ex‧treme 1 S3 W3 / ɪkstrim / 形容词

1 [仅用于名词前] very great in degree :

Extreme poverty still exists in many rural areas.

extreme care/caution

It is necessary to use extreme caution with chemicals.

extreme cold

He had extreme difficulty getting hold of the ingredients.

2 very unusual and severe or serious

extreme example/case

an extreme case of cruelty

Force is only justified in extreme circumstances .

extreme weather/conditions etc

3 extreme west/end/left etc the part furthest to the west, nearest the end etc :

on the extreme edge of the cliff

4 extreme opinions, beliefs, or organizations, especially political ones, are considered by most people to be unacceptable and unreasonable :

extreme right-wing nationalists

5 [仅用于名词前] extreme sports/surfing/skiing etc an extreme sport is one that is done in a way that has much more risk and so is more dangerous than an ordinary form of the sport

6 extreme athlete/surfer/skier etc someone who does extreme sports :

Extreme surfers will ride waves that reach heights of more than fifty feet.