| 单词 | extreme |
| 释义 | extreme (once / 53 pages) 1adjn 2adjn Something extreme is far out, either in terms of distance or intensity. Extreme sports are wild or dangerous, and an extreme height is very high. When you talk about extreme things, you're talking about things that are very, very...something. An extreme point is the farthest distance from a place. Extreme eating is a type of contest — like hot dog-eating — in which people eat a freakish amount of food to compete with each other. An extreme biker is biking down dangerously steep mountain sides. Anything extreme is pushing the limits and taking things about as far as they can go. WORD FAMILYextreme: extremely, extremeness, extremes, extremest, extremism, extremity+/extremeness: extremenesses/extremism: extremisms, extremist/extremist: extremists/extremity: extremities USAGE EXAMPLESBetween these two extremes exists the little-known but thriving world of interscholastic floor hockey at yeshiva high schools in New York City and surrounding towns. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Airlines are not obliged to compensate travelers with lodging or meals for delays because of extreme weather. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Israel’s current government is “driven by its most extreme elements.” Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity extreme cold extreme caution extreme pleasure Syn utmost, uttermost intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree 2adj far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree an extreme example extreme temperatures extreme danger Syn immoderate beyond reasonable limits 3adj beyond a norm in views or actions an extreme conservative an extreme liberal extreme views on integration extreme opinions Syn immoderate beyond reasonable limits 4n the furthest or highest degree of something 2he carried it to extremes Hyper degree, grade, level a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality 1adj most distant in any direction the extreme edge of town Syn distant separated in space or coming from or going to a distance 2n the point located farthest from the middle of something Syn|Hypo|Hyper extreme point, extremum acme, apex, peak, vertex the highest point (of something) crownthe part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head roof peakthe highest point of a roof extremity the outermost or farthest region or point |
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