extreme

　　尽头的,末端的 at the end; farthest

　　极度的,极端的 existing in a very high degree; very severe

　　同义词

　　n. extreme point，extremum

　　a. utmost，uttermost

　　词汇辨析

　　extreme，utmost，outermost，farthest，furthest

　　这些形容词均有 最远的 之意。

　　extreme 普通用词，指最远的意思时，与farthest和outermost含义相当。

　　utmost 较正式用词，指最远部分或最远地区。

　　outermost 指离中心最远的或指一个平面或物体最外边的部分。

　　farthest 是far的最高级形式，指最大的距离。

　　furthest 与farthest相比，除指数量或程度上的最多或最大。

　　参考例句

　　1. Today we tend to go to the other extreme.

　　虽然现在我们倾向于走向另一个极端。

　　2. With extreme condition for any capital raising, I believe Citi faces liquidity challenges near term.

　　在极端情况下筹集资金，我相信近期间花旗面对流动资金需要。

　　3. At one extreme, you can construct a system as a long string of sequential operations, such as we do in a meandering factory assembly line.

　　一个极端是，你可以把系统构建成一连串的顺序操作系统，就像我们使用的曲折的工厂装配流水线一样。

　　词汇辨析

　　1.ADJ Extreme means very great in degree or intensity. 极大的

　　例：The girls were afraid of snakes and picked their way along with extreme caution.

　　那些女孩们害怕蛇，一路极其谨慎地看好每一步走。

　　例：...people living in extreme poverty.

　　活在极度贫穷中的人们。

　　2.ADJ You use extreme to describe situations and behaviour that are much more severe or unusual than you would expect, especially when you disapprove of them because of this. 过激的

　　例：The extreme case was Poland, where 29 parties won seats.

　　过激的案例是波兰，那里有29个政党获得席位。

　　例：It is hard to imagine Jesse capable of anything so extreme.

　　很难想像杰西能做这样过激的事情。

　　3.ADJ You use extreme to describe opinions, beliefs, or political movements that you disapprove of because they are very different from those that most people would accept as reasonable or normal. 偏激的

　　例：This extreme view hasnt captured popular opinion.

　　这种偏激的观点还没有赢得大众的认同。

　　4.N-COUNT 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. 极端

　　例：...a middle way between the extremes of success and failure, wealth and poverty.

　　成功与失败、富裕与贫穷两个极端之间的 中道 。

　　5.ADJ The extreme end or edge of something is its farthest end or edge. 极远的

　　例：...the room at the extreme end of the corridor.

　　走廊最尽头的房间。

　　6.PHRASE 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. 走极端

　　例：The police went to the extremes of installing the most advanced safety devices in the mans house.

　　警察走了极端，在这个人的房屋里安装了最先进的安全设备。

　　常见用法

　　用作形容词

　　Extreme cold can wake a hibernating animal.

　　极度的寒冷能使正在冬眠的动物苏醒。

　　The extreme heat sapped his strength and health.

　　极度的暑热逐渐损耗他的体力兴健康。

　　Extreme poverty had reduced them to a state of apathy.

　　极端的贫困使他们万念俱灰。

　　The capital is in the extreme south of the country.

　　首都在这个国家的最南端。

　　His political views are rather extreme.

　　他的政治观点相当极端。

　　用作名词

　　Love and hate are extremes.

　　爱和恨是两个极端。

　　Starvation is at one extreme of the spectrum of food intake; obesity is at the other.

　　饥饿是食物摄入量的一个极端,肥胖则是另一个极端。

　　Extreme sports are a drug for him.

　　他酷爱极限运动。

　　Another extreme sport is snowboarding.

　　另外一个极限运动的例子则是滑雪。