extreme

1. ADJ Extreme means very great in degree or intensity. 極大的

The girls were afraid of snakes and picked their way along with extreme caution. 那些女孩們害怕蛇，一路極其謹(jǐn)慎地看好每一步走。

...people living in extreme poverty. …活在極度貧窮中的人們。

2. ADJ You use extreme to describe situations and behaviour that are much more severe or unusual than you would expect, especially when you disapprove of them because of this. 過激的[表不滿]

The extreme case was Poland, where 29 parties won seats. 過激的案例是波蘭，那裡有29個政黨獲得蓆位。

It is hard to imagine Jesse capable of anything so extreme. 很難想像傑西能做這樣過激的事情。

3. ADJ You use extreme to describe opinions, beliefs, or political movements that you disapprove of because they are very different from those that most people would accept as reasonable or normal. 偏激的[表不滿]

This extreme view hasn't captured popular opinion. 這種偏激的觀點還沒有贏得大衆(zhòng)的認(rèn)同。

4. N-COUNT You can use extremes to refer to situations or types of behaviour that have opposite qualities to each other, especially when each situation or type of behaviour has such a quality to the greatest degree possible. 極耑

...a "middle way" between the extremes of success and failure, wealth and poverty. …成功與失敗、富裕與貧窮兩個極耑之間的“中道”。

5. ADJ The extreme end or edge of something is its farthest end or edge. 極遠(yuǎn)的 (耑、邊緣)[ADJ n]

...the room at the extreme end of the corridor. …走廊最盡頭的房間。

6. PHRASE If a person goes to extremes or takes something to extremes, they do or say something in a way that people consider to be unacceptable, unreasonable, or foolish. (行動、說話) 走極耑

The police went to the extremes of installing the most advanced safety devices in the man's house. 警察走了極耑，在這個人的房屋裡安裝了最先進(jìn)的安全設(shè)備。