Definition of extreme in English:

extreme

adjective ɛkˈstriːmɪkˈstriːmɪkˈstrim

1Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.
极大的；极度的
extreme cold
极度寒冷。
Example sentencesExamples
- You are depending upon yourself to a degree that can cause extreme unease, but this is acute to all species of creativity.
- The sensitivities of the minorities have been acknowledged to an extreme degree - often at the risk to majority rights.
- However, the problem with genome scans involving thousands of markers is that the statistic values of FAs can reach quite extreme magnitudes.
- He configured power to such an extreme degree in our system that the role of his character is absolutely central.
- When you hear many extremely positive or negative stories it is often an indication that the ‘mania’ has reached its extreme top or bottom.
- After the divorce, her drinking reached extreme lows.
- True, her mother had been killed in a terrorist incident when she was younger, but that only made her detest Mercalli to an extreme degree, it didn't make her do crazy counterproductive things.
- The extreme degree of the losses, however, caused the society to take immediate action.
- This is why supplier deliveries are slowing to an extreme degree, and unfilled order backlogs are inflating at a double-digit annual pace.
- For this an extreme degree of impudence is required, but experience shows cases of it succeeding.
- Or you're guilty of wishful thinking to an extreme degree.
- They experience an extreme degree of occupational segregation.
- With the outside temperature touching 43 degrees Celsius, the extreme heat policy was in force.
- Soon there comes a time in which jet lag has seized your mind and body to such an extreme degree that resignation is all that remains.
- Reports of ethnic massacres signify an extreme degree of threat and it is hard to dismiss the influence of these reports in triggering group mobilization.
- In the current situation resources are so limited that rationing has to be tightened to extreme degrees and as a result only the most severely ill patients may be offered treatment.
- The custom of sending love tokens goes back hundreds of years, but reached extreme levels in Victorian times where precious items were sent as tokens of forbidden love.
- Parents also describe their children as having an extreme degree of grandiose defiance, refusing to comply with authority at home or at school.
- The report also revealed the shocking case of a three-year-old who had died from heart failure brought on by extreme obesity after reaching a weight of six stones.
- The district had gone from self-sufficiency to an extreme degree of dependency.
Synonyms
utmost, uttermost, very great, greatest, greatest possible, maximum, maximal, highest, ultimate, supreme, paramount, great, acute, major, intense, enormous, severe, high, superlative, exceptional, extraordinary
1. 1.1 Not usual; exceptional.
  不寻常的；例外的
  in extreme cases the soldier may be discharged
  在特殊情况下，士兵是可以退伍的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In my opinion any individual who takes another life should have no rights with the exception of extreme cases of cruelty suffered by the killer.
  And, except under the most extreme circumstances, diplomacy trumps force.
  The Senator made it very clear that his opinion was that Democrats were agreeing to forgo filibusters in the future except in very extreme circumstances.
  Nor was the significance of the event merely symbolic for Bayle, since he himself was a victim of the intolerance to an extreme degree.
  Indeed there can be no rational reasons for committing suicide except in the most extreme cases.
  That category is extreme to exceptional drought conditions.
  And except in extreme cases, I can't see how that's justified.
  Medical care is the obvious and common example in the American example, but in more extreme cases it can reach to food and shelter.
  I have no intention of voting in the European election as I regard postal voting, except in extreme cases, as unnecessary and a step to ending democratic voting as we know it.
  The whiplash claimers in car accidents again cannot except in extreme cases be detected medically
  Most servers, even in extreme conditions, rarely reach maximum processing power.
  Beyond the point of Fetal viability it becomes illegal except in extreme circumstances.
  I am not required to assume the position except in the most extreme circumstances and they are rare indeed.
  And ultimately I hope to see its use outlawed for all except the most extreme situations where manual or organic suppression is not an option.
  Except in the most extreme circumstances, the metal posed no significant threat to human health, a spokeswoman claimed.
  Said to possess exceptional drive and extreme intelligence, Norton's ambitions were not satisfied and he set up a doctors' deputising service.
  Booze is so ubiquitous it is difficult to know what its effect on creativity really is, except in extreme cases.
  Because commanders will probably not be willing to flatten whole blocks, they may expose their soldiers to the extreme perils of close-quarters combat.
  The town, well known for its extreme temperatures, recently reached a record minimum temperature of 27 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
  The measures taken to bring the budget into balance can only be described as unusual, perhaps even extreme.
2. 1.2 Very severe or serious.
  极端严厉（或严重）的
  expulsion is an extreme sanction
  驱逐是一种极端严厉的制裁。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Is the Royal College of Midwives seriously making this extreme, unnatural procedure their norm?
  Further, Dave may have felt that his emotional experience was not being taken seriously, so extreme antisocial behaviour may have been his only way of communicating the extent of his distress.
  He was one of the few people, at that time, to take seriously the more extreme predictions of the general theory of relativity.
  Now is not the time to revert to extreme rhetoric and draconian sanctions against those who support abortion rights.
  Would the loss of South Vietnam pose a threat to US security serious enough to warrant extreme action to prevent it?
  Few victims survived the extreme brutality and the severest punishments inflicted.
  The problem in Faliraki has prompted local authorities to take extreme measures, imposing severe punishments for lewd behaviour.
  There's usually some restraint, there's usually some sort of reverence for the death penalty, in a sense, because it is such an extreme sanction.
  Confined that winter awaiting exile, her mental condition deteriorated, and she made extreme claims that further alarmed visiting ministers.
  He concluded that the cause of death had been due to extreme skull fracture with severe trauma to the brain consistent with the deceased having been hit by a moving vehicle.
  Administration, Pentagon and senior military officials warned that such an extreme measure would have serious legal and political implications.
  The problem is presented as a continuum from normative forms of behavior to extreme and serious attacks.
  The criteria for eligibility were extreme hardship, serious injury, damage to their homes, or bereavement directly as a result of the landslide.
  It is argued that these punishments are extreme, severe and merciless.
  More serious is the extreme danger that the entire political class will throw its weight behind a policy that turns out to be misguided.
  If all he takes seriously is the extreme threat of force, then the threat needs to be seen and be seen as immediate.
  Both the cases involved much more extreme language and severe criticism of the behaviour and performance of the respective magistrates.
  I am not sure what this monkey did wrong to demand such a harsh and extreme punishment, and I did not in fact beat him to find out.
  As the hours pass they hear news of extreme weather and bizarre incidents across the world.
  Synonyms
  drastic, serious, forceful, desperate, dire, radical, far-reaching, momentous, consequential, substantial
  unrelenting, unbending, unyielding, remorseless, uncompromising, unmitigated
  heavy, sharp, severe, austere, stern, harsh, tough, strict, rigorous, swingeing, punishing, punitive, excessive, oppressive, draconian, ferocious
3. 1.3 (of a person or their opinions) far from moderate, especially politically.
  （人，观点）极端的，偏激的（尤指在政治方面）
  groups of his more extreme supporters rioted in front of parliament
  Example sentencesExamples
  In some ways, it is bad, because I think it has exacerbated the division, which in part explains the extreme opinions the post has raised.
  The Sunday New York Times reported on the progress of the plot to pick youngish and extreme candidates.
  This organisation is not simply an isolated enclave of extreme prejudice and backwardness.
  People who do not share the drive for rational thinking and control may be a threat and natural target for the more extreme members of this group.
  Several nationalistic organisations pursue this agenda using extreme individuals from the Orthodox Church.
  He represented a family merchant business and was friendly with many of those who inspired the extreme phase of the revolution.
  More extreme members of right-wing groups tap into this divide by encouraging mistrust of city dwellers and the educated.
  The case concerned protecting the emerging corporate order from the Court's more extreme members as much as it did resistance to the antislavery movement.
  But this new world faces a new threat of disorder and chaos born either of brutal states armed with weapons of mass destruction or of extreme terrorist groups.
  His alliance extends from economic neo-liberals to Christian Democrats and extreme right-wing nationalists.
  He was in fact not talking about any nominees he would block, but about the possibility that the Democrats would block more extreme candidates as they did in his first term.
  Cadres of extreme fighters in terrorist and militant organizations have a proclivity for violence that evidence of its past futility cannot deter.
  He said the world was facing a new threat from ‘brutal states’ armed with weapons of mass destruction, and from extreme terrorists.
  Labour's application to govern you is based on a myth that the only alternative is a more extreme version of what they offer.
  Not surprisingly, most of the respondents expressed extreme opinions about Springer.
  He doesn't, of course, but instead winds it up until there is no choice but to feel torn between equally extreme alternatives in much the same way Jeffrey is torn.
  That sort of extreme attitude is what has put fear into the minds of New Zealanders, and it is why contemporary claims send a shiver down their spine.
  Although we've already seen that having the endorsement of the most extreme members of the Democratic Party does not ensure victory in the primaries.
  Such concerns are legitimate, but to form a political alliance with the extreme right of the Republican Party on this basis is unprincipled and reactionary.
  As de Gaulle began to disentangle his nation from the interminable drain of money, resources and blood that was the Algerian war, Le Pen began his first serious flirtation with the extreme right.
  Synonyms
  radical, extremist, immoderate, exaggerated, intemperate, outrageous, unreasonable
  fanatical, diehard, overzealous, revolutionary, rebel, rebellious, subversive, militant, combative
  informal over the top, OTT
  British informal swivel-eyed
4. 1.4 Denoting or relating to a sport performed in a hazardous environment and involving great risk.
  〈主北美〉（跳伞、漂流等运动）极限的
  extreme sports like snowboarding
  Example sentencesExamples
  Both Colin and team manager, Marco, are keen to recruit more extreme sports stars, especially those of the female variety.
  The Drome isn't a type of race; rather, it's a giant dome that houses multiple environments where extreme racing takes place.
  Now I understand, AT LAST, why I don't feel deeply enthusiastic about things like tennis or swimming - I need extreme sports.
  In this context, extreme sports may reflect an atavistic desire to artificially inject risk into lives that seemed devoid of the excitement that only risk can provide.
  Some 20 extreme sport enthusiasts took part in the action, all keen to make their name on the budding kitesurfing scene.
  The huge adrenalin rush of surfing titanic waves such as this is often compared with other extreme sports such as skydiving and off-piste snowboarding and skiing.
  Veterans of white-water rafting, mountain climbing and other extreme sports, the six women who assemble in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains think they are ready for anything.
  Why do people risk life and limb to participate in extreme sports?
  If you want to perform extreme sports yourself, paragliding from a windy hilltop in Salta is an option.
  As a youngster, the closest this judge ever came to extreme sports was a game of Frisbee golf that got entirely out of hand.
  The game's levels aren't very large - they're certainly not the massive sprawling affairs seen in recent extreme sports games, and this is a real strike against the game.
  Up to two million visitors a year are expected for a range of extreme sports and activities including scuba-diving, kayaking, snowboarding, climbing and even a form of sky-diving.
  ‘Today, the sports calendar is overloaded with TV sports and extreme games,’ said Paulick.
  His free time Joro saves for extreme sports: snowboarding in the winter and kiteboarding in the summer.
  The last decade has seen a surge in popularity in extreme sports from rock climbing to snowboarding to mountain biking.
  Fans of extreme sports games are truly blessed.
  Not that I'm not risk averse, but that's mostly about extreme sports - it was, a bit.
  Unlike the century-and-a-half history of Australian Football, most extreme sports have only been invented within the last decade.
  Thrill can come in the manner of extreme sports, daredevil challenges and risks that leave you feeling exhilarated.
  Harry, who has already demonstrated a love of extreme sports in his pursuit of rugby, polo, skiing, abseiling and scuba diving, played in the lines position, the equivalent of a flanker.
  Synonyms
  dangerous, hazardous, risky, high-risk
  reckless, foolhardy, daredevil, breakneck, daring, adventurous
2attributive Furthest from the centre or a given point.
最外的；（离中心）最远的
the extreme north-west of Scotland
苏格兰的最西北部。
Example sentencesExamples
- At the extreme north-west corner of Ngargo Island, near a massive bomb-scar in the rocky cliff, lies a very curious wreck.
- These bases fell so swiftly that the US troops were able to attack Eniwetok atoll at the extreme north-west end of the island chain six weeks ahead of schedule.
- However, on the more level ground at the south-west and extreme north-west they are triple.
- In each case it was not possible unambiguously to align portions of the extreme amino and carboxyl termini of the sequences.
- It's not the positioning of the schools, but whoever decided on the amazingly stupid catchment areas that now means the schools are at the extreme ends of their catchment areas instead of the centre.
- Wedged by Northern Ireland into the extreme northwest of the island, its back to the sea, Donegal is linked to the republic by a slender isthmus.
- ST.PETERSBURG, situated in extreme Northwest Russia and formerly known as Petrograd or Leningrad, is one of the most beautiful cities of Europe.
- The cold air in its rear reaches the extreme south during Friday night.
- They occupied the extreme north-west corner of Brigantian territory comprising Cumberland and part of Westmorland.
- The alignments indicate that Sir2p has a unique domain at its extreme N terminus.
- For proper operation, each SCSI bus segment must be terminated at the two extreme ends of the segment.
- The model uses as data either the counts of genes in a syntenic block or the distance between extreme members of a block, or both.
- This variety is largely confined to Texas, but is known from extreme northwest Louisiana.
- This truncation shows that the extreme C terminus of the SPM domain is required for protein interactions.
- Shelter sheds can be seen (middle centre, on the beach) while on the extreme right are some of the beach cottages, used primarily by visitors.
Synonyms
furthest, farthest, furthermost, farthermost, furthest/farthest away, very, utmost, outermost, most distant, aftermost, endmost, ultimate, final, last, terminal, remotest
rare outmost

