extreme
adj
noun
ɪkˈstriːm
adj
1
very
great
in
degree
极大的; 极度的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
Extreme
poverty
still
exists
in
many
rural
areas.
许多农村地区仍处于赤贫状态。
extreme
care/caution
It
is
necessary
to
use
extreme
caution
with
chemicals.
接触化学品必须极其小心。
extreme
cold
极其寒冷
He
had
extreme
difficulty
getting
hold
of
the
ingredients.
他在找到那些配料方面有极大的困难。
2
very
unusual
and
severe
or
serious
异乎寻常的; 极端的; 严重的
extreme
example/case
an
extreme
case
of
cruelty
极严重的虐待案例
Force
is
only
justified
in
extreme
circumstances
.
武力只有在极端情况下使用才为正当。
extreme
weather/conditions
etc
3
extreme west/end/left etc
the
part
furthest
to
the
west,
nearest
the
end
etc
最西端/尽头/最左端等
on
the
extreme
edge
of
the
cliff
在悬崖的最边上
4
extreme
opinions,
beliefs,
or
organizations,
especially
political
ones,
are
considered
by
most
people
to
be
unacceptable
and
unreasonable
〔尤指政治上〕极端的，偏激的
extreme
right-wing
nationalists
极右翼民族主义分子
5
extreme sports/surfing/skiing etc
an
extreme
sport
is
one
that
is
done
in
a
way
that
has
much
more
risk
and
so
is
more
dangerous
than
an
ordinary
form
of
the
sport
极限运动/冲浪/滑雪等
only before noun 仅用于名词前
6
extreme athlete/surfer/skier etc
someone
who
does
extreme
sports
极限运动员/冲浪者/滑雪者等
Extreme
surfers
will
ride
waves
that
reach
heights
of
more
than
fifty
feet.
极限冲浪者能在五十多英尺高的海浪上滑行。
noun
7
a
situation,
quality
etc
which
is
as
great
as
it
can
possibly
be
–
used
especially
when
talking
about
two
opposites
极端〔尤用于谈论两个相反的事物〕
[+
of
]
The
bacteria
can
withstand
extremes
of
heat
and
cold.
这种细菌能承受酷热和严寒。
In
fact,
the
truth
lies
between
the
two
extremes
.
事实上，真理存在于两个极端之间。
at
the
other/opposite
extreme
At
the
other
extreme
is
a
country
like
Switzerland
with
almost
no
unemployment.
在另一个极端是像瑞士这样几乎没有人失业的国家。
Advertisements
seem
to
go
from
one
extreme
to
the
other
(=change
from
one
extreme
thing
to
something
totally
opposite)
.
广告似乎从一个极端走到了另一个极端。
8
in the extreme
to
a
very
great
degree
极度，非常
This
kind
of
experiment
seems
cruel
in
the
extreme.
这种实验好像极其残酷。
9
to extremes
if
someone
does
something
to
extremes,
they
do
it
to
a
point
beyond
what
is
normal
or
acceptable
至极端
take/carry
sth
to
extremes
Problems
only
occur
when
this
attitude
is
taken
to
extremes.
只有当这种态度走向极端时，问题才会出现。
She
had
gone
to
extremes
to
avoid
seeing
him.
为了避免见到他，她已走到了极端。