extreme

[iks'tri:m]

adj.极度的, 极端的
n.极端, 极限

a.

1. 末端的, 尽头的[Z][B]

There's a Chinese restaurant at the extreme end of the street.

在这条街的尽头有一家中国餐馆。

2. 极端的, 极度的; 最大的[Z][B]

Your invitation gave him extreme joy.

你的邀请使他高兴极了。

The took extreme measures to conserve fuel.

他们采取极端的手段节约燃料。

3. 急进的; 激烈的; 狂热的; 偏激的

Extreme conservatives were purged from the political organization.

极端保守分子被清洗出那个政治组织。

n.[C]

1. 极端, 末端

We should avoid extremes.

我们应该避免走极端。

2. 极端的事物; 极端的行为(或手段)[P]

3. 极度; 最大程度

In dealing with the problem he was cautious to an extreme.

他在处理这个问题时谨慎得过分了。

词形变化

副词: extremely | 名词: extremeness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.极端的

extravagant  excessive  exaggerated  overdone  drastic  radical

a.末端的; 最后的

final  last  conclusive  endmost  terminal  

同义参见:

profound  outrageous  most  limit  desperation  intense  intemperate  violent  utter  utmost  unreasonable  deep  tall  supreme  forward or forwards  

反义:

a.极端的; 急进的

moderate  temperate  proper  

反义参见:

moderate  medium  mediocre  

英英释义

名词 extreme:

the furthest or highest degree of something

the point located farthest from the middle of something

同义词：extreme point, extremum

形容词 extreme:

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

同义词：utmost, uttermost

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

beyond a norm in views or actions

most distant in any direction

短语词组

Extremes meet.

1. 两极相逢。

go/run to extremes

1. 走极端

You should not go to extremes.

你们不应该走极端。

in the extreme

1. 极度; 非常

She was stupid in the extreme to act like that.

她那样做真是愚蠢极了。

补充

extremeextreme英:[iksˈtri:m] 美:[ɪkˈstrim]adj.1.尽头的, 末端的She lived on the extreme edge of the forest.她住在森林的最边缘。2.极度的, 极端的; 过激的His views are rather extreme.他的见解相当偏激。n.1.极端, 过分Joy and grief are extremes.喜与悲都是极端。He could not tolerate the extremes of heat in the desert.他忍受不住沙漠的酷热。