noun ɛkˈstriːmɪkˈstriːmɪkˈstrim

1Either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible.
截然不同的事物；极端
we represented opposite extremes of college society—he a member of the Old Guard, I one of the radicals
Example sentencesExamples
- Orthal views of each pair of elements at the extremes of possible motion were recorded by photography or with a flatbed scanner.
- Most Americans, however, tend towards the opposite extreme, an almost exclusive preoccupation with self.
- The director of the Honors College works with students at the opposite extreme of the spectrum.
- Highly constrained genomes such as those of birds represent the opposite extreme, in which the subgenomic populace suffers under a totalitarian regime.
- The two extremes represent opposite ways in which Christianity relates to modernity or postmodernity.
- In performing the physical act of turning from one vast panel to the next, the viewer felt the moment of pause between the two antithetical extremes represented.
- Hunt's background represents the opposite extreme of Hanson in the ‘two nation’ model.
- There are two different extremes among Christians regarding law.
- Figure 3 presents two particular regions, each at a different extreme of the distribution.
- The results presented below show that these two extremes produce very different patterns of polymorphism.
- Gendered conceptions of parental belonging and place identity represent two extremes on the continuum of possible identifications.
- These are the two opposite extremes in a continuum of scenarios that differ with regard to the relative contributions of horizontal and vertical transmission.
- Two very different models lie at the opposite extremes of a spectrum of rate variation among lineages.
- Between the two extremes described every possible transition can easily be found at any place in the tissue.
- The two emotions generally did the same thing to you, but to different extremes.
- Two extremes ranged against each other: that is hardly the best recipe for the region's security, but with no alternative voices being heard a solution is now further away than ever it has been.
- As with so many other issues in social research, a steady course needs to be steered between possible extremes.
- In their schools, in their songs and on their streets, Protestants and Catholics are offered versions of history so different that at the extremes they produce different senses of right and wrong.
- But we must not pose legality and expediency as opposite extremes.
- The appalling practice of forced marriage represents the opposite extreme and that is why Government is taking tough action to eradicate it.
Synonyms
opposite, antithesis, (other) side of the coin, (opposite) pole, contrary, (exclusive) alternative
opposing pair
rare antipode
1. 1.1 The highest or most extreme degree of something.
  （事物的）极度
  extremes of temperature
  极端气温。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Suddenly everything is confined to exposed planters, removed from the usual moisture and nutrient sources, and subject to climatic extremes.
  The product is produced at temperature extremes exceeding 300 degrees below zero.
  Her moods were becoming all extremes, with no middle ground.
  Canada is a country of extremes in terms of its size, climate, and geography.
  So I said a little bit about how there are different extremes of feminism, and that no, I'm not at the end that hates men.
  The exposed site is subject to weather extremes, therefore diving in this area is a special treat.
  And it's a good job too, because we just can't cope, even with minor extremes of weather.
  The simulation was run using these groupings representing extremes of possible variation caused through modeling population dynamics.
  In Strangers to Ourselves, Timothy Wilson offers an assessment of the human unconscious that is very different from these extremes.
  And of course then they will go to different extremes than we would, they may go to a shaman, they may go to a faith healer looking for a way through this and to resolve the issue.
  And from that, we're going to move onto extremes of a different kind.
  This large area south of Russia and bordering China is subject to great extremes of climate.
  Featuring the latest in DX9 shader technology, Auto Assault will represent the extreme of what is possible on today's graphics cards.
  The two of them were closer than anything, they rarely fought recently and they would go to the extremes for each other.
  While gaining a more exciting life, she would be hungry much of the time, would lack veterinary care, and would be subject to weather extremes and miscellaneous outdoor dangers.
  Here the speculations begin to run wild, and things get absurd when the speculations contradict each other to the extreme.
  Murder One falls somewhere in the middle of all these extremes.
  Both Harvey and Sarah were daring each other into the extremes.
  I assume the extremes of the different genres represented here can be reflected in what goes on in the mind of the madman in the film.
  His has been a career of excesses and extremes - two Majors victories to showcase his rare ability, but too many unsavoury moments.
  Synonyms
  limit, extremity, highest/greatest degree, maximum, height, high, low
  ceiling, top, zenith, pinnacle, peak, apex, climax, ultimate, optimum, acme, epitome
2. 1.2 A very severe or serious measure.
  极端严厉（或严重）的
  the extreme of applying for poor relief
  申请困难补助的极端措施。
  Example sentencesExamples
  One can only deplore of course the barbarous extremes that some of this antipathy has taken.
  I have gone to the extreme in terms of freedom of speech.
  I took this person's behavior (something he hides from his friends and maybe from himself) and pushed it to the furthest extreme I could.
  I also made it clear here: how religion is used by the state, in both cases and to different methods and extremes, as a method or tool of nationalism and patriotism, and as a method of control.
  The other extreme of course, which is presupposed in the above - is a retreat to solipsism, and thereby a denial of the other.
  So it's quite an extreme in terms of how we are processing visas.
  Instead, it has said players are not willing to go to the extremes proposed by owners.
  These three plays are just a few examples of the different extremes he was capable of.
2Logic
The subject or predicate in a proposition, or the major or minor term in a syllogism (as contrasted with the middle term).
〔逻〕端顶，端词
Example sentencesExamples
- There is a potential misuse of the power function under the logical extreme when the null hypothesis is true.
- This idea has lately been taken to its logical extreme: Why not cut out the middleman and just let target customers make their own ads?

Phrases

extremes meet

proverb Opposite extremes have much in common.
〈谚〉两极相逢（指截然相反的两件事也有许多共同之处）
Example sentencesExamples
- This is a place of ambivalence, a place where extremes meet.
- John and Yoko were people whose fantastic freedom became - where extremes meet - a fantastic prison.
- In the recesses of the Middle East where extremes meet, dismay at the loss of innocent lives was tempered with happier emotions ranging from quiet satisfaction to open celebration.
- Genovese is, it should be said, an illuminating example of the way in which left-wing and right-wing extremes meet in a love of tyranny and a hatred of freedom.
- Ironically enough, in Gramsci ‘the extremes meet,’ confirming the overlapping lineage of both left and right ideologies.

go (or take something) to extremes

Take an extreme course of action; do something to an extreme degree.
（做某事）走极端
they took a commendable anti-ageist policy to extremes
他们将反对歧视老年人这一值得称赞的政策推向了极端。
Example sentencesExamples
- We're having fun with this, taking things to extremes.
- Other potential ethical conflicts could take this issue to extremes.
- This efficiency wage argument has merit, but taken to extremes it could cause major problems.
- For a country, encouraging export sales to create jobs when taken to extremes could seriously lower regional productivity and real income.
- Connie however, seemed to take the assignment to extremes.
- A lot of guys take the overload approach to extremes.
- If you are the sort of person who tends to take things to extremes, then Christmas can be a time of chronic over-indulgence.
- I have started taking things to extremes lately, however.
- But this system seems to be taking it to extremes.
- Bodybuilders often have the mistaken belief that they must take their diets to extremes to take their physiques to extremes.
Synonyms
go over the top, go to extremes, go overboard, not know when to stop

in the extreme

To an extreme degree.
极端，极度；非常
the reasoning was convoluted in the extreme
这一推理让人极为费解。
Example sentencesExamples
- Hearing the story, and about the dead bodies on the platforms, is sobering in the extreme.
- That is, according to those former trustees, disingenuous in the extreme.
- Yet the demands on the players was intense in the extreme and they were an exhausted bunch by the end.
- I have found this whole experience very frightening and worrying in the extreme.
- It is irritating in the extreme to be so stereotypically predictable.
- The arguments against such a database are, with one exception, weak in the extreme.
- But the bigger picture of discord and trouble in the camp is worrying in the extreme.
- The skiing is exhilarating in the extreme, but the main attraction remains the mountains themselves.
- His initial reaction to my questions is cautious in the extreme.
- Yesterday he turned up, looking confused in the extreme and asking if I was Dr. Bird.
Synonyms
extremely, very, exceedingly, exceptionally, especially, extraordinarily, to a fault, extra, tremendously, immensely, vastly, hugely, abundantly, intensely, acutely, singularly, significantly, distinctly, outstandingly, uncommonly, unusually, decidedly, particularly, eminently, supremely, highly, remarkably, really, truly, mightily, thoroughly

Derivatives

extremeness

noun ɛkˈstriːmnəsɪkˈstriːmnəsɪkˈstrimnəs

Their very extremeness is often, indeed, state-dependent with regard to other psychiatric illness and general stress level.
Example sentencesExamples
- The unadulterated ecstasy of before is hardly a memory, and the extremeness of his mood swings is now a dullness that consumes him in unchanging monotony.
- Though the study just described did not involve political or moral issues, the results show that one-sidedness, and consequently extremeness, can be heightened when people are communicating over the Internet.
- Despite the extremeness of its interpretation and the uniqueness of its style, Klossowski's book is readily meaningful to academics because it proceeds in the established way.
- The uniqueness of this religious community lies especially in its radical and stringent religious demands, mainly manifested in the extremeness of Torah studies within the hierarchy of values and practices.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin extremus 'outermost, utmost', superlative of exterus 'outer'.

