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1. （时间）长的，延长的
    If something happens for an extended period of time, it happens for a long period of time.

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

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

    Synonym: extensive

2. beyond the literal or primary sense

    e.g. `hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'

3. fully extended or stretched forth

    e.g. an extended telescope
           his extended legs reached almost across the small room
           refused to accept the extended hand

4. drawn out or made longer spatially

    e.g. Picasso's elongated Don Quixote
           lengthened skirts are fashionable this year
           the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes
           a prolonged black line across the page

    Synonym: elongatedlengthenedprolonged

5. relatively long in duration
    tediously protracted

    e.g. a drawn-out argument
           an extended discussion
           a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
           a prolonged and bitter struggle
           protracted negotiations

    Synonym: drawn-outlengthyprolongedprotracted