extreme
[ɪk'stri:m] adjective
GREAT 极大的
IMPROVER
■very large in amount or degree 极大的；极度的；极端的•extreme pain/stupidity/wealth极其痛苦／愚蠢／富有
[ɪk'stri:m] adjective
BAD 糟糕的
■very severe or bad 极严厉的；严重的；极差的•extreme weather conditions极其恶劣的天气条件 •In extreme cases , the disease can lead to blindness.这种疾病最严重可导致失明。
[ɪk'stri:m] adjective
BELIEFS 信仰
■describes beliefs and political parties which most people consider unreasonable and unacceptable （信仰或政党）偏激的，过激的，极端的•He has rather extreme views.他的观点很偏激。 •He's on the extreme right-wing of the party.他属于这个政党的极右翼势力。
[ɪk'stri:m] adjective
FURTHEST POINT 极点
[before noun]
■at the furthest point, especially from the centre 末端的，尽头的；尤指离中心最远的•They live in the extreme south of the island.他们住在这个岛的最南端。
[ɪk'stri:m] noun countable
■the largest possible amount or degree of something 极度；极端•I've never witnessed such extremes of wealth and poverty.我从未见过如此悬殊的贫富差距。 •Most people I know work fairly hard but she takes it to extremes.我认识的人里面大多数工作都很努力，但是她这种做法也太拼命了。 in the extreme
■used for emphasis; extremely （用于强调）极其，非常，极度•Some of the scenes were unpleasant in the extreme.有些场景令人极其反感。 ■a situation, feeling, etc that is the opposite or very different from another one 极端；极端不同的事物•My moods seem to go from one extreme to another (= my moods often change from very bad to very good).我的心情有时很好，有时又好差。 |