This comes via Old French from Latin extremus, literally ‘outermost’, the superlative of exterus ‘outer’ source of exterior (early 16th century).

Rhymes

abeam, agleam, beam, blaspheme, bream, deem, deme, downstream, dream, esteem, gleam, hakim, kilim, meme, midstream, Nîmes, régime, scheme, scream, seam, seem, steam, stream, supreme, team, teem, theme, upstream

Definition of extreme in US English:

extreme

adjectiveikˈstrēmɪkˈstrim

1Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.
极大的；极度的
extreme cold
极度寒冷。
Example sentencesExamples
- When you hear many extremely positive or negative stories it is often an indication that the ‘mania’ has reached its extreme top or bottom.
- The extreme degree of the losses, however, caused the society to take immediate action.
- This is why supplier deliveries are slowing to an extreme degree, and unfilled order backlogs are inflating at a double-digit annual pace.
- He configured power to such an extreme degree in our system that the role of his character is absolutely central.
- In the current situation resources are so limited that rationing has to be tightened to extreme degrees and as a result only the most severely ill patients may be offered treatment.
- You are depending upon yourself to a degree that can cause extreme unease, but this is acute to all species of creativity.
- Parents also describe their children as having an extreme degree of grandiose defiance, refusing to comply with authority at home or at school.
- The custom of sending love tokens goes back hundreds of years, but reached extreme levels in Victorian times where precious items were sent as tokens of forbidden love.
- With the outside temperature touching 43 degrees Celsius, the extreme heat policy was in force.
- Soon there comes a time in which jet lag has seized your mind and body to such an extreme degree that resignation is all that remains.
- The district had gone from self-sufficiency to an extreme degree of dependency.
- The sensitivities of the minorities have been acknowledged to an extreme degree - often at the risk to majority rights.
- They experience an extreme degree of occupational segregation.
- Reports of ethnic massacres signify an extreme degree of threat and it is hard to dismiss the influence of these reports in triggering group mobilization.
- After the divorce, her drinking reached extreme lows.
- However, the problem with genome scans involving thousands of markers is that the statistic values of FAs can reach quite extreme magnitudes.
- For this an extreme degree of impudence is required, but experience shows cases of it succeeding.
- True, her mother had been killed in a terrorist incident when she was younger, but that only made her detest Mercalli to an extreme degree, it didn't make her do crazy counterproductive things.
- Or you're guilty of wishful thinking to an extreme degree.
- The report also revealed the shocking case of a three-year-old who had died from heart failure brought on by extreme obesity after reaching a weight of six stones.
Synonyms
utmost, uttermost, very great, greatest, greatest possible, maximum, maximal, highest, ultimate, supreme, paramount, great, acute, major, intense, enormous, severe, high, superlative, exceptional, extraordinary
1. 1.1 Not usual; exceptional.
  不寻常的；例外的
  in extreme cases the soldier may be discharged
  在特殊情况下，士兵是可以退伍的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  And, except under the most extreme circumstances, diplomacy trumps force.
  The town, well known for its extreme temperatures, recently reached a record minimum temperature of 27 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
  That category is extreme to exceptional drought conditions.
  Booze is so ubiquitous it is difficult to know what its effect on creativity really is, except in extreme cases.
  Said to possess exceptional drive and extreme intelligence, Norton's ambitions were not satisfied and he set up a doctors' deputising service.
  Except in the most extreme circumstances, the metal posed no significant threat to human health, a spokeswoman claimed.
  Indeed there can be no rational reasons for committing suicide except in the most extreme cases.
  The Senator made it very clear that his opinion was that Democrats were agreeing to forgo filibusters in the future except in very extreme circumstances.
  And ultimately I hope to see its use outlawed for all except the most extreme situations where manual or organic suppression is not an option.
  Beyond the point of Fetal viability it becomes illegal except in extreme circumstances.
  Most servers, even in extreme conditions, rarely reach maximum processing power.
  In my opinion any individual who takes another life should have no rights with the exception of extreme cases of cruelty suffered by the killer.
  The measures taken to bring the budget into balance can only be described as unusual, perhaps even extreme.
  I am not required to assume the position except in the most extreme circumstances and they are rare indeed.
  The whiplash claimers in car accidents again cannot except in extreme cases be detected medically
  Because commanders will probably not be willing to flatten whole blocks, they may expose their soldiers to the extreme perils of close-quarters combat.
  And except in extreme cases, I can't see how that's justified.
  Nor was the significance of the event merely symbolic for Bayle, since he himself was a victim of the intolerance to an extreme degree.
  I have no intention of voting in the European election as I regard postal voting, except in extreme cases, as unnecessary and a step to ending democratic voting as we know it.
  Medical care is the obvious and common example in the American example, but in more extreme cases it can reach to food and shelter.
2. 1.2 Very severe or serious.
  极端严厉（或严重）的
  expulsion is an extreme sanction
  驱逐是一种极端严厉的制裁。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Few victims survived the extreme brutality and the severest punishments inflicted.
  The criteria for eligibility were extreme hardship, serious injury, damage to their homes, or bereavement directly as a result of the landslide.
  It is argued that these punishments are extreme, severe and merciless.
  I am not sure what this monkey did wrong to demand such a harsh and extreme punishment, and I did not in fact beat him to find out.
  The problem is presented as a continuum from normative forms of behavior to extreme and serious attacks.
  There's usually some restraint, there's usually some sort of reverence for the death penalty, in a sense, because it is such an extreme sanction.
  Administration, Pentagon and senior military officials warned that such an extreme measure would have serious legal and political implications.
  He was one of the few people, at that time, to take seriously the more extreme predictions of the general theory of relativity.
  Would the loss of South Vietnam pose a threat to US security serious enough to warrant extreme action to prevent it?
  Now is not the time to revert to extreme rhetoric and draconian sanctions against those who support abortion rights.
  As the hours pass they hear news of extreme weather and bizarre incidents across the world.
  The problem in Faliraki has prompted local authorities to take extreme measures, imposing severe punishments for lewd behaviour.
  Further, Dave may have felt that his emotional experience was not being taken seriously, so extreme antisocial behaviour may have been his only way of communicating the extent of his distress.
  Confined that winter awaiting exile, her mental condition deteriorated, and she made extreme claims that further alarmed visiting ministers.
  Is the Royal College of Midwives seriously making this extreme, unnatural procedure their norm?
  More serious is the extreme danger that the entire political class will throw its weight behind a policy that turns out to be misguided.
  If all he takes seriously is the extreme threat of force, then the threat needs to be seen and be seen as immediate.
  Both the cases involved much more extreme language and severe criticism of the behaviour and performance of the respective magistrates.
  He concluded that the cause of death had been due to extreme skull fracture with severe trauma to the brain consistent with the deceased having been hit by a moving vehicle.
  Synonyms
  drastic, serious, forceful, desperate, dire, radical, far-reaching, momentous, consequential, substantial
3. 1.3 (of a person or their opinions) advocating severe or drastic measures; far from moderate, especially politically.
  （人，观点）极端的，偏激的（尤指在政治方面）
  the party has expelled some of its more extreme members
  Example sentencesExamples
  His alliance extends from economic neo-liberals to Christian Democrats and extreme right-wing nationalists.
  People who do not share the drive for rational thinking and control may be a threat and natural target for the more extreme members of this group.
  Such concerns are legitimate, but to form a political alliance with the extreme right of the Republican Party on this basis is unprincipled and reactionary.
  As de Gaulle began to disentangle his nation from the interminable drain of money, resources and blood that was the Algerian war, Le Pen began his first serious flirtation with the extreme right.
  More extreme members of right-wing groups tap into this divide by encouraging mistrust of city dwellers and the educated.
  He said the world was facing a new threat from ‘brutal states’ armed with weapons of mass destruction, and from extreme terrorists.
  Cadres of extreme fighters in terrorist and militant organizations have a proclivity for violence that evidence of its past futility cannot deter.
  Labour's application to govern you is based on a myth that the only alternative is a more extreme version of what they offer.
  In some ways, it is bad, because I think it has exacerbated the division, which in part explains the extreme opinions the post has raised.
  He was in fact not talking about any nominees he would block, but about the possibility that the Democrats would block more extreme candidates as they did in his first term.
  That sort of extreme attitude is what has put fear into the minds of New Zealanders, and it is why contemporary claims send a shiver down their spine.
  He doesn't, of course, but instead winds it up until there is no choice but to feel torn between equally extreme alternatives in much the same way Jeffrey is torn.
  The Sunday New York Times reported on the progress of the plot to pick youngish and extreme candidates.
  He represented a family merchant business and was friendly with many of those who inspired the extreme phase of the revolution.
  The case concerned protecting the emerging corporate order from the Court's more extreme members as much as it did resistance to the antislavery movement.
  This organisation is not simply an isolated enclave of extreme prejudice and backwardness.
  But this new world faces a new threat of disorder and chaos born either of brutal states armed with weapons of mass destruction or of extreme terrorist groups.
  Not surprisingly, most of the respondents expressed extreme opinions about Springer.
  Several nationalistic organisations pursue this agenda using extreme individuals from the Orthodox Church.
  Although we've already seen that having the endorsement of the most extreme members of the Democratic Party does not ensure victory in the primaries.
  Synonyms
  radical, extremist, immoderate, exaggerated, intemperate, outrageous, unreasonable
4. 1.4 Denoting or relating to a sport performed in a hazardous environment and involving great physical risk, such as parachuting or whitewater rafting.
  〈主北美〉（跳伞、漂流等运动）极限的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Drome isn't a type of race; rather, it's a giant dome that houses multiple environments where extreme racing takes place.
  Not that I'm not risk averse, but that's mostly about extreme sports - it was, a bit.
  His free time Joro saves for extreme sports: snowboarding in the winter and kiteboarding in the summer.
  The game's levels aren't very large - they're certainly not the massive sprawling affairs seen in recent extreme sports games, and this is a real strike against the game.
  Veterans of white-water rafting, mountain climbing and other extreme sports, the six women who assemble in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains think they are ready for anything.
  The last decade has seen a surge in popularity in extreme sports from rock climbing to snowboarding to mountain biking.
  Both Colin and team manager, Marco, are keen to recruit more extreme sports stars, especially those of the female variety.
  The huge adrenalin rush of surfing titanic waves such as this is often compared with other extreme sports such as skydiving and off-piste snowboarding and skiing.
  Up to two million visitors a year are expected for a range of extreme sports and activities including scuba-diving, kayaking, snowboarding, climbing and even a form of sky-diving.
  Some 20 extreme sport enthusiasts took part in the action, all keen to make their name on the budding kitesurfing scene.
  Harry, who has already demonstrated a love of extreme sports in his pursuit of rugby, polo, skiing, abseiling and scuba diving, played in the lines position, the equivalent of a flanker.
  ‘Today, the sports calendar is overloaded with TV sports and extreme games,’ said Paulick.
  Thrill can come in the manner of extreme sports, daredevil challenges and risks that leave you feeling exhilarated.
  In this context, extreme sports may reflect an atavistic desire to artificially inject risk into lives that seemed devoid of the excitement that only risk can provide.
  If you want to perform extreme sports yourself, paragliding from a windy hilltop in Salta is an option.
  Fans of extreme sports games are truly blessed.
  Unlike the century-and-a-half history of Australian Football, most extreme sports have only been invented within the last decade.
  As a youngster, the closest this judge ever came to extreme sports was a game of Frisbee golf that got entirely out of hand.
  Now I understand, AT LAST, why I don't feel deeply enthusiastic about things like tennis or swimming - I need extreme sports.
  Why do people risk life and limb to participate in extreme sports?
  Synonyms
  dangerous, hazardous, risky, high-risk
2attributive Furthest from the center or a given point; outermost.
最外的；（离中心）最远的
the extreme northwest of Scotland
苏格兰的最西北部。
Example sentencesExamples
- It's not the positioning of the schools, but whoever decided on the amazingly stupid catchment areas that now means the schools are at the extreme ends of their catchment areas instead of the centre.
- Shelter sheds can be seen (middle centre, on the beach) while on the extreme right are some of the beach cottages, used primarily by visitors.
- This truncation shows that the extreme C terminus of the SPM domain is required for protein interactions.
- These bases fell so swiftly that the US troops were able to attack Eniwetok atoll at the extreme north-west end of the island chain six weeks ahead of schedule.
- ST.PETERSBURG, situated in extreme Northwest Russia and formerly known as Petrograd or Leningrad, is one of the most beautiful cities of Europe.
- The alignments indicate that Sir2p has a unique domain at its extreme N terminus.
- Wedged by Northern Ireland into the extreme northwest of the island, its back to the sea, Donegal is linked to the republic by a slender isthmus.
- They occupied the extreme north-west corner of Brigantian territory comprising Cumberland and part of Westmorland.
- In each case it was not possible unambiguously to align portions of the extreme amino and carboxyl termini of the sequences.
- The cold air in its rear reaches the extreme south during Friday night.
- However, on the more level ground at the south-west and extreme north-west they are triple.
- This variety is largely confined to Texas, but is known from extreme northwest Louisiana.
- At the extreme north-west corner of Ngargo Island, near a massive bomb-scar in the rocky cliff, lies a very curious wreck.
- For proper operation, each SCSI bus segment must be terminated at the two extreme ends of the segment.
- The model uses as data either the counts of genes in a syntenic block or the distance between extreme members of a block, or both.
Synonyms
furthest, farthest, furthermost, farthermost, farthest away, furthest away, very, utmost, outermost, most distant, aftermost, endmost, ultimate, final, last, terminal, remotest

