extremis
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/ɪkˈstriːmɪs/
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/ɪkˈstriːmɪs/
On the point of death.
The doctor said that the patient was extremis, and we should prepare for the worst.
醫生說病人危在旦夕,我們應該為最壞的情況做好準備。