评论
打印
1、extent
程度;地步
The government itself has little information on the extent of industrial pollution.
政府本身几乎不了解工业污染的程度。
Growing up with him soon made me realise the extent of his determination.
和他一起长大让我很快意识到他有多么坚定。
在很大程度上/ 在某种程度上/在一定程度上
It was and, to a large extent, still is a good show.
它过去是个好节目，现在在很大程度上仍是个好节目。
To some extent this was the truth.
在某种程度上，这是事实。
（表示强调）到…的地步，到…的程度
He said he didn't like the president, but not to the extent of wanting to kill him.
他说他不喜欢总统，但是还没有到想要刺杀他的地步。
I became pregnant but this man was very violent towards me to the extent that I lost our baby.
我怀孕了，但是这个男人对我非常粗暴，致使我流产了。
2、compare
比较;对比
Compare the two illustrations in Fig 60.
比较图60中的两幅插图。
Was it fair to compare independent schools with state schools?
拿私立学校与州立学校相比，这样公平吗？
把…比作
Some commentators compared his work to that of James Joyce.
有些评注者把他的作品与詹姆斯·乔伊斯的作品相提并论。
I can only compare the experience to falling in love.
我只能把这段经历比作坠入爱河。
