extreme
adj
1 [attrib 作定語]
as far away as possible (esp from the centre or beginning); remote 盡可能遠的(尤指距中心或起點); 遙遠的; 久遠的
in the extreme north of a country 在一國的最北部
the extreme edge of the forest 森林最遠的邊緣
in extreme old age 極高的年齡.
2 [usu attrib 通常作定語]
of the highest degree or intensity; greatest possible 程度或強度最高的; 最大可能的; 極度的
show extreme patience, kindness, gentleness, etc 表現出極為耐心、 和藹、 溫柔等
in extreme pain 在極度的痛苦中
(fml 文) The extreme penalty of the law in some countries is the death penalty. 有些國家的極刑是死刑.
3 (often derog 常作貶義) (of people and their opinions) far from moderate (指人和意見)偏激的, 極端的
hold extreme views 持偏激觀點
a supporter of the extreme left/right, ie a person who supports communism/fascism 極左[右]思想的擁護者(擁護共產主義[法西斯主義]的人)
His ideas are too extreme for me. 我認為他的思想太偏激了. extreme, n [C usu pl 通常作復數]
1 feeling, condition, etc as far apart or as different from another as possible 極端不同的感情、 狀況等
the extremes of misery and bliss 悲慘與極樂天壤之別的境遇
Love and hate are extremes of passion. 愛與恨是感情的兩個極端.
He was once terribly shy but now he's gone to the opposite extreme. 他以前特別 腆, 可現在卻判若兩人.
2 greatest or highest degree; either end of anything 最大程度; 最高程度; 極端
He could not tolerate the extremes of heat in the desert. 他忍受不住沙漠的酷熱.
3 (idm 習語) go, etc to ex`tremes act or be forced to act in a way that is far from moderate or normal 走極端
In the jungle, they were driven to extremes in order to survive. 在叢林中, 他們為了生存被迫采取極端行動. in the ex`treme (fml 文) to the highest degree; extremely 極端; 極度
This is inconvenient in the extreme. 這極不方便.
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外面(ex)打傘(t)的阿姨(re)對我(me)是 極端的
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*[ik'stri:m]n. 極端, 末端a. 極端的, 盡頭的, 極度的, 偏激的【法】 極度的, 極端的, 嚴厲的相關詞組: run to an extreme in the extreme
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extraadj. 額外的,補充的,附加的;特大的,特別的;
n. 附加物,額外的事物;臨時演員;號外;上等產品,上品;
adv. 額外地;格外地,特別地;