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very great in degree 極度的;極大的 We are working under extreme pressure at the moment. 目前我們正在極大的壓力下工作。 people living in extreme poverty 生活在極度貧困中的人 extreme heat/cold/temperatures 酷熱/嚴寒/高溫 The heat in the desert was extreme. 沙漠中極其炎熱。
Extra ExamplesSuch results should be treated with extreme caution. 這種結果應該極其謹慎地對待。 The film depicts extreme violence. 這部電影描繪了極端的暴力。 I'm having extreme difficulty in not losing my temper with her. 我很難不對她發脾氣。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- appear
- seem
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- particularly
- really
- very
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not ordinary or usual; serious or severe 異乎尋常的;嚴重的;嚴厲的 extreme weather events such as floods and heatwaves 洪水和熱浪等極端天氣事件 Children will be removed from their parents only in extreme circumstances. 只有在極端情況下才會讓孩子離開父母。 It can cause nausea and, in extreme cases, death. 它會導致惡心,在極端情況下,甚至死亡。 The ship got into difficulties in extreme conditions. 這艘船在極端條件下遇到了困難。 She was forced to take extreme measures. 她被迫采取極端措施。 Don't go doing anything extreme like leaving the country. 千萬不要做出諸如離開國家之類的極端行爲。 It was the most extreme example of cruelty to animals I had ever seen. 這是我見過的最嚴重的虐待動物的事例。
Extra Examplesextreme weather conditions 極端惡劣的天氣狀況 This is hero-worship at its most extreme. 這是最極端的英雄崇拜。
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(of people, political organizations, opinions, etc. )人、政治組織、意見等 far from what most people consider to be normal, reasonable or acceptable 極端的;偏激的;過分的 extreme left-wing/right-wing views 極左/極右觀點 Fascism was basically an extreme form of nationalism. 法西斯主義基本上是民族主義的一種極端形式。 an extreme nationalist organization 極端民族主義組織 Their ideas are too extreme for me. 他們的想法對我來說太極端了。 She didn't like the idea—it sounded too extreme. 她不喜歡這個主意——聽起來太極端了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- appear
- seem
- …
- particularly
- really
- very
- …
- at its most extreme
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as far as possible from the centre, the beginning or in the direction mentioned 遠離中心的;末端的;盡頭的
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin extremus ‘outermost, utmost’, superlative of exterus ‘outer’.