nounikˈstrēmɪkˈstrim

1Either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible.
截然不同的事物；极端
unbridled talk at one extreme and total silence at the other
Example sentencesExamples
- Most Americans, however, tend towards the opposite extreme, an almost exclusive preoccupation with self.
- As with so many other issues in social research, a steady course needs to be steered between possible extremes.
- Two very different models lie at the opposite extremes of a spectrum of rate variation among lineages.
- There are two different extremes among Christians regarding law.
- Orthal views of each pair of elements at the extremes of possible motion were recorded by photography or with a flatbed scanner.
- Gendered conceptions of parental belonging and place identity represent two extremes on the continuum of possible identifications.
- In their schools, in their songs and on their streets, Protestants and Catholics are offered versions of history so different that at the extremes they produce different senses of right and wrong.
- The two extremes represent opposite ways in which Christianity relates to modernity or postmodernity.
- The director of the Honors College works with students at the opposite extreme of the spectrum.
- These are the two opposite extremes in a continuum of scenarios that differ with regard to the relative contributions of horizontal and vertical transmission.
- The appalling practice of forced marriage represents the opposite extreme and that is why Government is taking tough action to eradicate it.
- Between the two extremes described every possible transition can easily be found at any place in the tissue.
- Highly constrained genomes such as those of birds represent the opposite extreme, in which the subgenomic populace suffers under a totalitarian regime.
- Two extremes ranged against each other: that is hardly the best recipe for the region's security, but with no alternative voices being heard a solution is now further away than ever it has been.
- But we must not pose legality and expediency as opposite extremes.
- In performing the physical act of turning from one vast panel to the next, the viewer felt the moment of pause between the two antithetical extremes represented.
- Hunt's background represents the opposite extreme of Hanson in the ‘two nation’ model.
- Figure 3 presents two particular regions, each at a different extreme of the distribution.
- The results presented below show that these two extremes produce very different patterns of polymorphism.
- The two emotions generally did the same thing to you, but to different extremes.
Synonyms
opposite, antithesis, side of the coin, other side of the coin, pole, opposite pole, contrary, alternative, exclusive alternative
1. 1.1 The highest or most extreme degree of something.
  （事物的）极度
  extremes of temperature
  极端气温。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The exposed site is subject to weather extremes, therefore diving in this area is a special treat.
  Her moods were becoming all extremes, with no middle ground.
  Canada is a country of extremes in terms of its size, climate, and geography.
  Murder One falls somewhere in the middle of all these extremes.
  This large area south of Russia and bordering China is subject to great extremes of climate.
  I assume the extremes of the different genres represented here can be reflected in what goes on in the mind of the madman in the film.
  Both Harvey and Sarah were daring each other into the extremes.
  So I said a little bit about how there are different extremes of feminism, and that no, I'm not at the end that hates men.
  While gaining a more exciting life, she would be hungry much of the time, would lack veterinary care, and would be subject to weather extremes and miscellaneous outdoor dangers.
  And from that, we're going to move onto extremes of a different kind.
  The product is produced at temperature extremes exceeding 300 degrees below zero.
  And of course then they will go to different extremes than we would, they may go to a shaman, they may go to a faith healer looking for a way through this and to resolve the issue.
  In Strangers to Ourselves, Timothy Wilson offers an assessment of the human unconscious that is very different from these extremes.
  The simulation was run using these groupings representing extremes of possible variation caused through modeling population dynamics.
  His has been a career of excesses and extremes - two Majors victories to showcase his rare ability, but too many unsavoury moments.
  Suddenly everything is confined to exposed planters, removed from the usual moisture and nutrient sources, and subject to climatic extremes.
  And it's a good job too, because we just can't cope, even with minor extremes of weather.
  Featuring the latest in DX9 shader technology, Auto Assault will represent the extreme of what is possible on today's graphics cards.
  Here the speculations begin to run wild, and things get absurd when the speculations contradict each other to the extreme.
  The two of them were closer than anything, they rarely fought recently and they would go to the extremes for each other.
  Synonyms
  limit, extremity, greatest degree, highest degree, maximum, height, high, low
2. 1.2 A very severe or serious act.
  极端严厉（或严重）的
  he was unwilling to go to the extreme of civil war
  Example sentencesExamples
  The other extreme of course, which is presupposed in the above - is a retreat to solipsism, and thereby a denial of the other.
  So it's quite an extreme in terms of how we are processing visas.
  One can only deplore of course the barbarous extremes that some of this antipathy has taken.
  These three plays are just a few examples of the different extremes he was capable of.
  I have gone to the extreme in terms of freedom of speech.
  I also made it clear here: how religion is used by the state, in both cases and to different methods and extremes, as a method or tool of nationalism and patriotism, and as a method of control.
  I took this person's behavior (something he hides from his friends and maybe from himself) and pushed it to the furthest extreme I could.
  Instead, it has said players are not willing to go to the extremes proposed by owners.
2Logic
The subject or predicate in a proposition, or the major or minor term in a syllogism (as contrasted with the middle term).
〔逻〕端顶，端词
Example sentencesExamples
- This idea has lately been taken to its logical extreme: Why not cut out the middleman and just let target customers make their own ads?
- There is a potential misuse of the power function under the logical extreme when the null hypothesis is true.

Phrases

extremes meet

proverb Opposite extremes have much in common.
〈谚〉两极相逢（指截然相反的两件事也有许多共同之处）
Example sentencesExamples
- In the recesses of the Middle East where extremes meet, dismay at the loss of innocent lives was tempered with happier emotions ranging from quiet satisfaction to open celebration.
- This is a place of ambivalence, a place where extremes meet.
- Genovese is, it should be said, an illuminating example of the way in which left-wing and right-wing extremes meet in a love of tyranny and a hatred of freedom.
- Ironically enough, in Gramsci ‘the extremes meet,’ confirming the overlapping lineage of both left and right ideologies.
- John and Yoko were people whose fantastic freedom became - where extremes meet - a fantastic prison.

go (or take something) to extremes

Take an extreme course of action; do something to an extreme degree.
（做某事）走极端
we may go to extremes to find peace and quiet
Example sentencesExamples
- For a country, encouraging export sales to create jobs when taken to extremes could seriously lower regional productivity and real income.
- We're having fun with this, taking things to extremes.
- I have started taking things to extremes lately, however.
- But this system seems to be taking it to extremes.
- If you are the sort of person who tends to take things to extremes, then Christmas can be a time of chronic over-indulgence.
- Bodybuilders often have the mistaken belief that they must take their diets to extremes to take their physiques to extremes.
- This efficiency wage argument has merit, but taken to extremes it could cause major problems.
- Connie however, seemed to take the assignment to extremes.
- A lot of guys take the overload approach to extremes.
- Other potential ethical conflicts could take this issue to extremes.
Synonyms
go over the top, go to extremes, go overboard, not know when to stop

in the extreme

To an extreme degree.
极端，极度；非常
the reasoning was convoluted in the extreme
这一推理让人极为费解。
Example sentencesExamples
- The arguments against such a database are, with one exception, weak in the extreme.
- It is irritating in the extreme to be so stereotypically predictable.
- Hearing the story, and about the dead bodies on the platforms, is sobering in the extreme.
- I have found this whole experience very frightening and worrying in the extreme.
- But the bigger picture of discord and trouble in the camp is worrying in the extreme.
- The skiing is exhilarating in the extreme, but the main attraction remains the mountains themselves.
- His initial reaction to my questions is cautious in the extreme.
- That is, according to those former trustees, disingenuous in the extreme.
- Yet the demands on the players was intense in the extreme and they were an exhausted bunch by the end.
- Yesterday he turned up, looking confused in the extreme and asking if I was Dr. Bird.
Synonyms
extremely, very, exceedingly, exceptionally, especially, extraordinarily, to a fault, extra, tremendously, immensely, vastly, hugely, abundantly, intensely, acutely, singularly, significantly, distinctly, outstandingly, uncommonly, unusually, decidedly, particularly, eminently, supremely, highly, remarkably, really, truly, mightily, thoroughly

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin extremus ‘outermost, utmost’, superlative of exterus ‘outer’.

