extreme1/Ikˋstrim; Ikˈstriːm/adj 1 [only before noun 仅用于名词前] very great in amount or severity 极度的﹐极端的﹔严重的: extreme poverty 赤贫extreme weather conditions 极端恶劣的天气情况extreme cases/circumstances In extreme cases, the child may die. 在严重情况下﹐儿童可能会死亡。2 [only before noun 仅用于名词前] the furthest part of a place in a particular direction 末端的﹐尽头的: the extreme north 最北端3 extreme opinions are very strong and most people think they are unreasonable〔观点〕极端的﹐偏激的: His views were extreme, and led to political isolation. 他观点偏激﹐导致了他在政治上的孤立。4 [only before noun 仅用于名词前] extreme sports are done in a way that is more dangerous than the usual form of that sport〔体育运动〕极限的: extreme surfing/boxing etc 极限冲浪/拳击等
extreme2n 1 [C] something that is much greater, more severe etc than usual 极端: +of Bacteria can withstand extremes of heat and cold. 细菌可以耐受酷热和严寒。at the other/opposite extreme (=used when two things are as different as possible) 在另一个极端: At the other extreme, Austria has almost zero unemployment. 在另一个极端﹐奥地利的失业率几乎为零。take/carry sth to extremes/go to extremes disapproving (=do something to the greatest possible extent)【贬】走极端: Caution is sensible, but not if parents go to extremes. 审慎是明智的﹐但如果家长审慎过头就不能这样说了。2 in the extreme extremely 极其﹐极度: These experiments are cruel in the extreme. 这些实验极其残忍。