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  • Derivatives : n  extremness ; adv  extremly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

extreme [ɪks'triːm]
  1. 1. adjective [+poverty] [ caution] 极度
  2. 2. adjective [+opinions] [ methods etc] 极端
  3. 3. adjective [+point] [ edge] 末端的
  4. 4. noun [c] 极端
    the extreme right/left
    [政治] 极右/左
    extremes of temperature
    冷热气温悬殊
    in the extreme
    [frm] 极度
    to go to extremes
    极端
    to go from one extreme to the other
    一个极端到另一个极端

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

extreme [ɪkˈstriːm]
  1. 1. adjective 极度的,极限
    The match was cancelled due to the extreme cold.
    极度寒冷,这场比赛取消了。
  2. 2. adjective 极端的,过分的,过度的
    He only gave out extreme examples and ignored the most common examples.
    他只给出一些极端例子,而忽视了最常见例子
  3. 3. adjective 过激的,偏激
    These communities have different traditions and range from extreme conservative to very liberal.
    这些社区不同惯例幅度从最保守非常宽松
  4. 4. adjective 最远的,最边缘的尽头的
    Large pine trees grow at the extreme edge of town.
    大松树长在该镇的最边缘
    He wanted to visit the four extreme corners of the earth.
    他想环游世界
  5. 5. adjective [Archaic] 最后的,最终
  6. 6. n.[c] [Plural] 极端,最大程度
    We were all worried to an extreme.
    我们担心极点
    The truth is probably somewhere between these two extremes.
    真相很有可能介于两个极端之间
    He carried it to extremes.
    他将其发展极端程度
  7. 7. n.[c] [Mathematics] 极值
  8. 8. n.[c] [Mathematics] 首项末项

Collins English-English Dictionary

extreme [ɪk'striːm]
  1. 1. adj being of a high or of the highest degree or intensity
    extreme cold
    extreme difficulty
  2. 2. adj exceeding what is usual or reasonable; immoderate
    extreme behaviour
  3. 3. adj very strict, rigid, or severe; drastic
    an extreme measure
  4. 4. adj [prenominal] farthest or outermost in direction
    the extreme boundary
  5. 5. adj [meteorol] of, relating to, or characteristic of a continental climate
  6. 6. n the highest or furthest degree (often in the phrases in the extreme, go to extremes)
  7. 7. n [often plural] either of the two limits or ends of a scale or range of possibilities
    extremes of temperature
  8. 8. n [maths] the first or last term of a series or a proportion
  9. 9. n a maximum or minimum value of a function
  10. 10. n [logic] the subject or predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism
  11. 11. n [Etymology] C15: from Latin extremus outermost, from exterus on the outside; see exterior

Examples

extreme measures
激烈措施
Extreme sports are a drug for him.
他酷爱极限运动。
the extreme right/left
[政治] 极右/左
to go from one extreme to the other
从一个极端到另一个极端
We were all worried to an extreme.
我们都担心到极点。

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