extreme

英 [ɪk'striːm; ek-] 美[ɪk'strim]

(proverb)opposite extremes have much in common

(谚)两极亦有相逢时（相反的两极端之间有许多共同点）

take an extreme course of action; do something to an extreme degree

（让…）走极端

they took a commendable anti-ageist policy to extremes.
他们将反年龄歧视这一值得称赞的政策推向了极致。

to an extreme degree

极端，极度；非常

the reasoning was convoluted in the extreme.
这一推理让人极为费解。

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. In her extreme youth, Maria had sold her sexual favours for money.: 玛丽亚在非常年轻的时候，曾靠卖淫来赚钱。

4. The far right is now a greater threat than the extreme left.: 现在极右派比极左派威胁更大。

5. They gathered to protest against the renaissance of the extreme right.: 他们聚集起来抗议极右势力的复活。