extreme /ikˈstri:m/ I. adj. 1.极端的，极度的：What he did was rather extreme, but circumstances required it. 他做的事相当极端，但这是环境造成的。 2.尽头的，末端的：He sat on my extreme right. 他坐在我的最右端。‖II. n. ［c］极端：Love and hate are two extremes of feeling. 爱和恨是感情的两个极端。go to extremes 走极端：He goes from one extreme to the other. 他从一个极端走到另一个极端。 in the extreme极端，极度；非常：The reasoning was convoluted in the extreme.这一推理让人极为费解。
extremely adv. 极其，非常：I’m extremely sorry. 我非常地抱歉。It’s extremely cold.天气冷极了。
