extremes

n.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 词典例句

1. ADJ-GRADED 极其的;极度的 Extreme means very great in degree or intensity. 
  • The girls were afraid of snakes and picked their way along with extreme caution.

    女孩子们害怕蛇,走路时格外小心。

  • ...people living in extreme poverty.

    生活极度贫困的人们

  • ...the author's extreme reluctance to generalise.

    作者极不情愿进行归纳

2. ADJ-GRADED 极端的 You use extreme to describe situations and behaviour which are much more severe or unusual than you would expect, especially when you disapprove of them because of this. 
  • The extreme case was Poland, where 29 parties won seats...

    极端的例子是波兰,共有29个政党拥有议席。

  • It is hard to imagine Lineker capable of anything so extreme...

    很难想象莱恩克尔能做出如此极端的事情。

  • The scheme has been condemned as extreme.

    人们指责该计划太过极端。

3. ADJ-GRADED 偏激的;过激的 You use extreme to describe opinions, beliefs, or political movements which you disapprove of because they are very different from those that most people would accept as reasonable or normal. 
  • This extreme view hasn't captured popular opinion.

    这种偏激的观点未被大众接受。

  • ...the racist politics of the extreme right.

    极右派的种族主义政治

4. N-COUNT 极端;完全相反的事物 You can use extremes to refer to situations or types of behaviour that have opposite qualities to each other, especially when each situation or type of behaviour has such a quality to the greatest degree possible. 
  • ...a 'middle way' between the extremes of success and failure...

    成功和失败这两个极端之间的“中间地带”

  • They can withstand extremes of temperature and weather without fading or cracking.

    它们能够经受极端的气温和天气状况而不褪色、不破裂。

5. ADJ-GRADED 尽头的;末端的 The extreme end or edge of something is its furthest end or edge. 
  • ...the room at the extreme end of the corridor.

    在走廊尽头的那个房间

  • ...winds from the extreme north.

    从极北吹来的风

6. PHRASE 走极端;使…至极端 If a person goes to extremes or takes something to extremes, they do or say something in a way that people consider to be unacceptable, unreasonable, or foolish. 
  • The police went to the extremes of installing the most advanced safety devices in the man's house...

    警方采取极端措施,在那个男子家里安装了最先进的安全装置。

  • The doctor told me not to mention dieting to her in case she took it to the extreme...

    医生告诉我不要跟她提节食的事儿,免得她走极端。

  • There is a sense of shame, sometimes carried to extremes.

    心中有羞愧感,有时候甚至无地自容。

7. PHRASE (用于形容词后,尤用于强调不好或令人惊讶的事)极其,极度 You use in the extreme after an adjective in order to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you want to indicate that it is something which is undesirable or very surprising. 
  • It is proving controversial in the extreme...

    事实证明它极具争议。

  • Our rows become unhealthy in the extreme.

    我们的争吵变得极其有害。

1. He could not tolerate the extremes of heat in the desert.
他忍受不住沙漠的酷热。

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2. I don't believe in going to extremes.
我不赞成走极端。

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3. It's a difficult place to live because of its climatic extremes.
该地气候极端,很难让人生存。

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4. Joy and grief are extremes.
喜与悲是两个极端。

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5. Love and hate are two extremes of feelings.
爱与恨是感情的两个极端。

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6. One must not go to extremes in applying the principle of self-reliance.
不要把自力更生绝对化。

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7. She goes to extremes in everything.
她凡事都(爱)走极端。

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8. She tends to go to extremes.
她这个人比较偏激。

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9. These photographs show extremes of obesity and emaciation.
这些照片展现了肥胖与消瘦两个极端。

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10. They often go to extremes in their views.
他们在看法上经常走极端。

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