extend to

extend to — 片語動詞

  • extend tobase form
  • extends to3rd person singular
  • extending to-ing form
  • extended topast simple

1. When a rule, right, benefit, offer, or situation extends to a person or thing, i

1.片語動詞B2
釋義

適用於；涵蓋

規則或福利包含某人事物

When a rule, right, benefit, offer, or situation extends to a person or thing, it includes them or has an effect on them — for example, when a discount applies to family members, or a new law covers online businesses as well as physical shops.

例句

The new safety rules extend to all employees in the factory, including temporary workers.

新的安全規定適用於工廠內所有員工，包括臨時工。

extend to + noun phrase for scope of coverage

Does the health insurance plan extend to dental check-ups and eye examinations?

這份健康保險方案涵蓋牙科檢查和眼科檢查嗎？

interrogative: does [subject] extend to [object]?

同義詞
  • include

    more general and less formal; does not imply a pre-existing scope

  • cover

    common in insurance and legal contexts; emphasises protection or inclusion within a plan

  • apply to

    focuses on relevance or enforcement rather than inclusion

反義詞
  • exclude

    the direct opposite — to deliberately leave out

文法句型

extend to + noun phrase

用法筆記

Subject is typically an abstract noun such as a rule, right, law, benefit, policy, offer, or invitation. Frequently used in legal, administrative, and formal contexts. The passive form is rare — usually the active structure [rule/benefit] extends to [person/thing] is preferred.

常見錯誤

❌The new policy extends for all residents.
✅The new policy extends to all residents.
💡'extend to' requires the preposition 'to', not 'for', when describing who or what is included.

2. When a physical object such as a road, rope, shadow, or piece of land stretches

2.片語動詞B2
釋義

延伸至

長度或範圍足以到達某處

When a physical object such as a road, rope, shadow, or piece of land stretches far enough to reach or touch something else — for example, a cable reaching a printer across an office, or shade reaching a neighbour's fence; also used figuratively for personal qualities such as patience or kindness that reach as far as a particular limit.

例句

The cable was long enough to extend to the printer across the office.

這條電纜的長度足以延伸到辦公室對面的印表機。

physical length: extend to [far point]

The shade from the old mango tree extends all the way to the neighbour's fence.

那棵老芒果樹的樹蔭一路延伸到鄰居的籬笆。

spatial range: extend all the way to [landmark]

同義詞
  • reach

    simpler and more common; can be used for both physical and abstract limits

  • stretch to

    more informal; often used for physical objects like fabric, tape, or elastic

  • go as far as

    common in everyday speech; emphasises the endpoint rather than the act of extending

反義詞
  • fall short of

    implies a lack of sufficient length or capacity to include something

文法句型

extend to + noun phrase (physical or metaphorical limit)

用法筆記

Subject can be either a concrete noun (cable, path, shadow, rope) for physical reach or an abstract noun (patience, kindness, generosity) for metaphorical capacity. When used with concrete subjects, it often appears with length markers such as 'long enough', 'all the way', or 'far enough'.

常見錯誤

❌The road extends until the river.
✅The road extends to the river.
💡'extend to' uses 'to', not 'until', when describing a physical endpoint.
❌The rope extended for the other side.
✅The rope extended to the other side.
💡'for' indicates distance covered; 'to' indicates the destination reached.