例句

1. the author's extreme reluctance to generalize作者极不情愿进行归纳 2. people living in extreme poverty生活极度贫困的人们 3. The girls were afraid of snakes and picked their way along with extreme caution.女孩子们害怕蛇, 走路时格外小心。 4. Their methods may seem extreme.她们的方法似乎有些极端。 5. I would rather die than do anything so extreme.我宁死也不做这么极端的事情。 6. the room at the extreme end of the corridor走廊最尽头的房间 7. winds from the extreme north从极北刮来的风 8. the racist politics of the extreme right极右的种族主义政治 9. I realize that in very extreme cases this is necessary.我意识到在极端的情况下这是必须的。 10. the extremes of success and failure成功和失败两个极端 11. At the other extreme, the largest swans weigh 15kg.另一个极端, 那些最大的天鹅重15公斤。 12. She would go from one extreme to the other, sometimes spending hundreds of pounds on clothes, and sometimes shopping in charity shops.她会从一个极端走向另一个极端, 有时花几百镑买衣服, 有时却在慈善商店购物。 13. He had been foolish in the extreme.他那时笨到了极点。 14. It is proving controversial in the extreme.事实证明这极具争议性。 15. Our rows become unhealthy in the extreme.我们的争吵变得极其有害。 16. extreme cold.极度寒冷。 17. in extreme cases the soldier may be discharged.特殊情况下可以开除士兵。 18. expulsion is an extreme sanction.驱逐出境是极端严厉的惩处。 19. Labour's more extreme socialist supporters.工党中更极端的社会主义支持者。 20. the extreme north-west of Scotland.苏格兰的最西北部。 21. ranging from free-floating at one extreme to a rigidly fixed system at the other.介于放任自流和体制僵化这两个极端之间。 22. extremes of temperature.温度极限。 23. the extreme of applying for poor relief.申请穷人救济这个下策。 24. they took a commendable anti-ageist policy to extremes.他们将反年龄歧视这一值得称赞的政策推向了极致。 25. the reasoning was convoluted in the extreme.这一推理让人极为费解。 26. [as submodifier]this is an extremely difficult and dangerous thing to do.这件事做起来极其困难和危险。 27. You must take extreme care when driving at night.晚上开车，可要尽量小心。 28. extreme heat/difficulty/poverty酷热；极度困难；赤贫 29. Her extreme views on immigration are shocking to most people.她对移民所持的偏激观点，令大多数人感到吃惊。 30. There could be snow in the extreme north of the country.该国的极北部还可能在下雪。 31. politicians on the extreme left of the party该党极左翼的政客 32. Alex used to be very shy but now she's gone to the opposite extreme.以前亚历克斯很害羞，现在却走向另一极端。 33. The plant is sensitive to extreme heat and cold.这种植物对酷热和严寒非常敏感。 34. They are living in extreme poverty.他们过着极度贫穷的生活。 35. "If you have to go out in the storm, use extreme caution. [=be very careful]"如果你必须在暴风雨天出门，得特别小心。 36. extreme accuracy is required.需要极高的精准度。 37. extreme old age老极了 38. She went on an extreme diet.她实行严格节食。 39. Many thought that the punishment was too extreme for the crime.很多人认为对那条罪行的处罚过重。 40. extreme weather conditions极端天气状况 41. This situation calls for extreme [=drastic] measures.这种情况需要采取严厉措施。 42. The plan was rejected as too extreme.这一计划被认为过于极端而遭否决。 43. This is an extreme example of what can happen when a company grows too quickly.这是关于公司过快发展会带来的后果的极端例子。 44. He has extreme opinions when it comes to politics.他的政治观点偏激。 45. Members of the extreme right/left opposed the legislation.极右/极左分子反对这项立法。 46. "In the photo, she is at/on the extreme right/left. [=she is in the position that is farthest to the right/left]"照片中，她在最右/左边。 47. The city is in the extreme northern part of the state.这座城市位于这个州的最北端。 48. extreme sports极限运动 49. He is a fan of extreme skiing/snowboarding.他是个极限滑雪/滑雪板运动迷。 50. an extreme athlete极限运动员 51. He is an extreme snowboarder/skier.他是名极限滑雪板/滑雪运动员。 52. It is extremely [=very] hot/cold in here.这地方热/冷得很。 53. She is extremely generous.她非常慷慨。 54. The story has an extremely complicated plot.这个故事情节非常复杂。 55. "It is extremely [=highly, very] unlikely that we will know anyone there."我们基本不可能认识那里的人。 56. "After spending lavishly for years, the company has now gone to the opposite/other extreme and has cut expenses drastically."铺张浪费数年后，这家公司走向了另一个极端，大幅度削减开支。 57. His mood changed/swung from one extreme to the other.他的情绪从一个极端转向另一个极端。 58. experiencing extremes of emotion经历极端情绪 59. The temperature in the desert ranges between extremes of heat and cold.沙漠气温很极端，要么酷热，要么严寒。 60. Their political views represent the extremes within the party.他们的政治观点代表了党内的极端看法。 61. There are people at both extremes within the party.党内极左极右派都有。 62. The movie changes the story to such an extreme [=changes it so much] that it's hardly recognizable.这部电影将原故事改编得面目全非。 63. They are being pushed/driven to ridiculous extremes. [=being forced to do much more than seems reasonable]他们正被迫做大量的工作，多到匪夷所思的地步。 64. The problems in our school system can be solved without going to (such) extremes.我们学校的体制问题不需要采取极端手段就能解决。 65. Problems can occur when people carry/take dieting to extremes.人们过度节食会出问题。 66. I'm finding it difficult in the extreme [=very/extremely difficult] to deal with this situation.我发现这种情况极难处理。