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extreme noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXTREME | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEopposite, polar 对立端;极端◆Their views are at opposite extremes from each other.他们的观点极端对立。logical 逻辑上的两极new 新的极端◆She has taken cleanliness to a new extreme.她把洁癖推向新的极端。climatic, political, temperature 气候上的/政治上的/温度上的极端◆It's a difficult place to live because of its climatic extremes.该地气候极端恶劣,人难以生存。VERB + EXTREMEavoid 避免极端◆Avoid any extremes of temperature.避免任何极端温度。go to, reach 走极端◆There is no need to go to such extremes.没必要走这样的极端。carry sth to, take sth to 将⋯带向极端◆It's foolish to take any dieting to extremes.饮食上走极端是愚蠢的。represent 代表极端PREPOSITIONat an/the extreme 在极端的情况下◆At the extreme, some nuclear waste is so radioactive it has to be kept isolated for thousands of years.在极端的情况下,有些核废物的放射性之强使其需隔离保存数千年。between extremes 在两个极端之间◆There has to be a solution between these extremes.在这两个极端之间应该有一个解决的办法。in the extreme 极端地◆His voice was scornful in the extreme.他的声音听起来极为轻蔑。to the extreme 过分地◆She was always generous to the extreme.她总是大方过头。extremes of ⋯的极端◆These photographs show extremes of obesity and emaciation.这些照片展现了肥胖与消瘦两个极端。PHRASESat one extreme, at the other extreme 在一个/在另一个极端◆At the other extreme, women still childless at 32 were more likely to be from a professional background.另一个极端情况是, 32 岁还没有孩子的女性很可能是职业人士。go from one extreme to the other 从一个极端走到另一个极端◆She goes from one extreme to the other, and either works very hard or does absolutely nothing.她总是从一个极端到另一个极端,或者勤奋地工作,或者什么也不做。go to the opposite extreme, go to the other extreme 走到相反的极端/另一个极端◆After always putting too much salt in her cooking, she went to the opposite extreme and banished it completely.以前她做菜时总是放很多盐,然后又走到另一个极端,一点儿盐都不放。 |