extremes

英 [ɪksˈtriːmz] 美 [ɛkˈstrimz]

n.  极端不同的感情(或境况、行为方式等); 完全相反的事物; 极端; 极度; 极限
extreme的复数



柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 极其的;极度的
    Extreme means very great in degree or intensity.
    1. 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。
    2. ...people living in extreme poverty.
      生活极度贫困的人们
    3. ...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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. 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.
    1. This extreme view hasn't captured popular opinion.
      这种偏激的观点未被大众接受。
    2. ...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.
    1. ...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”
    2. 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.
    1. ...the room at the extreme end of the corridor.
      在走廊尽头的那个房间
    2. ...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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. 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.
    1. It is proving controversial in the extreme...
      事实证明它极具争议。
    2. Our rows become unhealthy in the extreme.
      我们的争吵变得极其有害。

双语例句

  1. It's not such a new idea, but I carried it to extremes
    这虽然不是什么新想法,但是我将它发挥到了极致。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. These two buildings typify the rich extremes of Irish architecture.
    这两座建筑物体现了爱尔兰建筑风格的极致多变。
  6. She tends to go to extremes.
    她这个人比较偏激。
  7. She goes to extremes in everything.
    她凡事都(爱)走极端。
  8. Love and hate are two extremes of feelings.
    爱与恨是感情的两个极端。
  9. One must not go to extremes in applying the principle of self-reliance.
    不要把自力更生绝对化。
  10. Joy and grief are extremes.
    喜与悲都是极端。
  11. He tends to go to extremes.
    他这个人比较偏激。
  12. Here you have three users at sensible extremes.
    在这个示例中,有三个用户出现了极端的情况。
  13. Its meant to supplement and buffer them from the extremes of narcissism.
    谦逊精神只是用来对他们极端的自恋主义做补充和缓冲的。
  14. In turn debates and discussions of these developments often allocate time and energy to the extremes.
    依次偏激地辩论和讨论这些发展经常分配时间和精力。
  15. So, the extremes of agile and SOA both have disadvantages.
    那么,敏捷和SOA的极端都有不利之处。
  16. Even angels have their wicked schemes and you take death to new extremes.
    即使是善良的天使,也有罪恶的一面,而我爱的你,也把死亡推向了新的极限。
  17. These photographs show extremes of obesity and emaciation.
    这些照片展现了肥胖与消瘦两个极端。
  18. But China has taken this to extremes.
    但是中国在这方面走向了极端。
  19. He oscillates between political extremes.
    他的政治观点在两个极端之间摇摆不定。
  20. His political ideas went to extremes.
    他的政治思想走了极端。
  21. In silly stories, we see our own foolishness pushed to ridiculous extremes.
    在愚蠢的情节里,我们看到了自己的愚蠢被发挥到了极致。
  22. China is battling weather extremes, including drought and floods.
    中国正与极端天气作战,包括旱灾和洪灾。
  23. People often err at two extremes in their view of Satan.
    人们对撒旦的认识通常犯了两个极端的错误。
  24. The extremes of the ranges represent relative oligotrophic and eutrophic conditions.
    范围的极限代表相对寡营养和富营养的条件。
  25. The extremes of rainfall intensity are given.
    给出了暴雨强度极值;
  26. He went to extremes in that matter.
    那件事上他走极端了。
  27. I think we're going to start feeling its effects in the changes on extremes.
    我认为我们已开始感受到它的影响,天气的变化趋于极端。
  28. Bravery, for example, is a virtue which lies between the extremes of cowardice and rashness.
    例如,勇敢是一种介于懦弱和鲁莽这两个极端之间的美德。
  29. But the metaphor is stretched to ridiculous extremes.
    但这一比喻夸张到了极度可笑的地步。
  30. We should not go to extremes in doing anything.
    我们做任何事都不能走极端。