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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 酷热/严寒/高温 The heat in the desert was extreme. 沙漠中极其炎热。
Extra ExamplesSuch results should be treated with extreme caution. 这种结果应该极其谨慎地对待。 The film depicts extreme violence. 这部电影描绘了极端的暴力。 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
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- particularly
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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 洪水和热浪等极端天气事件 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. 它会导致恶心,在极端情况下,甚至死亡。 The ship got into difficulties in extreme conditions. 这艘船在极端条件下遇到了困难。 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。
Extra Examplesextreme 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- appear
- seem
- …
- particularly
- really
- very
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- at its most extreme
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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
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin extremus ‘outermost, utmost’, superlative of exterus ‘outer’.