extreme

英[ɪkˈstriːm]美[ɪkˈstriːm]

adj.极其的，极端的，偏激的，尽头的；

n.极端；

复数：extremes;

例句

The palace is magnificent in the extreme.那宫殿极为富丽堂皇。

I must admit, it’s puzzling in the extreme just how these books found their way here.我不得不说,这些书怎么会出现在这儿,真是太奇怪了。

The bad harvests in the last few years reduced the peasants to extreme poverty.过去几年的庄稼歉收使农民变得极为贫困。

His views are rather extreme.他的见解相当偏激。

She lived on the extreme edge of the forest.她住在森林的*边缘。

You should exercise extreme caution when driving in fog.在雾中开车要极为小心。

This was an act of extreme brutality.这是一种极端野蛮的行为。

Skateboarding gives one the extreme sense of cheerfulness and success.滑板能够给予人在跨越心理承受极限时获得极大的愉悦感和成就感.

He has been generous in the extreme.他极其慷慨.

His voice was scornful in the extreme.他的声音听起来极端地轻蔑.

英语六级真题

It is estimated that extreme weather conditions have endangered the lives of millions of African children.

We, of course, need to pay attention to youngsters who are filled with discontent and hostility, but we should not allow these extreme cases to distort our view of most young people.

South Korea opened its second Antarctic research base in 2014, describing it as a way to test robots developed by Korean researchers for use in extreme conditions.

But the study warns that it is teenagers who engage in all three of these practices in the extreme who are truly in jeopardy.

In the extreme, some critics have said that making treatment decisions based on cost is a form of rationing.

Confronted with such facts,some Swedish activists and legislators are demanding more extreme and far-reaching measures, such as replacing male and female pronouns with a neutral alternative and monitoring children more closely to correct them when they gravitate(被吸引) toward gendered play.

Extreme weather and reckless development arc plotting against the rain forest in ways that scientists have never seen.

This exploitation has reached such extremes that presently it appears that some hundreds of thousands of species will be extinguished before the end of the century.

The earth will experience extreme weathers.

We have several models that are especially adaptive for extreme conditions

So in a sense, you cope between two extremes.

Bottom line, if you think you need more protein in your diet, consider these questions: Are you an extreme athlete; are you recovering from injury or surgery; or are you 60 years or older?

But the study warns that it is teenagers who engage in all three of these practices in the extreme who are truly in jeopardy.

But, he says extreme events become disasters only when people fail to prepare for them.

Extreme athletes expend lots of energy breaking down and repairing and building muscles.

Extreme conditions produce extremely tough plants.

Extreme events, however, will continue to occur.

He says extreme events will continue.

If you're moderately exercising for 150 minutes a week, as the Centers for disease Control and Prevention recommends, or less than that, you're probably not an extreme athlete.

In the extreme, some critics have said that making treatment decisions based on cost is a form of rationing .

One useful way is to distinguish between three degrees of poverty—extreme poverty,moderate poverty, and relative poverty.

Pipitone says, such as if you're an extreme endurance athlete, training for a marathon, or you're a body builder.

She is hard at work finding a way to take traits from rare wild plants that adapt to extreme dry weather and use them in food crops.

The extreme isolation of these massive farms leaves them often unattended, and monitored only once or twice a year, which means if the livestock falls ill or requires assistance, it can be a long time for farmers to discover.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ-GRADED

极其的;极度的

Extreme means very great in degree or intensity.

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ADJ-GRADED

极端的

You use extreme to describe situations and behaviour which are much more severe or unusual than you would expect, especially when you disapprove of them because of this.

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ADJ-GRADED

偏激的;过激的

You use extreme to describe opinions, beliefs, or political movements which you disapprove of because they are very different from those that most people would accept as reasonable or normal.

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N-COUNT

极端；完全相反的事物

You can use extremes to refer to situations or types of behaviour that have opposite qualities to each other, especially when each situation or type of behaviour has such a quality to the greatest degree possible.

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ADJ-GRADED

尽头的;末端的

The extreme end or edge of something is its furthest end or edge.

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PHRASE

走极端;使…至极端

If a person goes to extremes or takes something to extremes, they do or say something in a way that people consider to be unacceptable, unreasonable, or foolish.

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PHRASE

（用于形容词后，尤用于强调不好或令人惊讶的事）极其，极度

You use in the extreme after an adjective in order to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you want to indicate that it is something which is undesirable or very surprising.

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英汉词典释义

adj.

(在)末端的；在尽头的；(离中心)*远的，*遥远的

极度的, 极端的; 过激的；过分的

异乎寻常的；严重的；严厉的

远离中心的；末端的；尽头的

(**上)急进的，激进的，(行为、意见等)过激的，(思想)极端的，偏激的

极严厉的；激烈的，猛烈的

n.

极端, 过分，极度，极限

极端不同的感情（或境况、行为方式等）；完全相反的事物

[常用复数]在两末端的事物，极端不同的事物(或性质)

极端*策(或办法、手段、行动、措施等)

达到极度的某种情状

【数学】1). (比例或级数的)首项(或末项)，(比例的)外项；2). 极值

英英词典释义

Noun

1. the furthest or highest degree of something;

2. the point located farthest from the middle of something

Adjective

1. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity;

2. far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree;

3. beyond a norm in views or actions;

4. most distant in any direction;