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extensive adj.广大的,广阔的,广泛的 Use the adjective extensive for something that goes on and on and on. It works for anything that covers a lot of territory either in physical space, as in "the gardens at the palace are extensive," or conceptually, as in "her knowledge of the mortgage-backed securities market is extensive." If you are a farmer, you would also use extensive to mean that you are able to work a lot of land without too much effort or manual labor. ★★★☆☆ 2005.2

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[ik'stensiv] When something is far-reaching or expansive it is extensive. When your friend knows every single place and time that his favorite band has played any given song, he has extensive knowledge of that band. Extensive research helps decision-making. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]广大的；广阔的 Something that is extensive covers or includes a large physical area. ...an extensive tour of Latin America...在拉丁美洲广泛游历When built, the palace and its grounds were more extensive than the city itself.建成时，宫殿及其庭园比城市本身面积还要大。extensivelyMark, however, needs to travel extensively with his varied business interests.然而，马克因为各种生意需要频繁出差。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]广泛的；全面的；包罗万象的 Something that is extensive covers a wide range of details, ideas, or items. Developments in South Africa receive extensive coverage in The Sunday Telegraph...《星期日电讯报》全面报道了南非的发展。...the extensive research into public attitudes to science...针对公众科学观的广泛调查The facilities available are very extensive.可使用的设施非常多。extensively...the extensively reported trial...受到全面报道的审判All these issues have been extensively researched in recent years.近年来，对所有这些问题都作了全面研究。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]巨大的；大量的 If something is extensive, it is very great. The blast caused extensive damage, shattering the ground-floor windows...爆炸造成了巨大的破坏，震碎了一楼的窗户。The security forces have extensive powers of search and arrest...安全部队拥有搜查和逮捕的至高权力。Mr Marr makes extensive use of exclusively Scottish words.马尔先生使用了大量苏格兰特有的词汇。extensivelyHydrogen is used extensively in industry for the production of ammonia.氢气在工业上广泛用于制氨。

英语单词	extensive
英美音标	[ik'stensiv]
中文释义	adj.广大的,广阔的,广泛的
vocab简明	When something is far-reaching or expansive it is extensive. When your friend knows every single place and time that his favorite band has played any given song, he has extensive knowledge of that band.
vocab扩展	Use the adjective extensive for something that goes on and on and on. It works for anything that covers a lot of territory either in physical space, as in "the gardens at the palace are extensive," or conceptually, as in "her knowledge of the mortgage-backed securities market is extensive." If you are a farmer, you would also use extensive to mean that you are able to work a lot of land without too much effort or manual labor.
真题原句	Extensive research helps decision-making.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]广大的；广阔的 Something that is extensive covers or includes a large physical area. ...an extensive tour of Latin America... 在拉丁美洲广泛游历 When built, the palace and its grounds were more extensive than the city itself. 建成时，宫殿及其庭园比城市本身面积还要大。 extensively Mark, however, needs to travel extensively with his varied business interests. 然而，马克因为各种生意需要频繁出差。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]广泛的；全面的；包罗万象的 Something that is extensive covers a wide range of details, ideas, or items. Developments in South Africa receive extensive coverage in The Sunday Telegraph... 《星期日电讯报》全面报道了南非的发展。 ...the extensive research into public attitudes to science... 针对公众科学观的广泛调查 The facilities available are very extensive. 可使用的设施非常多。 extensively ...the extensively reported trial... 受到全面报道的审判 All these issues have been extensively researched in recent years. 近年来，对所有这些问题都作了全面研究。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]巨大的；大量的 If something is extensive, it is very great. The blast caused extensive damage, shattering the ground-floor windows... 爆炸造成了巨大的破坏，震碎了一楼的窗户。 The security forces have extensive powers of search and arrest... 安全部队拥有搜查和逮捕的至高权力。 Mr Marr makes extensive use of exclusively Scottish words. 马尔先生使用了大量苏格兰特有的词汇。 extensively Hydrogen is used extensively in industry for the production of ammonia. 氢气在工业上广泛用于制氨。
来源	2005.2

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