词汇	extreme
释义	Definition of extreme in English: extreme adjective ɛkˈstriːmɪkˈstriːmɪkˈstrim 1Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great. 极大的；极度的 extreme cold 极度寒冷。 Example sentencesExamples You are depending upon yourself to a degree that can cause extreme unease, but this is acute to all species of creativity. The sensitivities of the minorities have been acknowledged to an extreme degree - often at the risk to majority rights. However, the problem with genome scans involving thousands of markers is that the statistic values of FAs can reach quite extreme magnitudes. He configured power to such an extreme degree in our system that the role of his character is absolutely central. When you hear many extremely positive or negative stories it is often an indication that the ‘mania’ has reached its extreme top or bottom. After the divorce, her drinking reached extreme lows. True, her mother had been killed in a terrorist incident when she was younger, but that only made her detest Mercalli to an extreme degree, it didn't make her do crazy counterproductive things. The extreme degree of the losses, however, caused the society to take immediate action. This is why supplier deliveries are slowing to an extreme degree, and unfilled order backlogs are inflating at a double-digit annual pace. For this an extreme degree of impudence is required, but experience shows cases of it succeeding. Or you're guilty of wishful thinking to an extreme degree. They experience an extreme degree of occupational segregation. With the outside temperature touching 43 degrees Celsius, the extreme heat policy was in force. Soon there comes a time in which jet lag has seized your mind and body to such an extreme degree that resignation is all that remains. Reports of ethnic massacres signify an extreme degree of threat and it is hard to dismiss the influence of these reports in triggering group mobilization. In the current situation resources are so limited that rationing has to be tightened to extreme degrees and as a result only the most severely ill patients may be offered treatment. The custom of sending love tokens goes back hundreds of years, but reached extreme levels in Victorian times where precious items were sent as tokens of forbidden love. Parents also describe their children as having an extreme degree of grandiose defiance, refusing to comply with authority at home or at school. The report also revealed the shocking case of a three-year-old who had died from heart failure brought on by extreme obesity after reaching a weight of six stones. The district had gone from self-sufficiency to an extreme degree of dependency. Synonyms utmost, uttermost, very great, greatest, greatest possible, maximum, maximal, highest, ultimate, supreme, paramount, great, acute, major, intense, enormous, severe, high, superlative, exceptional, extraordinary 1.1 Not usual; exceptional. 不寻常的；例外的 in extreme cases the soldier may be discharged 在特殊情况下，士兵是可以退伍的。 Example sentencesExamples In my opinion any individual who takes another life should have no rights with the exception of extreme cases of cruelty suffered by the killer. And, except under the most extreme circumstances, diplomacy trumps force. The Senator made it very clear that his opinion was that Democrats were agreeing to forgo filibusters in the future except in very extreme circumstances. Nor was the significance of the event merely symbolic for Bayle, since he himself was a victim of the intolerance to an extreme degree. Indeed there can be no rational reasons for committing suicide except in the most extreme cases. That category is extreme to exceptional drought conditions. And except in extreme cases, I can't see how that's justified. Medical care is the obvious and common example in the American example, but in more extreme cases it can reach to food and shelter. I have no intention of voting in the European election as I regard postal voting, except in extreme cases, as unnecessary and a step to ending democratic voting as we know it. The whiplash claimers in car accidents again cannot except in extreme cases be detected medically Most servers, even in extreme conditions, rarely reach maximum processing power. Beyond the point of Fetal viability it becomes illegal except in extreme circumstances. I am not required to assume the position except in the most extreme circumstances and they are rare indeed. And ultimately I hope to see its use outlawed for all except the most extreme situations where manual or organic suppression is not an option. Except in the most extreme circumstances, the metal posed no significant threat to human health, a spokeswoman claimed. Said to possess exceptional drive and extreme intelligence, Norton's ambitions were not satisfied and he set up a doctors' deputising service. Booze is so ubiquitous it is difficult to know what its effect on creativity really is, except in extreme cases. Because commanders will probably not be willing to flatten whole blocks, they may expose their soldiers to the extreme perils of close-quarters combat. The town, well known for its extreme temperatures, recently reached a record minimum temperature of 27 degrees Celsius on Sunday. The measures taken to bring the budget into balance can only be described as unusual, perhaps even extreme. 1.2 Very severe or serious. 极端严厉（或严重）的 expulsion is an extreme sanction 驱逐是一种极端严厉的制裁。 Example sentencesExamples Is the Royal College of Midwives seriously making this extreme, unnatural procedure their norm? Further, Dave may have felt that his emotional experience was not being taken seriously, so extreme antisocial behaviour may have been his only way of communicating the extent of his distress. He was one of the few people, at that time, to take seriously the more extreme predictions of the general theory of relativity. Now is not the time to revert to extreme rhetoric and draconian sanctions against those who support abortion rights. Would the loss of South Vietnam pose a threat to US security serious enough to warrant extreme action to prevent it? Few victims survived the extreme brutality and the severest punishments inflicted. The problem in Faliraki has prompted local authorities to take extreme measures, imposing severe punishments for lewd behaviour. There's usually some restraint, there's usually some sort of reverence for the death penalty, in a sense, because it is such an extreme sanction. Confined that winter awaiting exile, her mental condition deteriorated, and she made extreme claims that further alarmed visiting ministers. He concluded that the cause of death had been due to extreme skull fracture with severe trauma to the brain consistent with the deceased having been hit by a moving vehicle. Administration, Pentagon and senior military officials warned that such an extreme measure would have serious legal and political implications. The problem is presented as a continuum from normative forms of behavior to extreme and serious attacks. The criteria for eligibility were extreme hardship, serious injury, damage to their homes, or bereavement directly as a result of the landslide. It is argued that these punishments are extreme, severe and merciless. More serious is the extreme danger that the entire political class will throw its weight behind a policy that turns out to be misguided. If all he takes seriously is the extreme threat of force, then the threat needs to be seen and be seen as immediate. Both the cases involved much more extreme language and severe criticism of the behaviour and performance of the respective magistrates. I am not sure what this monkey did wrong to demand such a harsh and extreme punishment, and I did not in fact beat him to find out. As the hours pass they hear news of extreme weather and bizarre incidents across the world. Synonyms drastic, serious, forceful, desperate, dire, radical, far-reaching, momentous, consequential, substantial unrelenting, unbending, unyielding, remorseless, uncompromising, unmitigated heavy, sharp, severe, austere, stern, harsh, tough, strict, rigorous, swingeing, punishing, punitive, excessive, oppressive, draconian, ferocious 1.3 (of a person or their opinions) far from moderate, especially politically. （人，观点）极端的，偏激的（尤指在政治方面） groups of his more extreme supporters rioted in front of parliament Example sentencesExamples In some ways, it is bad, because I think it has exacerbated the division, which in part explains the extreme opinions the post has raised. The Sunday New York Times reported on the progress of the plot to pick youngish and extreme candidates. This organisation is not simply an isolated enclave of extreme prejudice and backwardness. People who do not share the drive for rational thinking and control may be a threat and natural target for the more extreme members of this group. Several nationalistic organisations pursue this agenda using extreme individuals from the Orthodox Church. He represented a family merchant business and was friendly with many of those who inspired the extreme phase of the revolution. More extreme members of right-wing groups tap into this divide by encouraging mistrust of city dwellers and the educated. The case concerned protecting the emerging corporate order from the Court's more extreme members as much as it did resistance to the antislavery movement. But this new world faces a new threat of disorder and chaos born either of brutal states armed with weapons of mass destruction or of extreme terrorist groups. His alliance extends from economic neo-liberals to Christian Democrats and extreme right-wing nationalists. He was in fact not talking about any nominees he would block, but about the possibility that the Democrats would block more extreme candidates as they did in his first term. Cadres of extreme fighters in terrorist and militant organizations have a proclivity for violence that evidence of its past futility cannot deter. He said the world was facing a new threat from ‘brutal states’ armed with weapons of mass destruction, and from extreme terrorists. Labour's application to govern you is based on a myth that the only alternative is a more extreme version of what they offer. Not surprisingly, most of the respondents expressed extreme opinions about Springer. He doesn't, of course, but instead winds it up until there is no choice but to feel torn between equally extreme alternatives in much the same way Jeffrey is torn. That sort of extreme attitude is what has put fear into the minds of New Zealanders, and it is why contemporary claims send a shiver down their spine. Although we've already seen that having the endorsement of the most extreme members of the Democratic Party does not ensure victory in the primaries. Such concerns are legitimate, but to form a political alliance with the extreme right of the Republican Party on this basis is unprincipled and reactionary. As de Gaulle began to disentangle his nation from the interminable drain of money, resources and blood that was the Algerian war, Le Pen began his first serious flirtation with the extreme right. Synonyms radical, extremist, immoderate, exaggerated, intemperate, outrageous, unreasonable fanatical, diehard, overzealous, revolutionary, rebel, rebellious, subversive, militant, combative informal over the top, OTT British informal swivel-eyed 1.4 Denoting or relating to a sport performed in a hazardous environment and involving great risk. 〈主北美〉（跳伞、漂流等运动）极限的 extreme sports like snowboarding Example sentencesExamples Both Colin and team manager, Marco, are keen to recruit more extreme sports stars, especially those of the female variety. The Drome isn't a type of race; rather, it's a giant dome that houses multiple environments where extreme racing takes place. Now I understand, AT LAST, why I don't feel deeply enthusiastic about things like tennis or swimming - I need extreme sports. In this context, extreme sports may reflect an atavistic desire to artificially inject risk into lives that seemed devoid of the excitement that only risk can provide. Some 20 extreme sport enthusiasts took part in the action, all keen to make their name on the budding kitesurfing scene. The huge adrenalin rush of surfing titanic waves such as this is often compared with other extreme sports such as skydiving and off-piste snowboarding and skiing. Veterans of white-water rafting, mountain climbing and other extreme sports, the six women who assemble in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains think they are ready for anything. Why do people risk life and limb to participate in extreme sports? If you want to perform extreme sports yourself, paragliding from a windy hilltop in Salta is an option. As a youngster, the closest this judge ever came to extreme sports was a game of Frisbee golf that got entirely out of hand. The game's levels aren't very large - they're certainly not the massive sprawling affairs seen in recent extreme sports games, and this is a real strike against the game. Up to two million visitors a year are expected for a range of extreme sports and activities including scuba-diving, kayaking, snowboarding, climbing and even a form of sky-diving. ‘Today, the sports calendar is overloaded with TV sports and extreme games,’ said Paulick. His free time Joro saves for extreme sports: snowboarding in the winter and kiteboarding in the summer. The last decade has seen a surge in popularity in extreme sports from rock climbing to snowboarding to mountain biking. Fans of extreme sports games are truly blessed. Not that I'm not risk averse, but that's mostly about extreme sports - it was, a bit. Unlike the century-and-a-half history of Australian Football, most extreme sports have only been invented within the last decade. Thrill can come in the manner of extreme sports, daredevil challenges and risks that leave you feeling exhilarated. Harry, who has already demonstrated a love of extreme sports in his pursuit of rugby, polo, skiing, abseiling and scuba diving, played in the lines position, the equivalent of a flanker. Synonyms dangerous, hazardous, risky, high-risk reckless, foolhardy, daredevil, breakneck, daring, adventurous 2attributive Furthest from the centre or a given point. 