4.to the extent of doing sth到做某事的程度
He said he didn't like the president, but not to the extent of wanting to kill him.他说他是不喜欢总统, 但是并没有到要杀他的程度。
5.to the extent that
(insofar as)就…来说
He could only be sorry to the extent that this affected his grandchildren.这件事甚至都影响到了他的孙辈, 他只有伤心的份儿。
(to the degree that)达到…的程度
We may not be able to do it to the extent that we would like.我们或许做不到自己想要的程度。