extreme
adjective
uk/ɪkˈstriːm/us/ɪkˈstriːm/extremeadjective(GREAT)
B2
verylargeinamountordegree:
极大的；极度的；极端的extremepain/stupidity/wealth极其痛苦／愚蠢／富有
greater than the usual level or amount
- highHigh temperatures are set to continue into next week.
- high inThis cereal is high in fibre and nutrients.
- extremeThey live in extreme poverty.
- stratosphericHome prices are stratospheric around here!
- soaringRents are soaring while pay remains steady.
- The way she had beentreatedatworkhadcausedher extremeemotionalandpsychologicaldistress.
- People here arelivinginconditionsof extremepoverty.
- Drivers arewarnedto take extremecareon theicyroads.
- Anexpressionof extremedisapprovalcame over hisface.
- We tookshelterfrom the extremeheatunder apalmtree.
Enormous
- almighty
- astronomical
- astronomically
- behemoth
- by far and awayidiom
- cavernous
- immeasurable
- immeasurably
- immense
- immensity
- inordinate
- mountainous
- precipitous
- prodigious
- prodigiously
- stratospheric
- super-colossal
- supersized
- thumping
- walloping
extremeadjective(BAD)
B2
verysevereorbad:
极严厉的；严重的；极糟的extremeweatherconditions极其恶劣的天气条件
Inextremecases, thediseasecanleadtoblindness.极端情况下，这种疾病可导致失明。
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- highly
- positive
- rank
- raving
- serious
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- terribly
- unutterably
- veritably
- wonderfully
extremeadjective(BELIEFS)
C2
Extremebeliefsandpoliticalpartiesareconsideredby mostpeopleto beunreasonableandunacceptable:
（信仰或政党）偏激的，过激的，极端的He hasratherextremeviews.他的观点很偏激。
He's on the extremerightwingof theparty.他属于这个政党的极右翼势力。
Unsuitable and unacceptable
- amiss
- be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. tasteidiom
- beneathyourdignityidiom
- beyond
- beyond the paleidiom
- incorrect
- incorrectly
- indecent
- ineligibility
- ineligible
- not cricketidiom
- offend againstsomething
- over-extravagant
- raffish
- raffishness
- unsuitable
- unsuitably
- unsuited
- unworthy
- vulgarity
extremeadjective(FURTHEST POINT)
[before noun]
at thefurthestpoint,especiallyfrom thecentre:
末端的，尽头的；（尤指）离中心最远的Theylivein the extremesouthof theisland.他们住在这个岛的最南端。
Distant in space and time
- (in) the middle of nowhereidiom
- afar
- afield
- all/the four corners of the world/earthidiom
- anywhere
- as far as the eye can/could seeidiom
- away
- far
- farthest
- further
- furthermost
- light years awayidiom
- lonely
- middle
- remotely
- remoteness
- ultra
- ultra-distant
- virtually
- wide
extreme
noun[C]
uk/ɪkˈstriːm/us/ɪkˈstriːm/thelargestpossibleamountordegreeof something:
极度；极端I've neverwitnessedsuch extremes ofwealthandpoverty.我从未见过如此悬殊的贫富差别。
MostpeopleIknowworkfairlyhard but shetakesit toextremes.我认识的人里大多数工作都很努力，但是她这种干法也太不要命了。
in the extreme
used foremphasis;extremely:
（用于强调）极其，非常，极度Some of thesceneswereunpleasantin the extreme.有些场景令人极其反感。
asituation,feeling, etc. that is theoppositeor very different from another one:
极端；极端不同的事物Mymoodsseemtogo from oneextremeto another(= mymoodsoftenchangefrom verybadto very good).我的情绪时而极好，时而又糟糕得要命。
Extremely good
- admirable
- amazing
- amazingly
- ask forsomeone
- award-winning
- divine
- first-rate
- five-star
- gold-plated
- gourmet
- greatness
- high-class
- par excellence
- shining
- sock
- splendid
- splendidly
- stellar
- stupendously
- wonderfully
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