*ex·treme¹/ɪk`strim; ɪkˈstriːm/ adj 1 very great 极大的，极度的: extreme heat 酷热 2 extreme opinions, behaviour, situations etc are unusual and different from what most people consider to be reasonable 〔观点、行为、状况等〕极端的，过激的: In one extreme case a child of ten was imprisoned. 在一个极端的案例中，一名十岁的孩子被关进了监狱。 3 the extreme farthest parts of something, farthest in a particular direction, or farthest from the centre 最远端的，末端的: in the extreme north of the country 位于该国的最北端