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information or a memory, from a
book or list, or from your mind A; B&A; U A HU erase : Details of his criminal activities were
expunged from the file. fME P fg %] 'If R
B ^ A )PJ A o O What happened just
before the accident was expunged from his memory.
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
mm-w
exquisite /ik’skwizit;
'ekskwizit/ adj. 1 extremely beautiful
or carefully made 3(f H ^; ft gt (ft: exquisite
craftsmanship M il (ft I £ 2 (formal) (of a feeling fjSHfc) strongly felt JgiJ ^
(ft; ® Fj E=m acute : exquisite pain/pleasure MA&FI&5fc 3 (formal) delicate and
sensitive ifc]i(ft:
The room was decorated in exquisite taste. FI (ft
O an exquisite sense of
timing 07l0]:£j#± ► ex-quis-ite-ly
adv.
, ex-1
service adj.
(BrE) having previously been
a member of the army, navy, etc. il ; ilf£ (ft : ex-service personnel iifSAvt
.ex-serviceman, .ex-servicewoman noun (pi. -men /-man/, women /-wimin/) (BrE) a person who used to
be in the army, navy, etc. H M^A
ext. abbr. (used as part of a
telephone number) extension ( Ext.
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ex-tant /ek'staent; 'ekstant/ adj. (formal) (of
sth very old A (ft ih IS) still in existence j«j # (ft; JJ&#(ft: extant remains of the
ancient wall $#(ftAl$l#f)3tii
ex-tem-pore
/ek'stempari/
adj.
(formal) spoken or done without
any previous thought or preparation gp 0 (ft; iPAftJ; HT7I impromptu ► ex tem pore adv.
ex-tem-por-ize (BrE also -ise) /ik'stemparaiz/ verb M (formal) to speak or perform
without preparing or practising gp it w; gp A IMPROVISE
►
ex-tem-
por-iza-tion, -isa-tion /ik.stemparai’zeijn; NAmE -ra'z-/ noun [U]
ex tend /ik'stend/ verb
►
MAKE LONGER/LARGER/WIDER E [' : F A; F/F
1
[VN] to
make sth longer or larger (F
fF A; If A; F" H: to extend a fence/road/house F'UF’Fi / ^ A 0 There
are plans to extend the
no-smoking area, fffl B AF" A A jtiKfftif $J0
2 [VN] to make sth last
longer 31 A; (FE M: to extend a
deadline/visa Ri / &-fiE 0
The show has been extended for another six weeks. m #£
AXE AT aMo 9 Careful maintenance can extend the life of your car. rFE-A'/v^ 3 [VN] to
make a business, an idea, an
influence, etc. cover more areas or operate in more places F* A • • • (ft
Bffl] ) : The company plans to extend its operations
into
►
INCLUDE M 4 [V + adv./prep] to relate to or include
sb/sth IS ffj =E ; FZ M : The offer does not
extend to employees’ partners. M
(ft #fa 0 <> His
willingness to help did not
extend beyond making a few phone calls.
►
COVER AREA/TIME/DISTANCE ff A ?£ ffl / ff |h] / W.
M
5
[V
+adv./prep.] to
cover a particular area, distance or length of time ( ISffl ) ; E# ( ) ; Eg ( ft-
|s] ) : Our land extends as far as the river. f£f](fti±j& — It E #
PJ M ii o
0 His writing career
extended over a period of 40 years. 40 FA 8 [VN
+adv./prep] to make sth reach sth
or stretch fFiFPJ; (F EfF: to extend a rope
between two posts
tillf
►
PART OF BODY # # f|5 {/. 7 [VN] to stretch part
of your
body, especially an arm or a
leg, away from yourself # m, &M, l?F(t^¥f^I): He extended his hand
to
(= offered to shake hands with) the new employee, -ffc # Sr JS S ¥■. 9 (figurative) to
extend the hand of
friendship to (= try to have good
elations with) another country fF ^ ^ A IS ^ fF A A
it
►
OFFER/GIVE FHA A V 8 [VN] ~ sth to sb (formal) to offer or give sth to sb SHF; inff: Em sure you will join me in extending a very warm
welcome to our visitors. #
9
to
extend hospitality to
overseas students A. 9 to extend an
invitation 9 The bank refused
to extend credit to them (= to lend them money),
FZTr [also VNN]
►
USE EFFORT/ABILITY % Jj; /FA 9 [VN] [often passive] to
make sb/sth use all their
effort, abilities, supplies, etc. IF $! JF £ A :
Jim
didn’t really have to extend himself in the exam. Ai?t
A^^F^9
Hospitals were already fully extended because of the epidemic. Sfto
— 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 rTE-1£#J; FrEfFfft; rTE#](HJ: an extendable ladder fF $ 9 The visa is for 14
days, extendable to one month. 14 A, rTE^PJ-^o
ex tend ed /ik'stendid/ adj. [only before noun] long
or longer than usual or expected EH£7#J; an
extended lunch hour
EHFT (HjA#BF|b]
ex,tended 'family noun a family group with a
close relationship among the members that includes not only parents and
children but also uncles, aunts, grandparents, etc. ( 71 ftNf#Wli ) —
compare
NUCLEAR FAMILY
ex-ten sion O-w /ik'stenjn/ noun
►
INCREASING INFLUENCE r A 1 [U, C] ~ (of sth) the
act of increasing the area of activity, group of people, etc. that is affected
by sth JF A; EfF: the
extension of new technology into developing countries ifrAAFl
9
a gradual extension of the powers of central government 45A$lfr$Alftjl$TF‘A
9
77ie
bank
plans various extensions to its credit facilities.
►
OF BUILDING $[ 2 [C] ~ (to sth) (8r£) (NAmE add-ition) a new room or rooms that
are added to a house
|h] 3 [C] a new part that is added to a
building
jf; Iff it bP ft: a planned
two-storey extension to the
hospital
►
EXTRA TIME A' dniAH'IlF 4 [C] ~ (of sth) an
extra period of
time allowed for sth EJ$;
EAffi; MK: He’s
been granted an extension
of the contract for another year. ¥<> 9 a visa extension E^^
£E 9 (BrE) The pub had
an extension (= was allowed to stay open longer) on Christmas Eve.
►
TELEPHONE rg'i7 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. Fl'i^ #1 i%-, We have an
extension in the bedroom. ^
(Hi
Eh ^ S. W — t(l o 9 What’s your extension
number? 9 Can I have extension
4332 please? 4332
►
MAKING STH LONGER/LARGER M(F: T A
« [U, C] the act of making sth longer or
larger; the thing that is made longer and larger EFc; t A; EFc (
The extension of the subway will take several months. F~ 9 extensions to the
original railway track 9
hair
extensions (= pieces of artificial
hair that are added to your hair to make it longer)
►
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ; A^ 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 ( A#£0) MW, && M:
extension courses @
►
COMPUTING i| W-Flft // 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
►
ELECTRICAL 9 [C] (BrE) = EXTENSION LEAD
ITtlTil by extension (formal) taking the argument or
situation one stage further 3| F>; #M(J:
The
blame lies