| 单词 | to reach the extent |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto reach the extent c. Phrases: to a certain, great, etc., extent, to the (full) extent of. Hence: the limit to which anything extends; e.g. in to reach the extent. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > degree or relative amount of a quality, action, etc. > [noun] prickOE degreec1380 greec1386 largenessa1398 rate1523 size1534 pitcha1568 pin1584 scantling1586 intension1604 assize1625 proportion1641 process1655 to a certain extent1671 intensity1794 level1897 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 405 If I..David's..full Scepter sway To just extent over all Israel's Sons. View more context for this quotation 1720 W. R. Chetwood Voy. Capt. R. Falconer i. 2 You know..that my Fortune is but small, and I living to the Extent of it. 1754–64 W. Smellie Treat. Midwifery I. 174 The patient ought..to be blooded to the extent of eight or twelve ounces. 1844 tr. M. T. Asmar Mem. Babylonian Princess II. 90 Having reached the extent of our intended pilgrimage. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. xviii. 296 Hidden things of darkness were brought to light to an extent that alarmed all the..powers of kitchen and chamber. 1866 A. Crump Pract. Treat. Banking viii. 165 It [silver] is a legal tender only to the extent of 40s. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 236 He immediately becomes unjust to the full extent of his power. < as lemmas |
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