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  • Derivatives : n  extensiveness ; adv  extensively
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

extensive [ɪks'tεnsɪv]
  1. 1. adjective [+area] [ grounds] 广阔
  2. 2. adjective [+damage] 巨大的
  3. 3. adjective [+inquiries] [ discussion] 广泛
  4. 4. adjective [+use] 大量

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

extensive [ɪkˈstensɪv]
  1. 1. adjective 广阔的,广泛
    He has extensive experience in international business law.
    他有丰富的国际商业法经验
    They suffered extensive damage.
    他们遭受巨大的损失
  2. 2. adjective 全体的,包括一切
    The flood caused extensive damage to the crops.
    洪水导致大量作物受灾
  3. 3. adjective [Agriculture] 大面积的,粗放
    The farmers were studying new methods to produce crops under extensive conditions.
    农民们正在研究在大面积耕种的情况种植农作物的新方法。

Collins English-English Dictionary

extensive [ɪk'stεnsɪv]
  1. 1. adj having a large extent, area, scope, degree, etc; vast
    extensive deserts
    an extensive inheritance
  2. 2. adj widespread
    extensive coverage in the press
  3. 3. adj [agriculture] involving or farmed with minimum expenditure of capital or labour, esp depending on a large area of land - Compare intensive
  4. 4. adj [Physics] of or relating to a property, measurement, etc, of a macroscopic system that is proportional to the size of the system - Compare intensive
    heat is an extensive property
  5. 5. adj [logic] of or relating to logical extension
  6. 6. adj (of a definition) in terms of the objects to which the term applies rather than its meaning

Examples

This carpenter has extensive experience with period furniture.
这个木匠对古典家具的制作可谓经验丰富。
Experts believe that the drought will be extensive.
专家们认为干旱的波及面会很广。
An extensive water surfae is not two-dimensional.
地球的辽阔水面都不是平面。
The FBI waged an extensive probe into the financial graft of the department.
联邦调查局发起了对这个部门贪污渎职问题的调查。
He has extensive experience in international business law.
他有丰富的国际商业法经验。
The area has a wide mixture of industries including an extensive dock system.
那个地区拥有各种各样的工业,包括一个占地宽广的港区。

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