1 (BrE) part added to a building擴建部份➡ see also additionADJECTIVE | VERB + EXTENSION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤planned, proposed計劃的擴建部份;提議的擴建部份▸➤home, kitchen住宅延伸部份;廚房延伸部份▸➤one-storey, two-storey, etc.一層、兩層等擴建部份VERB + EXTENSION➤add, build增加延伸部份;加蓋延伸部份PREPOSITION➤extension to對⋯的擴建◇They're building an extension to their house.他們正在擴建自家的房屋。extension
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2extra time延長的時間ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXTENSIONADJECTIVE➤one-week, two-year, etc.延長一週、兩年等▸➤contract續約◇The player has signed a five-year contract extension.該運動員已續簽了五年的合同。VERB + EXTENSION➤apply for, ask for, request申請/要求/請求延期◇He's applied for an extension of his visa.他已經申請了簽證續期。➤negotiate就延期一事進行談判▸➤get, receive得到延期;獲得續期◇She got an extension for writing her essay.她獲准延期完成論文。➤give sb, grant sb給予某人延期;准予某人續期▸➤sign簽署延期extension
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3making sth larger/taking sth further擴展;延長ADJECTIVE➤considerable, great, major, massive, significant相當大的延展;重大的擴展;大規模的擴展▸➤modest適度的延展▸➤further進一步的延展◇This new job is a further extension of his role as a manager.這一新工作是他經理職權的進一步擴展。➤gradual逐步的延展◇a gradual extension of the powers of central government中央政府權力的逐步擴張➤hair駁髮◇Hair extensions make your hair look longer.駁髮可以讓頭髮看上去長些。➤brand (business商業) 品牌延伸◇The company sees brand extensions as a means of tempting back customers.公司將品牌延伸作為吸引回頭客的手段。extension
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4taking an argument/a situation further深入論證;情況的延續ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤logical, natural, obvious符合邏輯的/自然的/明顯的延伸◇The team appraisal is a logical extension of the individual appraisal interview.團隊評估是個人評估面試的合理延伸。PREPOSITION➤by extension更進一步地◇The blame lies with the teachers and, by extension, with the politicians.過失在於老師,進一步說,在於政客。