最外的；（离中心）最远的 the extreme north-west of Scotland 苏格兰的最西北部。 Example sentencesExamples At the extreme north-west corner of Ngargo Island, near a massive bomb-scar in the rocky cliff, lies a very curious wreck. These bases fell so swiftly that the US troops were able to attack Eniwetok atoll at the extreme north-west end of the island chain six weeks ahead of schedule. However, on the more level ground at the south-west and extreme north-west they are triple. In each case it was not possible unambiguously to align portions of the extreme amino and carboxyl termini of the sequences. It's not the positioning of the schools, but whoever decided on the amazingly stupid catchment areas that now means the schools are at the extreme ends of their catchment areas instead of the centre. Wedged by Northern Ireland into the extreme northwest of the island, its back to the sea, Donegal is linked to the republic by a slender isthmus. ST.PETERSBURG, situated in extreme Northwest Russia and formerly known as Petrograd or Leningrad, is one of the most beautiful cities of Europe. The cold air in its rear reaches the extreme south during Friday night. They occupied the extreme north-west corner of Brigantian territory comprising Cumberland and part of Westmorland. The alignments indicate that Sir2p has a unique domain at its extreme N terminus. For proper operation, each SCSI bus segment must be terminated at the two extreme ends of the segment. The model uses as data either the counts of genes in a syntenic block or the distance between extreme members of a block, or both. This variety is largely confined to Texas, but is known from extreme northwest Louisiana. This truncation shows that the extreme C terminus of the SPM domain is required for protein interactions. Shelter sheds can be seen (middle centre, on the beach) while on the extreme right are some of the beach cottages, used primarily by visitors. Synonyms furthest, farthest, furthermost, farthermost, furthest/farthest away, very, utmost, outermost, most distant, aftermost, endmost, ultimate, final, last, terminal, remotest rare outmost noun ɛkˈstriːmɪkˈstriːmɪkˈstrim 1Either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible. 截然不同的事物；极端 we represented opposite extremes of college society—he a member of the Old Guard, I one of the radicals Example sentencesExamples Orthal views of each pair of elements at the extremes of possible motion were recorded by photography or with a flatbed scanner. Most Americans, however, tend towards the opposite extreme, an almost exclusive preoccupation with self. The director of the Honors College works with students at the opposite extreme of the spectrum. Highly constrained genomes such as those of birds represent the opposite extreme, in which the subgenomic populace suffers under a totalitarian regime. The two extremes represent opposite ways in which Christianity relates to modernity or postmodernity. In performing the physical act of turning from one vast panel to the next, the viewer felt the moment of pause between the two antithetical extremes represented. Hunt's background represents the opposite extreme of Hanson in the ‘two nation’ model. There are two different extremes among Christians regarding law. Figure 3 presents two particular regions, each at a different extreme of the distribution. The results presented below show that these two extremes produce very different patterns of polymorphism. Gendered conceptions of parental belonging and place identity represent two extremes on the continuum of possible identifications. These are the two opposite extremes in a continuum of scenarios that differ with regard to the relative contributions of horizontal and vertical transmission. Two very different models lie at the opposite extremes of a spectrum of rate variation among lineages. Between the two extremes described every possible transition can easily be found at any place in the tissue. The two emotions generally did the same thing to you, but to different extremes. Two extremes ranged against each other: that is hardly the best recipe for the region's security, but with no alternative voices being heard a solution is now further away than ever it has been. As with so many other issues in social research, a steady course needs to be steered between possible extremes. In their schools, in their songs and on their streets, Protestants and Catholics are offered versions of history so different that at the extremes they produce different senses of right and wrong. But we must not pose legality and expediency as opposite extremes. The appalling practice of forced marriage represents the opposite extreme and that is why Government is taking tough action to eradicate it. Synonyms opposite, antithesis, (other) side of the coin, (opposite) pole, contrary, (exclusive) alternative opposing pair rare antipode 1.1 The highest or most extreme degree of something. （事物的）极度 extremes of temperature 极端气温。 Example sentencesExamples Suddenly everything is confined to exposed planters, removed from the usual moisture and nutrient sources, and subject to climatic extremes. The product is produced at temperature extremes exceeding 300 degrees below zero. Her moods were becoming all extremes, with no middle ground. Canada is a country of extremes in terms of its size, climate, and geography. So I said a little bit about how there are different extremes of feminism, and that no, I'm not at the end that hates men. The exposed site is subject to weather extremes, therefore diving in this area is a special treat. And it's a good job too, because we just can't cope, even with minor extremes of weather. The simulation was run using these groupings representing extremes of possible variation caused through modeling population dynamics. In Strangers to Ourselves, Timothy Wilson offers an assessment of the human unconscious that is very different from these extremes. And of course then they will go to different extremes than we would, they may go to a shaman, they may go to a faith healer looking for a way through this and to resolve the issue. And from that, we're going to move onto extremes of a different kind. This large area south of Russia and bordering China is subject to great extremes of climate. Featuring the latest in DX9 shader technology, Auto Assault will represent the extreme of what is possible on today's graphics cards. The two of them were closer than anything, they rarely fought recently and they would go to the extremes for each other. While gaining a more exciting life, she would be hungry much of the time, would lack veterinary care, and would be subject to weather extremes and miscellaneous outdoor dangers. Here the speculations begin to run wild, and things get absurd when the speculations contradict each other to the extreme. Murder One falls somewhere in the middle of all these extremes. Both Harvey and Sarah were daring each other into the extremes. I assume the extremes of the different genres represented here can be reflected in what goes on in the mind of the madman in the film. His has been a career of excesses and extremes - two Majors victories to showcase his rare ability, but too many unsavoury moments. Synonyms limit, extremity, highest/greatest degree, maximum, height, high, low ceiling, top, zenith, pinnacle, peak, apex, climax, ultimate, optimum, acme, epitome 1.2 A very severe or serious measure. 极端严厉（或严重）的 the extreme of applying for poor relief 申请困难补助的极端措施。 Example sentencesExamples One can only deplore of course the barbarous extremes that some of this antipathy has taken. I have gone to the extreme in terms of freedom of speech. I took this person's behavior (something he hides from his friends and maybe from himself) and pushed it to the furthest extreme I could. I also made it clear here: how religion is used by the state, in both cases and to different methods and extremes, as a method or tool of nationalism and patriotism, and as a method of control. The other extreme of course, which is presupposed in the above - is a retreat to solipsism, and thereby a denial of the other. So it's quite an extreme in terms of how we are processing visas. Instead, it has said players are not willing to go to the extremes proposed by owners. These three plays are just a few examples of the different extremes he was capable of. 2Logic The subject or predicate in a proposition, or the major or minor term in a syllogism (as contrasted with the middle term). 〔逻〕端顶，端词 Example sentencesExamples There is a potential misuse of the power function under the logical extreme when the null hypothesis is true. This idea has lately been taken to its logical extreme: Why not cut out the middleman and just let target customers make their own ads? Phrases extremes meet proverb Opposite extremes have much in common. 〈谚〉两极相逢（指截然相反的两件事也有许多共同之处） Example sentencesExamples This is a place of ambivalence, a place where extremes meet. John and Yoko were people whose fantastic freedom became - where extremes meet - a fantastic prison. In the recesses of the Middle East where extremes meet, dismay at the loss of innocent lives was tempered with happier emotions ranging from quiet satisfaction to open celebration. Genovese is, it should be said, an illuminating example of the way in which left-wing and right-wing extremes meet in a love of tyranny and a hatred of freedom. Ironically enough, in Gramsci ‘the extremes meet,’ confirming the overlapping lineage of both left and right ideologies. go (or take something) to extremes Take an extreme course of action; do something to an extreme degree. （做某事）走极端 they took a commendable anti-ageist policy to extremes 他们将反对歧视老年人这一值得称赞的政策推向了极端。 Example sentencesExamples We're having fun with this, taking things to extremes. Other potential ethical conflicts could take this issue to extremes. This efficiency wage argument has merit, but taken to extremes it could cause major problems. For a country, encouraging export sales to create jobs when taken to extremes could seriously lower regional productivity and real income. Connie however, seemed to take the assignment to extremes. A lot of guys take the overload approach to extremes. If you are the sort of person who tends to take things to extremes, then Christmas can be a time of chronic over-indulgence. I have started taking things to extremes lately, however. But this system seems to be taking it to extremes. Bodybuilders often have the mistaken belief that they must take their diets to extremes to take their physiques to extremes. Synonyms go over the top, go to extremes, go overboard, not know when to stop in the extreme To an extreme degree. 极端，极度；非常 the reasoning was convoluted in the extreme 这一推理让人极为费解。 Example sentencesExamples Hearing the story, and about the dead bodies on the platforms, is sobering in the extreme. That is, according to those former trustees, disingenuous in the extreme. Yet the demands on the players was intense in the extreme and they were an exhausted bunch by the end. I have found this whole experience very frightening and worrying in the extreme. It is irritating in the extreme to be so stereotypically predictable. The arguments against such a database are, with one exception, weak in the extreme. But the bigger picture of discord and trouble in the camp is worrying in the extreme. The skiing is exhilarating in the extreme, but the main attraction remains the mountains themselves. His initial reaction to my questions is cautious in the extreme. Yesterday he turned up, looking confused in the extreme and asking if I was Dr. Bird. Synonyms extremely, very, exceedingly, exceptionally, especially, extraordinarily, to a fault, extra, tremendously, immensely, vastly, hugely, abundantly, intensely, acutely, singularly, significantly, distinctly, outstandingly, uncommonly, unusually, decidedly, particularly, eminently, supremely, highly, remarkably, really, truly, mightily, thoroughly Derivatives extremeness noun ɛkˈstriːmnəsɪkˈstriːmnəsɪkˈstrimnəs Their very extremeness is often, indeed, state-dependent with regard to other psychiatric illness and general stress level. Example sentencesExamples The unadulterated ecstasy of before is hardly a memory, and the extremeness of his mood swings is now a dullness that consumes him in unchanging monotony. Though the study just described did not involve political or moral issues, the results show that one-sidedness, and consequently extremeness, can be heightened when people are communicating over the Internet. Despite the extremeness of its interpretation and the uniqueness of its style, Klossowski's book is readily meaningful to academics because it proceeds in the established way. The uniqueness of this religious community lies especially in its radical and stringent religious demands, mainly manifested in the extremeness of Torah studies within the hierarchy of values and practices. Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin extremus 'outermost, utmost', superlative of exterus 'outer'. This comes via Old French from Latin extremus, literally ‘outermost’, the superlative of exterus ‘outer’ source of exterior (early 16th century). Rhymes abeam, agleam, beam, blaspheme, bream, deem, deme, downstream, dream, esteem, gleam, hakim, kilim, meme, midstream, Nîmes, régime, scheme, scream, seam, seem, steam, stream, supreme, team, teem, theme, upstream adj.1 phr. Definition of extreme in US English: extreme adjectiveikˈstrēmɪkˈstrim 1Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great. 极大的；极度的 extreme cold 极度寒冷。 Example sentencesExamples When you hear many extremely positive or negative stories it is often an indication that the ‘mania’ has reached its extreme top or bottom. The extreme degree of the losses, however, caused the society to take immediate action. This is why supplier deliveries are slowing to an extreme degree, and unfilled order backlogs are inflating at a double-digit annual pace. He configured power to such an extreme degree in our system that the role of his character is absolutely central. In the current situation resources are so limited that rationing has to be tightened to extreme degrees and as a result only the most severely ill patients may be offered treatment. You are depending upon yourself to a degree that can cause extreme unease, but this is acute to all species of creativity. Parents also describe their children as having an extreme degree of grandiose defiance, refusing to comply with authority at home or at school. The custom of sending love tokens goes back hundreds of years, but reached extreme levels in Victorian times where precious items were sent as tokens of forbidden love. With the outside temperature touching 43 degrees Celsius, the extreme heat policy was in force. Soon there comes a time in which jet lag has seized your mind and body to such an extreme degree that resignation is all that remains. The district had gone from self-sufficiency to an extreme degree of dependency. The sensitivities of the minorities have been acknowledged to an extreme degree - often at the risk to majority rights. They experience an extreme degree of occupational segregation. Reports of ethnic massacres signify an extreme degree of threat and it is hard to dismiss the influence of these reports in triggering group mobilization. After the divorce, her drinking reached extreme lows. However, the problem with genome scans involving thousands of markers is that the statistic values of FAs can reach quite extreme magnitudes. For this an extreme degree of impudence is required, but experience shows cases of it succeeding. True, her mother had been killed in a terrorist incident when she was younger, but that only made her detest Mercalli to an extreme degree, it didn't make her do crazy counterproductive things. Or you're guilty of wishful thinking to an extreme degree. The report also revealed the shocking case of a three-year-old who had died from heart failure brought on by extreme obesity after reaching a weight of six stones. Synonyms utmost, uttermost, very great, greatest, greatest possible, maximum, maximal, highest, ultimate, supreme, paramount, great, acute, major, intense, enormous, severe, high, superlative, exceptional, extraordinary 1.1 Not usual; exceptional. 不寻常的；例外的 in extreme cases the soldier may be discharged 在特殊情况下，士兵是可以退伍的。 Example sentencesExamples And, except under the most extreme circumstances, diplomacy trumps force. The town, well known for its extreme temperatures, recently reached a record minimum temperature of 27 degrees Celsius on Sunday. That category is extreme to exceptional drought conditions. Booze is so ubiquitous it is difficult to know what its effect on creativity really is, except in extreme cases. Said to possess exceptional drive and extreme intelligence, Norton's ambitions were not satisfied and he set up a doctors' deputising service. Except in the most extreme circumstances, the metal posed no significant threat to human health, a spokeswoman claimed. Indeed there can be no rational reasons for committing suicide except in the most extreme cases. The Senator made it very clear that his opinion was that Democrats were agreeing to forgo filibusters in the future except in very extreme circumstances. And ultimately I hope to see its use outlawed for all except the most extreme situations where manual or organic suppression is not an option. Beyond the point of Fetal viability it becomes illegal except in extreme circumstances. Most servers, even in extreme conditions, rarely reach maximum processing power. In my opinion any individual who takes another life should have no rights with the exception of extreme cases of cruelty suffered by the killer. The measures taken to bring the budget into balance can only be described as unusual, perhaps even extreme. I am not required to assume the position except in the most extreme circumstances and they are rare indeed. The whiplash claimers in car accidents again cannot except in extreme cases be detected medically Because commanders will probably not be willing to flatten whole blocks, they may expose their soldiers to the extreme perils of close-quarters combat. And except in extreme cases, I can't see how that's justified. Nor was the significance of the event merely symbolic for Bayle, since he himself was a victim of the intolerance to an extreme degree. I have no intention of voting in the European election as I regard postal voting, except in extreme cases, as unnecessary and a step to ending democratic voting as we know it. Medical care is the obvious and common example in the American example, but in more extreme cases it can reach to food and shelter. 1.2 Very severe or serious. 极端严厉（或严重）的 expulsion is an extreme sanction 驱逐是一种极端严厉的制裁。 Example sentencesExamples Few victims survived the extreme brutality and the severest punishments inflicted. The criteria for eligibility were extreme hardship, serious injury, damage to their homes, or bereavement directly as a result of the landslide. It is argued that these punishments are extreme, severe and merciless. I am not sure what this monkey did wrong to demand such a harsh and extreme punishment, and I did not in fact beat him to find out. The problem is presented as a continuum from normative forms of behavior to extreme and serious attacks. There's usually some restraint, there's usually some sort of reverence for the death penalty, in a sense, because it is such an extreme sanction. Administration, Pentagon and senior military officials warned that such an extreme measure would have serious legal and political implications. He was one of the few people, at that time, to take seriously the more extreme predictions of the general theory of relativity. Would the loss of South Vietnam pose a threat to US security serious enough to warrant extreme action to prevent it? Now is not the time to revert to extreme rhetoric and draconian sanctions against those who support abortion rights. As the hours pass they hear news of extreme weather and bizarre incidents across the world. The problem in Faliraki has prompted local authorities to take extreme measures, imposing severe punishments for lewd behaviour. Further, Dave may have felt that his emotional experience was not being taken seriously, so extreme antisocial behaviour may have been his only way of communicating the extent of his distress. Confined that winter awaiting exile, her mental condition deteriorated, and she made extreme claims that further alarmed visiting ministers. Is the Royal College of Midwives seriously making this extreme, unnatural procedure their norm? More serious is the extreme danger that the entire political class will throw its weight behind a policy that turns out to be misguided. If all he takes seriously is the extreme threat of force, then the threat needs to be seen and be seen as immediate. Both the cases involved much more extreme language and severe criticism of the behaviour and performance of the respective magistrates. He concluded that the cause of death had been due to extreme skull fracture with severe trauma to the brain consistent with the deceased having been hit by a moving vehicle. Synonyms drastic, serious, forceful, desperate, dire, radical, far-reaching, momentous, consequential, substantial 1.3 (of a person or their opinions) advocating severe or drastic measures; far from moderate, especially politically. （人，观点）极端的，偏激的（尤指在政治方面） the party has expelled some of its more extreme members Example sentencesExamples His alliance extends from economic neo-liberals to Christian Democrats and extreme right-wing nationalists. People who do not share the drive for rational thinking and control may be a threat and natural target for the more extreme members of this group. Such concerns are legitimate, but to form a political alliance with the extreme right of the Republican Party on this basis is unprincipled and reactionary. As de Gaulle began to disentangle his nation from the interminable drain of money, resources and blood that was the Algerian war, Le Pen began his first serious flirtation with the extreme right. More extreme members of right-wing groups tap into this divide by encouraging mistrust of city dwellers and the educated. He said the world was facing a new threat from ‘brutal states’ armed with weapons of mass destruction, and from extreme terrorists. Cadres of extreme fighters in terrorist and militant organizations have a proclivity for violence that evidence of its past futility cannot deter. Labour's application to govern you is based on a myth that the only alternative is a more extreme version of what they offer. In some ways, it is bad, because I think it has exacerbated the division, which in part explains the extreme opinions the post has raised. He was in fact not talking about any nominees he would block, but about the possibility that the Democrats would block more extreme candidates as they did in his first term. That sort of extreme attitude is what has put fear into the minds of New Zealanders, and it is why contemporary claims send a shiver down their spine. He doesn't, of course, but instead winds it up until there is no choice but to feel torn between equally extreme alternatives in much the same way Jeffrey is torn. The Sunday New York Times reported on the progress of the plot to pick youngish and extreme candidates. He represented a family merchant business and was friendly with many of those who inspired the extreme phase of the revolution. The case concerned protecting the emerging corporate order from the Court's more extreme members as much as it did resistance to the antislavery movement. This organisation is not simply an isolated enclave of extreme prejudice and backwardness. But this new world faces a new threat of disorder and chaos born either of brutal states armed with weapons of mass destruction or of extreme terrorist groups. Not surprisingly, most of the respondents expressed extreme opinions about Springer. Several nationalistic organisations pursue this agenda using extreme individuals from the Orthodox Church. Although we've already seen that having the endorsement of the most extreme members of the Democratic Party does not ensure victory in the primaries. Synonyms radical, extremist, immoderate, exaggerated, intemperate, outrageous, unreasonable 1.4 Denoting or relating to a sport performed in a hazardous environment and involving great physical risk, such as parachuting or whitewater rafting. 