1 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) the greatest or strongest possible 尽可能的;极度的:
You must take extreme care when driving at night.晚上开车,可要尽量小心。extreme heat/difficulty/poverty酷热;极度困难;赤贫
2 much stronger than is considered usual, acceptable, etc 偏激的;极端的:
Her extreme views on immigration are shocking to most people.她对移民所持的偏激观点,令大多数人感到吃惊。
3 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) as far away as possible from the centre in the direction mentioned (离中心)最远的;末端的:
There could be snow in the extreme north of the country.该国的极北部还可能在下雪。politicians on the extreme left of the party该党极左翼的政客☞Look at moderate and radical. 参看 moderate 及 radical。
extremenoun [C]:
Alex used to be very shy but now she's gone to the opposite extreme.以前亚历克斯很害羞,现在却走向另一极端。