Extend

(verb.) expand the influence of; 'The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent'.

(verb.) make available; provide; 'extend a loan'; 'The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages'.

(verb.) reach outward in space; 'The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk'.

(verb.) open or straighten out; unbend; 'Can we extend the legs of this dining table?'.

(verb.) prolong the time allowed for payment of; 'extend the loan'.

(verb.) increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; 'stretch the soup by adding some more cream'; 'extend the casserole with a little rice'.

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• In those in which they take place, and are in farm, there are many local duties which do not extend beyond a particular town or district. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• If so, you must extend your suspicions and comprehend _Mr_. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• It does not, however, like the American bounty, extend to the importation of undressed flax. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• There I was told the island belonged to Turkey, as the Greek tributary islands only extend as far down as Santorin. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• A boss was telling a governor how to extend his power. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• It is to be almost inclosed by massive stone piers, one of which will extend into the sea over three thousand feet in a straight line. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• To the scientists it would be a challenge--to bring these facts under the light of their researches, to extend these researches to the borders of those facts. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• His right extended to the back-water up the ravine opening into the Cumberland south of the village. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• As he extended his hand with a magnificently forgiving air, and as I was broken by illness and unfit to quarrel, I took it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• From these ends is extended the spindle of Necessity, on which all the revolutions turn. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• The Eastern German front was more extended and less systematically entrenched than the Western. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• In agriculture the raising of grain has extended in the Nineteenth Century to enormous proportions. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• They had been searching among the northern hordes, and only within the past few days had they extended their quest to the south. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• Canler turned and extended his hand. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Stephenson laid down new rails at Killingworth with half-lap joints, or extending over each other for a certain distance at the ends, instead of the butt joints that were formerly used. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• The church in the thirteenth century was extending its legal power in the world, and losing its grip upon men's consciences. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• He described the experience in the following words:-- A thrilling, extending from the chest to the extremities, was almost immediately p roduced. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• As this causes a loud repetition of the original signals, it will be seen that relaying is an economic method of extending a telegraph circuit beyond the natural limits of its battery power. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• His reaching Bragg's flank and extending across it was to be the signal for Thomas's assault of the ridge. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Not them Mounds without,' said Mr Wegg, extending his right hand with an air of solemn reasoning, 'encouragement? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• After the breaking out of the war there was a regiment of volunteer soldiers quartered at Fort Gratiot, the reservation extending to the boundary line of our house. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• My personal share in the events of the family story extends no farther than the point which I have just reached. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The method extends our practical control. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• A small part of the end of the wire extends beyond the jaws. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The horn extends beyond the machine and the singer, band or orchestra is stationed in front of the mouth of this horn. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• I have observed in books written by men, that period assigned as the farthest to which a husband's ardour extends. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• The canal extends nearly due south to Suez on the Red Sea, a distance of about 100 miles, through barren wastes of sand and an occasional lake. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• In small towns and country villages, on account of the narrowness of the market, trade cannot always be extended as stock extends. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.

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