1 PHRASE 在极端情况下;在绝境中 If someone or something is in extremis, they are in a very difficult situation and have to use extreme methods. 在极端情况下;在绝境中 [formal]
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Yet now he was here, in extremis, to seek an alliance.
然而现在他就在这里,在绝境中寻求联盟。
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The use of antibiotics is permitted only in extremis.
只有在万不得已的情况下才允许使用抗生素。
2 PHRASE 弥留之际 You can say that someone is in extremis when they are very ill and likely to die. 弥留之际 [formal]
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