新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

extremeIELTS重点词汇

英 [ɪkˈstriːm]

[ADJ, NOUN]

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ADJ. 形容词

1. 极大的
Extreme means very great in degree or intensity.
近义词
great
双语例句
例：
The girls were afraid of snakes and picked their way along with extreme caution.
那些女孩们害怕蛇，一路走来，极其小心。
例：
people living in extreme poverty.
活在极度贫穷中的人们。
例：
the author's extreme reluctance to generalise.
这位作者极不情愿做一般化的比较。
2. 过激的
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.
双语例句
例：
The extreme case was Poland, where 29 parties won seats.
极端的案例是波兰，那里有29个政党获得席位。
例：
It is hard to imagine Jesse capable of anything so extreme.
很难想像杰西能做出这样过激的事情。
3. 偏激的
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.
双语例句
例：
This extreme view hasn't captured popular opinion.
这种偏激的观点还没有赢得大众的认同。
4. 极远的（端、边缘）
The extreme end or edge of something is its farthest end or edge.
近义词
far
双语例句
例：
the room at the extreme end of the corridor.
走廊尽头的那个房间。

NOUN. 名词

extremes
1. [C 可数名词] 极端
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.
双语例句
例：
a 'middle way' between the extremes of success and failure, wealth and poverty.
成功与失败、富裕与贫穷两个极端之间的“中道”

PHRASE. 习语

go to extremes , take something to extremes , carry something to extremes
1. （行动、说话）走极端
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.
双语例句
例：
The police went to the extremes of installing the most advanced safety devices in the man's house.
警察走了极端，在这个人的房屋里安装了最先进的安全设备。

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