extreme
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/ɪkˈstriːm/
🇬🇧
/ɪkˈstriːm/
adjective
A2
very high or low, not moderate
The heat in the desert was extreme, making it almost unbearable.
沙漠中的热量极端，几乎让人无法忍受。
B1
not normal or usual, very serious
Children will be removed from their parents only in extreme circumstances, like abuse.
只有在极端情况下，比如虐待，孩子们才会被从父母身边带走。
B2
very different from what is normal or accepted
Their ideas are too extreme for most people to accept.
他们的想法对大多数人来说太极端了，难以接受。
R
at the furthest point from the center or start
Kerry is in the extreme west of Ireland, almost at the edge.
凯里位于爱尔兰的极西边，几乎在边缘。
noun
B2
a situation that is completely different from another
He takes a position somewhere between these two extremes, avoiding both extremes.
他在这两个极端之间采取了一种立场，避免了两个极端。
B2
the highest or lowest point of something
The climate is mild with no extremes of temperature, so it's never too hot or too cold.
气候温和，没有极端的温度，所以它既不会很热也不会很冷。
translation
极端的, 异常的, 极不寻常的, 末端的
截然相反的, 极点
词形变化
Plural
extremes
Comparative
extremer
Superlative
extremest