| 单词 | extension |
| 释义 | extension (once / 392 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n 5n 6n An extension is the act of getting more time, space, or length, like an extension of a deadline that gives you one more day to turn in a paper, or extensions that make your hair look longer. The noun extension comes from the Latin word extendere, meaning “stretch out.” If you’re a great gymnast, you probably have amazing extension — flexible and long-reaching limbs. If someone meets your sister and assumes you will be exactly like her, you might say, "That's a stretch," meaning this person has, by extension, drawn conclusions about you which are somewhat true but not completely accurate. WORD FAMILYextension: coextension, extensional, extensions+/coextensive: coextensively/extend: extendable, extended, extendible, extending, extends, extensible, extension, extensive, extensor, hyperextend, overextend/extended: extendedly, unextended/extensible: inextensible/extensive: coextensive, extensively, extensiveness/extensor: extensors/hyperextend: hyperextension/overextend: overextended, overextending, overextends USAGE EXAMPLESSecond Avenue line – technically a four-stop extension of the Q – is a substantial achievement for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) In 1906, Mark Twain, dressed in his signature white suit, addressed the Senate patents committee as he argued for the extension of copyright protection. Salon(Dec 31, 2016) For now, Blake receives Spinraza free because she is enrolled in an extension study of the drug. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n act of expanding in scope; making more widely available extension of the program to all in need Hypo|Hyper spread, spreading act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time stretchextension to or beyond the ordinary limit circulationthe spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, disseminationthe act of dispersing or diffusing something scatter, scattering, strewingthe act of scattering decentralisation, decentralizationthe spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments enlargement, expansion the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope 2n amount or degree or range to which something extends the wire has an extension of 50 feet Syn|Hypo|Hyper lengthiness, prolongation coextension equality of extension or duration longness the property of being of long spatial extent 3n an addition to the length of something Syn|Hyper elongation add-on, addition, improver a component that is added to something to improve it 4n an addition that extends a main building Syn|Hypo|Hyper annex, annexe, wing ell an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building add-on, addition, improver a component that is added to something to improve it 5n act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb Ant|Hypo|Hyper flexion, flexure act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased hyperextension greater than normal extension stretching act of expanding by lengthening or widening 6n the ability to raise the working leg high in the air 2the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability Hyper property a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class dancean artistic form of nonverbal communication n a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt 3they applied for an extension of the loan Hyper delay, hold, postponement, time lag, wait time during which some action is awaited 1n the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions Syn|Hyper propagation airing, dissemination, public exposure, spreading the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate 2n an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students 4Syn|Hyper extension service, university extension didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill n a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename 5most applications provide extensions for the files they create most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS Syn|Hyper file name extension, filename extension string a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases) n the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to 6the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos Syn|Hyper denotation, reference meaning, substance the idea that is intended n an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line Syn|Hyper extension phone, telephone extension phone, telephone, telephone set electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds |
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