extremity
英 [ɪk'stremɪtɪ; ek-]
美[ɪk'strɛməti]
- n. 极端；绝境；非常手段；手足
英英释意
- 1. an external body part that projects from the body;
- "it is important to keep the extremities warm"
- 2. an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)
- 3. the greatest or utmost degree;
- "the extremity of despair"
- 4. the outermost or farthest region or point
- 5. that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
双语例句
- 1. In spite of the extremity of her seclusion she was sane.
- 尽管完全与世隔绝，她依然心智健全。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The lake is situated at the eastern extremity of the mountain range.
- 湖位于山脉最东端。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. Man's extremity is God's opportunitiy.
- 车到山前必有路.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. What shall we do in this extremity?
- 在这种极其困难的情况下我们该怎么办 呢 ?
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. Only in extremity, when his defences had been reduced by six weeks of bombing, was he ready to leave.
- 经过6周的轰炸，他的防御已经不堪一击，在这种极端情况下他才愿意离开。
来自柯林斯例句