〈主北美〉（跳伞、漂流等运动）极限的 Example sentencesExamples The Drome isn't a type of race; rather, it's a giant dome that houses multiple environments where extreme racing takes place. Not that I'm not risk averse, but that's mostly about extreme sports - it was, a bit. His free time Joro saves for extreme sports: snowboarding in the winter and kiteboarding in the summer. The game's levels aren't very large - they're certainly not the massive sprawling affairs seen in recent extreme sports games, and this is a real strike against the game. Veterans of white-water rafting, mountain climbing and other extreme sports, the six women who assemble in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains think they are ready for anything. The last decade has seen a surge in popularity in extreme sports from rock climbing to snowboarding to mountain biking. Both Colin and team manager, Marco, are keen to recruit more extreme sports stars, especially those of the female variety. The huge adrenalin rush of surfing titanic waves such as this is often compared with other extreme sports such as skydiving and off-piste snowboarding and skiing. Up to two million visitors a year are expected for a range of extreme sports and activities including scuba-diving, kayaking, snowboarding, climbing and even a form of sky-diving. Some 20 extreme sport enthusiasts took part in the action, all keen to make their name on the budding kitesurfing scene. Harry, who has already demonstrated a love of extreme sports in his pursuit of rugby, polo, skiing, abseiling and scuba diving, played in the lines position, the equivalent of a flanker. ‘Today, the sports calendar is overloaded with TV sports and extreme games,’ said Paulick. Thrill can come in the manner of extreme sports, daredevil challenges and risks that leave you feeling exhilarated. In this context, extreme sports may reflect an atavistic desire to artificially inject risk into lives that seemed devoid of the excitement that only risk can provide. If you want to perform extreme sports yourself, paragliding from a windy hilltop in Salta is an option. Fans of extreme sports games are truly blessed. Unlike the century-and-a-half history of Australian Football, most extreme sports have only been invented within the last decade. As a youngster, the closest this judge ever came to extreme sports was a game of Frisbee golf that got entirely out of hand. Now I understand, AT LAST, why I don't feel deeply enthusiastic about things like tennis or swimming - I need extreme sports. Why do people risk life and limb to participate in extreme sports? Synonyms dangerous, hazardous, risky, high-risk 2attributive Furthest from the center or a given point; outermost. 最外的；（离中心）最远的 the extreme northwest of Scotland 苏格兰的最西北部。 Example sentencesExamples It's not the positioning of the schools, but whoever decided on the amazingly stupid catchment areas that now means the schools are at the extreme ends of their catchment areas instead of the centre. Shelter sheds can be seen (middle centre, on the beach) while on the extreme right are some of the beach cottages, used primarily by visitors. This truncation shows that the extreme C terminus of the SPM domain is required for protein interactions. These bases fell so swiftly that the US troops were able to attack Eniwetok atoll at the extreme north-west end of the island chain six weeks ahead of schedule. ST.PETERSBURG, situated in extreme Northwest Russia and formerly known as Petrograd or Leningrad, is one of the most beautiful cities of Europe. The alignments indicate that Sir2p has a unique domain at its extreme N terminus. Wedged by Northern Ireland into the extreme northwest of the island, its back to the sea, Donegal is linked to the republic by a slender isthmus. They occupied the extreme north-west corner of Brigantian territory comprising Cumberland and part of Westmorland. In each case it was not possible unambiguously to align portions of the extreme amino and carboxyl termini of the sequences. The cold air in its rear reaches the extreme south during Friday night. However, on the more level ground at the south-west and extreme north-west they are triple. This variety is largely confined to Texas, but is known from extreme northwest Louisiana. At the extreme north-west corner of Ngargo Island, near a massive bomb-scar in the rocky cliff, lies a very curious wreck. For proper operation, each SCSI bus segment must be terminated at the two extreme ends of the segment. The model uses as data either the counts of genes in a syntenic block or the distance between extreme members of a block, or both. Synonyms furthest, farthest, furthermost, farthermost, farthest away, furthest away, very, utmost, outermost, most distant, aftermost, endmost, ultimate, final, last, terminal, remotest nounikˈstrēmɪkˈstrim 1Either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible. 截然不同的事物；极端 unbridled talk at one extreme and total silence at the other Example sentencesExamples Most Americans, however, tend towards the opposite extreme, an almost exclusive preoccupation with self. As with so many other issues in social research, a steady course needs to be steered between possible extremes. Two very different models lie at the opposite extremes of a spectrum of rate variation among lineages. There are two different extremes among Christians regarding law. Orthal views of each pair of elements at the extremes of possible motion were recorded by photography or with a flatbed scanner. Gendered conceptions of parental belonging and place identity represent two extremes on the continuum of possible identifications. In their schools, in their songs and on their streets, Protestants and Catholics are offered versions of history so different that at the extremes they produce different senses of right and wrong. The two extremes represent opposite ways in which Christianity relates to modernity or postmodernity. The director of the Honors College works with students at the opposite extreme of the spectrum. These are the two opposite extremes in a continuum of scenarios that differ with regard to the relative contributions of horizontal and vertical transmission. The appalling practice of forced marriage represents the opposite extreme and that is why Government is taking tough action to eradicate it. Between the two extremes described every possible transition can easily be found at any place in the tissue. Highly constrained genomes such as those of birds represent the opposite extreme, in which the subgenomic populace suffers under a totalitarian regime. Two extremes ranged against each other: that is hardly the best recipe for the region's security, but with no alternative voices being heard a solution is now further away than ever it has been. But we must not pose legality and expediency as opposite extremes. In performing the physical act of turning from one vast panel to the next, the viewer felt the moment of pause between the two antithetical extremes represented. Hunt's background represents the opposite extreme of Hanson in the ‘two nation’ model. Figure 3 presents two particular regions, each at a different extreme of the distribution. The results presented below show that these two extremes produce very different patterns of polymorphism. The two emotions generally did the same thing to you, but to different extremes. Synonyms opposite, antithesis, side of the coin, other side of the coin, pole, opposite pole, contrary, alternative, exclusive alternative 1.1 The highest or most extreme degree of something. （事物的）极度 extremes of temperature 极端气温。 Example sentencesExamples The exposed site is subject to weather extremes, therefore diving in this area is a special treat. Her moods were becoming all extremes, with no middle ground. Canada is a country of extremes in terms of its size, climate, and geography. Murder One falls somewhere in the middle of all these extremes. This large area south of Russia and bordering China is subject to great extremes of climate. I assume the extremes of the different genres represented here can be reflected in what goes on in the mind of the madman in the film. Both Harvey and Sarah were daring each other into the extremes. So I said a little bit about how there are different extremes of feminism, and that no, I'm not at the end that hates men. While gaining a more exciting life, she would be hungry much of the time, would lack veterinary care, and would be subject to weather extremes and miscellaneous outdoor dangers. And from that, we're going to move onto extremes of a different kind. The product is produced at temperature extremes exceeding 300 degrees below zero. And of course then they will go to different extremes than we would, they may go to a shaman, they may go to a faith healer looking for a way through this and to resolve the issue. In Strangers to Ourselves, Timothy Wilson offers an assessment of the human unconscious that is very different from these extremes. The simulation was run using these groupings representing extremes of possible variation caused through modeling population dynamics. His has been a career of excesses and extremes - two Majors victories to showcase his rare ability, but too many unsavoury moments. Suddenly everything is confined to exposed planters, removed from the usual moisture and nutrient sources, and subject to climatic extremes. And it's a good job too, because we just can't cope, even with minor extremes of weather. Featuring the latest in DX9 shader technology, Auto Assault will represent the extreme of what is possible on today's graphics cards. Here the speculations begin to run wild, and things get absurd when the speculations contradict each other to the extreme. The two of them were closer than anything, they rarely fought recently and they would go to the extremes for each other. Synonyms limit, extremity, greatest degree, highest degree, maximum, height, high, low 1.2 A very severe or serious act. 极端严厉（或严重）的 he was unwilling to go to the extreme of civil war Example sentencesExamples The other extreme of course, which is presupposed in the above - is a retreat to solipsism, and thereby a denial of the other. So it's quite an extreme in terms of how we are processing visas. One can only deplore of course the barbarous extremes that some of this antipathy has taken. These three plays are just a few examples of the different extremes he was capable of. I have gone to the extreme in terms of freedom of speech. I also made it clear here: how religion is used by the state, in both cases and to different methods and extremes, as a method or tool of nationalism and patriotism, and as a method of control. I took this person's behavior (something he hides from his friends and maybe from himself) and pushed it to the furthest extreme I could. Instead, it has said players are not willing to go to the extremes proposed by owners. 2Logic The subject or predicate in a proposition, or the major or minor term in a syllogism (as contrasted with the middle term). 〔逻〕端顶，端词 Example sentencesExamples This idea has lately been taken to its logical extreme: Why not cut out the middleman and just let target customers make their own ads? There is a potential misuse of the power function under the logical extreme when the null hypothesis is true. Phrases extremes meet proverb Opposite extremes have much in common. 〈谚〉两极相逢（指截然相反的两件事也有许多共同之处） Example sentencesExamples In the recesses of the Middle East where extremes meet, dismay at the loss of innocent lives was tempered with happier emotions ranging from quiet satisfaction to open celebration. This is a place of ambivalence, a place where extremes meet. Genovese is, it should be said, an illuminating example of the way in which left-wing and right-wing extremes meet in a love of tyranny and a hatred of freedom. Ironically enough, in Gramsci ‘the extremes meet,’ confirming the overlapping lineage of both left and right ideologies. John and Yoko were people whose fantastic freedom became - where extremes meet - a fantastic prison. go (or take something) to extremes Take an extreme course of action; do something to an extreme degree. （做某事）走极端 we may go to extremes to find peace and quiet Example sentencesExamples For a country, encouraging export sales to create jobs when taken to extremes could seriously lower regional productivity and real income. We're having fun with this, taking things to extremes. I have started taking things to extremes lately, however. But this system seems to be taking it to extremes. If you are the sort of person who tends to take things to extremes, then Christmas can be a time of chronic over-indulgence. Bodybuilders often have the mistaken belief that they must take their diets to extremes to take their physiques to extremes. This efficiency wage argument has merit, but taken to extremes it could cause major problems. Connie however, seemed to take the assignment to extremes. A lot of guys take the overload approach to extremes. Other potential ethical conflicts could take this issue to extremes. Synonyms go over the top, go to extremes, go overboard, not know when to stop in the extreme To an extreme degree. 极端，极度；非常 the reasoning was convoluted in the extreme 这一推理让人极为费解。 Example sentencesExamples The arguments against such a database are, with one exception, weak in the extreme. It is irritating in the extreme to be so stereotypically predictable. Hearing the story, and about the dead bodies on the platforms, is sobering in the extreme. I have found this whole experience very frightening and worrying in the extreme. But the bigger picture of discord and trouble in the camp is worrying in the extreme. The skiing is exhilarating in the extreme, but the main attraction remains the mountains themselves. His initial reaction to my questions is cautious in the extreme. That is, according to those former trustees, disingenuous in the extreme. Yet the demands on the players was intense in the extreme and they were an exhausted bunch by the end. Yesterday he turned up, looking confused in the extreme and asking if I was Dr. Bird. Synonyms extremely, very, exceedingly, exceptionally, especially, extraordinarily, to a fault, extra, tremendously, immensely, vastly, hugely, abundantly, intensely, acutely, singularly, significantly, distinctly, outstandingly, uncommonly, unusually, decidedly, particularly, eminently, supremely, highly, remarkably, really, truly, mightily, thoroughly Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin extremus ‘outermost, utmost’, superlative of exterus ‘outer’. adj.1 phr.
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