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extreme adj.极度的；极端的n.极端；极限 (1) 极度的寒冷能使正在冬眠的动物苏醒。(2) 极度的暑热逐渐损耗他的体力兴健康。(3) 极端的贫困使他们万念俱灰。(4) 首都在这个国家的最南端。(5) 他的政治观点相当极端。(6) 爱和恨是两个极端。(7) 饥饿是食物摄入量的一个极端,肥胖则是另一个极端。(8) 他酷爱极限运动。(9) 另外一个极限运动的例子则是滑雪。 When you talk about extreme things, you're talking about things that are very, very...something. An extreme point is the farthest distance from a place. Extreme eating is a type of contest — like hot dog-eating — in which people eat a freakish amount of food to compete with each other. An extreme biker is biking down dangerously steep mountain sides. Anything extreme is pushing the limits and taking things about as far as they can go.

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英 [ɪk'striːm] 美 [ɪk'striːm] (1) Extreme cold can wake a hibernating animal.(2) The extreme heat sapped his strength and health.(3) Extreme poverty had reduced them to a state of apathy.(4) The capital is in the extreme south of the country.(5) His political views are rather extreme.(6) Love and hate are extremes.(7) Starvation is at one extreme of the spectrum of food intake; obesity is at the other.(8) Extreme sports are a drug for him.(9) Another extreme sport is snowboarding. Something extreme is far out, either in terms of distance or intensity. Extreme sports are wild or dangerous, and an extreme height is very high. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]极其的；极度的 Extreme means very great in degree or intensity.   [usu ADJ n]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。...people living in extreme poverty.生活极度贫困的人们...the author's extreme reluctance to generalise.作者极不情愿进行归纳2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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.   [disapproval]The extreme case was Poland, where 29 parties won seats...极端的例子是波兰，共有29个政党拥有议席。It is hard to imagine Lineker capable of anything so extreme...很难想象莱恩克尔能做出如此极端的事情。The scheme has been condemned as extreme.人们指责该计划太过极端。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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.   [usu ADJ n]  [disapproval]This extreme view hasn't captured popular opinion.这种偏激的观点未被大众接受。...the racist politics of the extreme right.极右派的种族主义政治4[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.   [usu pl]...a 'middle way' between the extremes of success and failure...成功和失败这两个极端之间的“中间地带”They can withstand extremes of temperature and weather without fading or cracking.它们能够经受极端的气温和天气状况而不褪色、不破裂。5[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]尽头的；末端的 The extreme end or edge of something is its furthest end or edge.   [ADJ n]...the room at the extreme end of the corridor.在走廊尽头的那个房间...winds from the extreme north.从极北吹来的风6[PHRASE 短语]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.   [V and N inflect]The police went to the extremes of installing the most advanced safety devices in the man's house...警方采取极端措施，在那个男子家里安装了最先进的安全装置。The doctor told me not to mention dieting to her in case she took it to the extreme...医生告诉我不要跟她提节食的事儿，免得她走极端。There is a sense of shame, sometimes carried to extremes.心中有羞愧感，有时候甚至无地自容。7[PHRASE 短语]（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.   [adj PHR]  [emphasis]  [FORMAL 正式]It is proving controversial in the extreme...事实证明它极具争议。Our rows become unhealthy in the extreme.我们的争吵变得极其有害。

英语单词	extreme
英美音标	英 [ɪk'striːm] 美 [ɪk'striːm]
中文释义	adj.极度的；极端的 n.极端；极限
英语例句	(1) Extreme cold can wake a hibernating animal. (2) The extreme heat sapped his strength and health. (3) Extreme poverty had reduced them to a state of apathy. (4) The capital is in the extreme south of the country. (5) His political views are rather extreme. (6) Love and hate are extremes. (7) Starvation is at one extreme of the spectrum of food intake; obesity is at the other. (8) Extreme sports are a drug for him. (9) Another extreme sport is snowboarding.
中文例句	(1) 极度的寒冷能使正在冬眠的动物苏醒。 (2) 极度的暑热逐渐损耗他的体力兴健康。 (3) 极端的贫困使他们万念俱灰。 (4) 首都在这个国家的最南端。 (5) 他的政治观点相当极端。 (6) 爱和恨是两个极端。 (7) 饥饿是食物摄入量的一个极端,肥胖则是另一个极端。 (8) 他酷爱极限运动。 (9) 另外一个极限运动的例子则是滑雪。
vocabulary简明	Something extreme is far out, either in terms of distance or intensity. Extreme sports are wild or dangerous, and an extreme height is very high.
vocabulary扩展	When you talk about extreme things, you're talking about things that are very, very...something. An extreme point is the farthest distance from a place. Extreme eating is a type of contest — like hot dog-eating — in which people eat a freakish amount of food to compete with each other. An extreme biker is biking down dangerously steep mountain sides. Anything extreme is pushing the limits and taking things about as far as they can go.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]极其的；极度的 Extreme means very great in degree or intensity. [usu ADJ n] 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。 ...people living in extreme poverty. 生活极度贫困的人们 ...the author's extreme reluctance to generalise. 作者极不情愿进行归纳 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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. [disapproval] The extreme case was Poland, where 29 parties won seats... 极端的例子是波兰，共有29个政党拥有议席。 It is hard to imagine Lineker capable of anything so extreme... 很难想象莱恩克尔能做出如此极端的事情。 The scheme has been condemned as extreme. 人们指责该计划太过极端。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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. [usu ADJ n] [disapproval] This extreme view hasn't captured popular opinion. 这种偏激的观点未被大众接受。 ...the racist politics of the extreme right. 极右派的种族主义政治 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. [usu pl] ...a 'middle way' between the extremes of success and failure... 成功和失败这两个极端之间的“中间地带” They can withstand extremes of temperature and weather without fading or cracking. 它们能够经受极端的气温和天气状况而不褪色、不破裂。 5 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]尽头的；末端的 The extreme end or edge of something is its furthest end or edge. [ADJ n] ...the room at the extreme end of the corridor. 在走廊尽头的那个房间 ...winds from the extreme north. 从极北吹来的风 6 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V and N inflect] The police went to the extremes of installing the most advanced safety devices in the man's house... 警方采取极端措施，在那个男子家里安装了最先进的安全装置。 The doctor told me not to mention dieting to her in case she took it to the extreme... 医生告诉我不要跟她提节食的事儿，免得她走极端。 There is a sense of shame, sometimes carried to extremes. 心中有羞愧感，有时候甚至无地自容。 7 [PHRASE 短语]（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. [adj PHR] [emphasis] [FORMAL 正式] It is proving controversial in the extreme... 事实证明它极具争议。 Our rows become unhealthy in the extreme. 我们的争吵变得极其有害。

Extreme Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 People [Usu N Behaviour S