extend

vt

• ① 1伸(手、脚等),伸出;拉开,张开,伸展2延长3扩大(范围、领土等);扩张4给与(恩惠、仁慈等),施;致
  • He extended his hand to me.(为了握手)他把手伸给我。
  • extend a wire from post to post [between two posts]把金属线由一杆引到另一杆
  • The authorities extended his visa.当局延长了他的签证。
  • They extended the path to [as far as] the lake.他们把那条小径延长到那个湖。
  • They extended their holiday [【美】vacation] for another week [by an extra week].他们把休假多延长一星期。
  • extend a house扩建房屋
  • extend a person a warm welcome=extend a warm welcome to a person给与某人热烈欢迎
  • extend an invitation to a person发请帖给某人
  • extend congratulations to a person向某人致贺辞

• ② 使(马、比赛者)竭尽全力;使奋力(★通常用被动式;或作extend oneself)
  • He was fully extended in the race but he still came last.他赛跑时尽了全力,但还是殿后。
  • He did not extend himself fully.他没有十分尽力。