth to sb (/brmfl/) to offer or give sth to sb 提供；给予：/’m sure you wiH join me
fn extending a very warm wefcome to our visitors.我肯 定你们会同我一起向我们的客人表示热烈的欢迎。◊ to extend hospital办 to
overseas students 殷勤款待外国留学 .生◊ to extenci an invitation 发出邀请◊ The bcm/c
re/iised to extend credit to them (= to lend them money).
拒绝向他们提供信贷。[also
VNN]
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USE EFFORT/ABILITY 努力；尽人 9 [VN]
[often passive] to make sb/sth use all their effort, abilities, supplies, etc. 使竭尽全力：Jim didn’t really have to extend himself fntfteemm.吉姆大可不必为这次考试那么拼命。◊ Hospitals were already fully extended because of the epidemic.这场流行病已使各医院以最大负荷运转。
—see
also extension, extensive ex-tend-able (also ex-tend-ible) /ik'stendabl/ adj. that can be made longer,
or made valid for a longer time 可延长的；可延伸的；可延期的：anejrtendabtetodder 伸缩梯◊ The visa is /or !4 cfotys, extenckibte to
one month.此签证有效期为14天，可延期到一个月。
ex-tend-ed /ik'stendid/ adj. [only before noun] long
or longer than usual or expected 延长了.的；扩展了的：an extemfed Zunch hour延兵了的午餐时间
expended
'family noun a family group with a close relationship
among the members that includes not only parents and children but also uncles,
aunts, grand- parents，etc.大家庭（几代同堂的家i )—compare
NUCLEAR FAMILY
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INCREASING INFLUENCE 扩大影响 1 [U, C卜(of sth) the act of increasing
the area of activity, group of people, etc. that is affected by sth 扩大；■延择：the
extension of new technology into deveZoping countries 新技术向发展丰国家
的传播◊ a gmduaZ extension 〇/ th€ powers 〇/ central government中央政府权力的逐渐扩大◊TTif ban/cpto/w
various extensions to its credit/adZfties.银行计划多方扩 展信贷服务。
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OF BUILD丨NG 建筑 2 [C] ~ (to sth) (fir£) (/SMmf Md.ition) a new room or rooms
tiiat are added to a house 增加的房
间 3 [C] a new part that is
added to a building 扩建缔
分；增建部分：a ptormed two-storey
extension to the
叩ita丨计划在医院增建一个两层的楼
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EXTRA TIME 增加的时间 4 [C] ~ (of sth) an extra perkwi of
time allowed for sth延期；延长期；放宽的期限：Hie’s been granted an
extension of the contract for another 丨ear•他的合同获得延期一年。◊ a visa extension延长赛 iiE 0 (8r£) The pub had an
extension
(= was allowed to stay open longer) on Christmas £ve.这家酒吧已获准在圣
诞前夕延长营业时间。
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TELEPHONE ^15 5 [C] {abbr. ext.) an extra telephone line
connected to a central telephone in a house or to a switchboard in a large building. In
a large building， each extension usually
has its own number.电话分机
线；分机号码：We have an extensicm m the bedroom.我
:们的卧室里有一个_分机。◊ What’s your
extension number?■你的公机号运是妻少？ Can J have extension
4332
p〖e〇5e?请接4332号分机。
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MAKING STH LONGER/LARGER 延伸；扩大 6 [U，C] the act of making sth longer or larger;
the thing that is made longer and larger延长；扩大；延长（或扩大）的事物： The extension of the subway will take several months. ^ 建地铁需用几个月时间。◊ extensions to the originaZ mihvay tracfc原看僉痪线的若干延伸路线◊ hair extensions (= pieces of artificial hair that are
added to your hair to make it longer)接发
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COLLEGE/UN丨VERS丨TY 学院；大学 7
[C] a part of a college or university that offers courses to students who are
not studying full-time; a programme of study for these students (为非全日制学生开设的 >
进修部，进修
课：la SaZte Extension L/hiversity拉萨尔大学进修部◊ extension
courses大学进修课程
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COMPUTING 计算机备术 8 the
set of three letters that are placed after a dot at the end of the name of a
file and that show what type of file it is 扩展名■
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ELECTRICAL 电的 9 [C] (fi/f) = EXTENSION LEAD
by extension (formal) taking the argument or
situation one stage further 引.申；再则：rhe bkzme Hes