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extremity n.极端；极度；尽头；绝境；非常手段(复)extremities: 四肢；手足. (1) 这条可怜的狗正处在极度痛苦之中。(2) 两军都犯有残暴的罪行。 The noun extremity also means the outermost point or part — the one that's farthest away. Nauset Light Beach on Cape Cod, for example, is the easternmost extremity in the state of Massachusetts. Extremity can also refer to the greatest degree, especially of an emotion or physical feeling. The extremity of the pain in your ankle might make you realize you should go to the emergency room for x-rays.

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英 [ɪk'streməti] 美 [ɪk'streməti] (1) The poor dog was in an extremity of pain.(2) Both armies were guilty of extremities. An extremity is a limb or appendage of the body, particularly the hands and feet. If the weather is cold, you have to be sure to protect your extremities from frostbite by wearing gloves, warm socks, and boots. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]尽头；末端 The extremity of something is its furthest end or edge.   [with supp]  [FORMAL 正式]...a small port on the north-western extremity of the Iberian peninsula.伊比利亚半岛西北端的小港口...the extremities of the aeroplane.飞机的末端2[N-PLURAL 复数名词]（身体的）末端，末梢；（尤指）手脚 Your extremities are the end parts of your body, especially your hands and feet.   [oft with poss]He found that his extremities grew cold...他发现手脚变冷了。Exercise is very important as it keeps the circulation moving and warms the extremities.锻炼非常重要，它可以促进血液循环，保持手脚温暖。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]极度；极端 The extremity of a situation or of someone's behaviour is the degree to which it is severe, unusual, or unacceptable.   [also N in pl]In spite of the extremity of her seclusion she was sane...尽管完全与世隔绝，她依然心智健全。In the past, the region had been protected by its forbidding geography and the extremities of its climate...过去，这个地区令人生畏的地理条件和极端的天气状况使它受到保护。Only in extremity, when his defences had been reduced by six weeks of bombing, was he ready to leave.经过6周的轰炸，他的防御已经不堪一击，在这种极端情况下他才愿意离开。

英语单词	extremity
英美音标	英 [ɪk'streməti] 美 [ɪk'streməti]
中文释义	n.极端；极度；尽头；绝境；非常手段 (复)extremities: 四肢；手足.
英语例句	(1) The poor dog was in an extremity of pain. (2) Both armies were guilty of extremities.
中文例句	(1) 这条可怜的狗正处在极度痛苦之中。 (2) 两军都犯有残暴的罪行。
vocabulary简明	An extremity is a limb or appendage of the body, particularly the hands and feet. If the weather is cold, you have to be sure to protect your extremities from frostbite by wearing gloves, warm socks, and boots.
vocabulary扩展	The noun extremity also means the outermost point or part — the one that's farthest away. Nauset Light Beach on Cape Cod, for example, is the easternmost extremity in the state of Massachusetts. Extremity can also refer to the greatest degree, especially of an emotion or physical feeling. The extremity of the pain in your ankle might make you realize you should go to the emergency room for x-rays.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]尽头；末端 The extremity of something is its furthest end or edge. [with supp] [FORMAL 正式] ...a small port on the north-western extremity of the Iberian peninsula. 伊比利亚半岛西北端的小港口 ...the extremities of the aeroplane. 飞机的末端 2 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]（身体的）末端，末梢；（尤指）手脚 Your extremities are the end parts of your body, especially your hands and feet. [oft with poss] He found that his extremities grew cold... 他发现手脚变冷了。 Exercise is very important as it keeps the circulation moving and warms the extremities. 锻炼非常重要，它可以促进血液循环，保持手脚温暖。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]极度；极端 The extremity of a situation or of someone's behaviour is the degree to which it is severe, unusual, or unacceptable. [also N in pl] In spite of the extremity of her seclusion she was sane... 尽管完全与世隔绝，她依然心智健全。 In the past, the region had been protected by its forbidding geography and the extremities of its climate... 过去，这个地区令人生畏的地理条件和极端的天气状况使它受到保护。 Only in extremity, when his defences had been reduced by six weeks of bombing, was he ready to leave. 经过6周的轰炸，他的防御已经不堪一击，在这种极端情况下他才愿意离开。

Extremity Body Hands Feet End 英 ɪk'streməti] 美 ɪk'streməti