| 单词 | extreme |
| 释义 | extremeWord family noun extreme extremism extremist extremity extremenessextremophileadjective extreme extremist adverb extremely ex·treme1 /ɪkˈstriːm/ ●●○ S3 W3 adjectiveadj 1 [only before noun]EXTREME very great in degree 极大的；极度的 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 严寒 He had extreme difficulty getting hold of the ingredients. 他费了极大的劲找配料。 2 UNUSUALvery 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. 只有在极端情况下才可以使用武力。 extreme weather/conditions etc 极端的天气/条件等 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 Examples from the Corpus extreme west/end/left etc• Passage is possible through the branches on the extreme left.• So why was she tempted to invent such an extreme ending?• The extreme left doors date from 1948, the work of Arrigo Menerbi, showing the tribulations of early Christians.• Moving down to the extreme left he was discovered by the enemy, and a full battery opened upon him.• Evictions are the extreme end of the bailiff's duties.• But the extreme ends of the continent seem afflicted with retro-chic shallowness when it comes to cocktails.• Roots and leafless bushes stuck up wildly at the extreme end of the strip.• Developing your film To get your film developed you need to go to the extreme left of the upper level. 4 EXTREMEextreme 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 Examples from the Corpus extreme sports/surfing/skiing etc• The explosion of extreme sports in recent years has produced an unprecedented number of ultra-endurance races. 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50多英尺高的海浪上滑行。 Examples from the Corpus extreme athlete/surfer/skier etc• Be an extreme athlete; or better yet, look like one on your way to the grocery store. Examples from the Corpus extreme• The organization says they consider Kahane's views to be extreme.• But memory is highly selective, particularly within an organization that has weathered numerous crises and moments of extreme duress.• It had always been one of his Walter Mittyisms to run a restaurant, and this we discussed with extreme earnestness.• That imbalance in brain chemicals also could lead to exaggerated responses to stress, resulting in extreme fatigue.• Buchanan's political views are too extreme for most Americans.• This is anomic aphasia. 9.2.6 Global aphasia Global aphasia could be thought of as the most extreme form of aphasia.• The refugees face a winter of extreme hardship.• Therefore, emotion, which can interfere with attention when it is extreme, is nevertheless the cornerstone of attention.• extreme left-wing groups• He hoped that such extreme measures would not be necessary.• extreme nationalists• Hold in this extreme position for 25 counts, stretching a little further with each count.• We like to present an extreme position to get people to react to it.• extreme temperatures extreme care/caution• However, a partner needs gentle handling to tread gently and with extreme caution.• In reality, the tsar proceeded with extreme caution.• It is therefore advisable that all practice be carried out with extreme caution.• The government had to handle these sentiments with extreme caution.• Virginia liked to watch them when they were in a mood that required that they be handled with extreme care.• She even exercises extreme caution about what she throws into her waste-paper bin.• If he writes slowly and with extreme care, he forsakes natural rhythm and ease of style.• Exercise extreme caution in babies with renal or hepatic failure. extreme example/case• Fortunately, there is little chance of that except in extreme cases.• This can be illustrated easily by taking figures which show extreme cases at the beginning and end of our period.• In extreme cases, it can affect our whole career progress.• An extreme case of organizational self-defeat and its consequences?• Fresh food is the most extreme example of the change that has come over the shops.• That's an extreme example of the volatility, but it shows how brutal the market has been, analysts said.• In the extreme case, the supply will depend exclusively on demand.• In some extreme cases, theorising obliterates any need for empirical method. extreme2 ●●○ noun [countableC] 1 TOO/TOO MUCHCHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERa situation, quality etc which is as great as it can possibly be – used especially when talking about two opposites 极端〔尤用于表示两个相反的事物〕 extreme 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. 另一个极端则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。 2 in the extreme VERYto 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。 Examples from the Corpus in the extreme• It was aggravating in the extreme to discover him there, just when she had hoped to find the launch deserted.• Historians note that some Indian tribes were brutal in the extreme.• Both were cautious in the extreme.• Jasmine, who has all these characteristics in the extreme, was born June 18.• Aspects of his work, his life style, are disagreeable to him in the extreme.• All these parts interrelate, and it is implausible in the extreme to suppose that their interrelation is fortuitous.• But it would be naive in the extreme to believe that the system is always unjust.• Or, in the extreme, the cigarette industry may cease to exist.• On the other hand, the prospect of her making a film during the re-election campaign was unappealing in the extreme. 3 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 something to extremes Problems only occur when this attitude is taken to extremes. 只有当这种态度走向极端时，问题才会发生。 She had gone to extremes to avoid seeing him. 为了避免见到他，她已经采用极端手段了。 Examples from the Corpus to extremes• Under this pressure Drew's disposition alternated to extremes.• And for some schools, this may be an interesting option, though if carried to extremes, it has serious limitations.• Skating is rife with bias, carrying the inherent subjectivity of judging to extremes.• He attacks any type of religious performance which leads to extremes.• Here is the stuff of revivalism, holiness movements, tight church membership requirements and, taken to extremes, exclusive cults.• Anything can be taken to extremes.• Painting in ripstop nylon has been taken to extremes by Tom Casselman. Examples from the Corpus extreme• Either way, climate extremes are expected to increase.• Plant vaccines take this sort of trickery to an ingenious extreme.• For children, the world is one of extremes.• The junior adventure story has not suffered the same extremes of literary discrimination.• All these parts interrelate, and it is implausible in the extreme to suppose that their interrelation is fortuitous.• In the extreme, parents can even become physically abusive. between ... two extremes• Between the two extremes come the various financial assets such as bonds and shares.• Between the two extremes of standardised and non-standardised interviews is the large category of semi-structured interviews.• There are, of course, many weather conditions between the two extremes when you have a chance of catching bream.• The truth probably lies between the two extremes.• There would have been other players between the two extremes of those who required a check and those who did not.• You must find the right balance of specificity and practicality between the two extremes.• Surely with her help they could create something between the two extremes? (1400-1500) French extrême, from Latin extremus “most outward”, from exter; → EXTERNAL |
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