To the extent that...
到...的地步/程度
🧩 词语组成解析
to
[tu,tə]
prep. 向，朝着;到;关于;属于;
adv. 朝一个方向的;到某种状态;关闭;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
🗣️ 情景例句
That's right. What should we do when we find a shortage in the shipment?
这很对。要是我们发现货物短缺，该怎么办？
You must be crazy to go walking in such awful weather.
你一定是头脑发昏了，这么坏的天气还去散步。
but other farms are less favorably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.
其他农场地势欠佳，洪水有时会给农场主带来灾难。