very high or low, not moderate
The heat in the desert was extreme, making it almost unbearable.
沙漠中的热量極端,幾乎讓人無法忍受。
not normal or usual, very serious
Children will be removed from their parents only in extreme circumstances, like abuse.
只有在極端情況下,比如虐待,孩子們才會被從父母身邊帶走。
very different from what is normal or accepted
Their ideas are too extreme for most people to accept.
他們的想法對大多數人來說太極端了,難以接受。
at the furthest point from the center or start
Kerry is in the extreme west of Ireland, almost at the edge.
凱里位於愛爾蘭的極西邊,幾乎在邊緣。
a situation that is completely different from another
He takes a position somewhere between these two extremes, avoiding both extremes.
他在這兩個極端之間採取了一種立場,避免了兩個極端。
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.
氣候溫和,沒有極端的溫度,所以它既不會很熱也不會很冷。