extensive

英 [ɪk'stensɪv] 美 [ɪk'stensɪv]

• adj. 广泛的；广阔的；广大的；大量的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 广阔的,广泛的; 大量的,大规模的

   large in amount, area, or range; having an effect on or including many parts

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 广泛的
2. 广阔的，辽阔的，开阔的
3. 广大的
4. 大量的
5. 广博的
6. 大规模的
7. 庞大的
8. 【物】广延的
9. 【逻】外延的
10. 【农】粗放的
11. 宽广的
12. 包罗万象的
13. 丰富
14. 很多
15. 多方面的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity;

   "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"
   "extended farm lands"
   "surgeons with extended experience"
   "they suffered extensive damage"
   

2. broad in scope or content;

   "across-the-board pay increases"
   "an all-embracing definition"
   "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"
   "an invention with broad applications"
   "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"
   "granted him wide powers"
   

3. of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor;

   "producing wheat under extensive conditions"
   "agriculture of the extensive type"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The device had undergone extensive testing.
   这种装置经受过广泛的试验。
2. I have benefited a lot from extensive reading.
   广泛的阅读使我受益匪浅。
3. The teacher had both extensive knowledge and profound scholarship.
   先生的学问博大精深。
4. The mansion has extensive grounds.
   这大厦四周的庭园广阔。
5. There is already an extensive cooperative medical service.
   合作医疗已经有了广大的发展。
6. It is impossible to vanquish so strong an enemy without making an extensive and long-term effort.
   现在要战胜这样一个强敌，非有长期的广大的努力是不可能的。
7. There is now extensive literature dealing with the First World War.
   现有大量关于第一次世界大战的文献。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. In English study, intensive reading must be combined with extensive reading.
   在英语学习中,精读必须与泛读结合起来。
2. He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.
   他具有广博的银行业务知识。
3. We're having extensive repairs done to the building.
   我们正大面积翻修这栋房子。
4. The house has extensive grounds.
   这栋房子有广阔的空地。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. The damage the storm caused is extensive.
   这场暴风雨造成了大规模的损失。

经典引文

• The internal energy of a system depends on the amount of material it contains...This is an example of an extensive property.

  出自： P. W. Atkins

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• extensive reading 泛读
• extensive views 深入的看法

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

extensive, extended

• extensive表示“广泛的”,强调包含的内容多而广; 而extended则表示“延长的”。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自晚期拉丁语的extensivus；最初源自此语的extensus(extendere的过去分词），意为巨大的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• broad
• huge
• large
• vast
• wide

【反义词】

• narrow
• restricted