Word · Frequency #1080
extras
额外的东西；附加物
extras is the plural of extra.
Something additional, such as an item or charge beyond what is usual or required.
- 1.
Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill.
额外的东西,如超出常规学校课程的项目,或账单上的附加费用。
- 2.
a minor actor in crowd scenes
群众演员
- 3.
An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event.
报纸的增刊,在正常印刷周期之外印刷,例如报道重要的突发新闻。
- 4.
an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
报纸增刊(通常报道危机)
- 5.
A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.
球未击中击球手球棒而得的跑分——包括偏外球、漏接、触身球或无效球。
- 6.
something additional of the same kind
额外的同类物品
- 7.
A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.
电影或戏剧中的临时演员或龙套角色。
- 8.
Something of an extra quality or grade.
具有额外品质或等级的东西。
群众演员；临时演员；号外；附加分；特级品；上等品；额外的东西,如超出常规学校课程的项目,或账单上的附加费用。
In use
The director hired fifty extras for the crowd scene.
She worked as an extra in several Hollywood films.
Most extras are paid a daily rate for their work.
he always carried extras in case of an emergency
work as an extra
work as 表示担任某角色。
She worked as an extra in the movie.
她在电影里做临时演员。
hire extra(s)
extras 常用复数形式。
The director hired several extras for the scene.
导演为这个场景雇佣了几名临时演员。
be an extra
be 后接不定冠词 an。
Connections
Collocations
- newspaper extra
- 报纸特刊
- The newspaper extra contained breaking news about the earthquake.这份报纸特刊登载了关于地震的最新消息。
- movie extra
- 电影临时演员
- He has been a movie extra in several blockbusters.他在几部大片中担任过电影临时演员。
- extras
- 额外物品
- The hotel charges for extras like room service.酒店对客房服务等额外物品收费。
Pop culture & quotes
- Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
- 号外！号外！快来看啊！The newsboy shouted, 'Extra! Extra! Read all about it!' to attract customers.报童大声喊道：‘号外！号外！快来看啊！’以吸引顾客。
- I was just an extra in that movie.
- 我在那部电影里只是个群众演员。When asked about his role, he shrugged and said, 'I was just an extra in that movie.'
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记‘extra’为‘X-tra’，像电影片场多出的临时演员站在X标记处。
Context & Register
名词'extra'常见于影视行业（临时演员）、新闻出版（增刊）和日常口语（额外物品）。语域混合，多用于非正式场合，但增刊用法较正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -tra: spectra rhymes with extra (both /ɛkstrə/); orchestra, ultra, and contra are spelling lookalikes with different stressed vowels.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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