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extreme

adjective
 OPAL WOPAL S
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  1.  
     [usually before noun] very great in degree极度的；极大的
    • We are working under extreme pressure at the moment.目前我们正在极大的压力下工作。🔊🔊
    • people living in extreme poverty生活在极度贫困中的人
    • extreme heat/cold/temperatures极端温度/寒冷/温度
    • The heat in the desert was extreme.沙漠中极其炎热。🔊🔊
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    • Such results should be treated with extreme caution.这样的结果应格外小心。
    • The film depicts extreme violence.这部电影描述了极端暴力。
    • I'm having extreme difficulty in not losing my temper with her.我很难不对她发脾气。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • appear
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • particularly
    • really
    • very
    • …
    phrases
    • at its most extreme
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     not ordinary or usual; serious or severe异乎寻常的；严重的；严厉的
    • extreme weather events such as floods and heatwaves极端天气事件，例如洪水和热浪
    • Children will be removed from their parents only in extreme circumstances.只有在极端情况下才会让孩子离开父母。🔊🔊
    • It can cause nausea and, in extreme cases, death.它会引起恶心，在极端情况下甚至会导致死亡。
    • The ship got into difficulties in extreme conditions.该船在极端条件下陷入困境。
    • She was forced to take extreme measures.她被迫采取极端措施。
    • Don't go doing anything extreme like leaving the country.千万不要做出诸如离开国家之类的极端行为。🔊🔊
    • It was the most extreme example of cruelty to animals I had ever seen.这是我见过的最严重的虐待动物的事例。🔊🔊
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    • extreme weather conditions极端恶劣的天气状况
    • This is hero-worship at its most extreme.这是最极端的英雄崇拜。
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     (of people, political organizations, opinions, etc.人、政治组织、意见等) far from what most people consider to be normal, reasonable or acceptable极端的；偏激的；过分的
    • extreme left-wing/right-wing views极左／极右观点
    • Fascism was basically an extreme form of nationalism.法西斯主义基本上是民族主义的一种极端形式。
    • an extreme nationalist organization极端民族主义组织
    • Their ideas are too extreme for me.他们的想法对我来说太极端了。
    • She didn't like the idea—it sounded too extreme.她不喜欢这个主意-听起来太极端了。
    opposite moderate
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • appear
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • particularly
    • really
    • very
    • …
    phrases
    • at its most extreme
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  4. [only before noun] as far as possible from the centre, the beginning or in the direction mentioned远离中心的；末端的；尽头的
    • Kerry is in the extreme west of Ireland.凯里位于爱尔兰的最西端。🔊🔊
    • She sat on the extreme edge of her seat.她坐在座位最边上。🔊🔊
    • politicians on the extreme left of the party该党极左翼的政客
    5. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin extremus ‘outermost, utmost’, superlative of exterus ‘outer’.

extreme

noun
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     a feeling, situation, way of behaving, etc. that is as different as possible from another or is opposite to it极端不同的感情（或境况、行为方式等）；完全相反的事物
    • extremes of love and hate爱和恨两种截然不同的感情
    • He used to be very shy, but now he's gone to the opposite extreme (= changed from one extreme kind of behaviour to another).他以前很腼腆，现在却走向了另一个极端。🔊🔊
    • She goes from one extreme to the other (= changes from one extreme kind of behaviour to another).她从一种极端转到另一种极端。
    • At the other extreme, the top 10 per cent receives 30 per cent of the nation's income.在另一个极端，收入最高的10％的人获得了国家收入的30％。
    • between extremes He takes a position somewhere these two extremes.他在这两个极端中都处在某个位置。
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    • After always putting too much salt in her cooking, she went to the opposite extreme and banished it completely.以前她做菜时总是放很多盐，然后又走到另一个极端，一点儿盐都不放。
    • At the other extreme, women still childless at 32 were more likely to be from a professional background.另一个极端情况是， 32 岁还没有孩子的女性很可能是职业人士。
    • Avoid any extremes of emotional behaviour.避免任何极端的情绪化行为。
    • These photographs show extremes of obesity and emaciation.这些照片展现了肥胖与消瘦两个极端。
    • She goes from one extreme to the other, and either works very hard or does absolutely nothing.她总是从一个极端到另一个极端，或者勤奋地工作，或者什么也不做。
    • Their views are at opposite extremes from each other.他们的观点极端对立。
    • There has to be a solution between these extremes.在这两个极端之间应该有一个解决的办法。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • opposite
    • polar
    • logical
    • …
    verb + extreme
    • avoid
    • go to
    • reach
    • …
    preposition
    • at an/​the extreme
    • between extremes
    • in the extreme
    • …
    phrases
    • at one extreme
    • at the other extreme
    • go from one extreme to the other
    • …
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  2.  
     the greatest or highest degree of something极端；极度；极限
    • The climate is mild with no extremes of temperature. 气候温和，没有极端温度。
    • extremes of cold, wind or rain严寒、狂风、暴雨
    • the climatic extremes of the mountains高山的气候极端
    • Many of these plants won't tolerate temperature extremes.这些工厂中的许多工厂都无法承受极端温度。
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    • At the extreme, some nuclear waste is so radioactive it has to be kept isolated for thousands of years.在极端的情况下，有些核废物的放射性之强使其需隔离保存数千年。
    • He went to the extreme of adulation, describing Churchill as the greatest man who ever lived.他极尽吹捧之能事，把丘吉尔描绘成历史上最伟大的人。
    • It's a difficult place to live in because of its climatic extremes.由于气候极端，这是一个很难住的地方。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • opposite
    • polar
    • logical
    • …
    verb + extreme
    • avoid
    • go to
    • reach
    • …
    preposition
    • at an/​the extreme
    • between extremes
    • in the extreme
    • …
    phrases
    • at one extreme
    • at the other extreme
    • go from one extreme to the other
    • …
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    3. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin extremus ‘outermost, utmost’, superlative of exterus ‘outer’.
Idioms
go, etc. to extremes/an extreme | take something to extremes/an extreme
  1. to act or be forced to act in a way that is far from normal or reasonable走极端；被迫采取极端行为
    • It's embarrassing the extremes he'll go to in order to impress his boss.他为了给上司留下深刻印象，不惜走极端，真令人难堪。🔊🔊
    • Taken to extremes, this kind of behaviour can be dangerous.这种行为如果走向极端则可能是非常危险的。🔊🔊
    • In the jungle they were driven to extremes in order to survive.在丛林中，他们为了生存被迫采取极端行动。
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    • There is no need to go to such extremes.没必要走这样的极端。
    • It's foolish to take any dieting to extremes.饮食上走极端是愚蠢的。
    • She has taken cleanliness to a new extreme.她把洁癖推向新的极端。
in the extreme
  1. (formal) to a great degree极度；极端；非常
    • The journey would be dangerous in the extreme.这段旅程将会是极其危险的。🔊🔊
    • His voice was scornful in the extreme.他的声音听起来极为轻蔑。