extreme

adjective · noun · adverbB1

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

extremermore extremeextremestmost extreme

Superlative

extreamextreamextreme

1.
Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.
Đồng nghĩa: farthest, furthest, most distant, outermost, remotest
2.
In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.
Đồng nghĩa: greatest, highest, dreadful
3.
Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home.
Đồng nghĩa: immoderate, unrestrained, devilish, excessive, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, intemperate, lavish, nimious, obscene, overmuch, overweening, over the top, prodigal, undue, unmeasured, unreasonable, unrestrained, wanton
4.
Drastic, or of great severity.
I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security.
Đồng nghĩa: drastic, severe
5.
Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding.
Đồng nghĩa: dangerous
6.
(archaic)Ultimate, final or last.
the extreme hour of life
Đồng nghĩa: final, last, ultimate, extreme, final, conclusive, decisive, definitive, endly, endsome, hindermost, hindmost, last, terminal, ultimate

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

extremesextreamextreamextreme

1.
The greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition.
2.
Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
extremes of temperature
Đồng nghĩa: pole
3.
(obsolete, plural, plural only)One of the last moments of life.
4.
A drastic expedient.
Some people go to extremes for attention on social media.
5.
(obsolete, plural, plural only)Hardships, straits.
6.
(mathematics) Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.

Trạng từ

adverb

Comparative

more extrememost extremeextream

Superlative

extreamextreme

1.
(archaic)Extremely.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

farthestfurthestmost distantoutermost remotestgreatesthighestdreadfulimmoderateunrestrained devilish excessive extravagantintemperatelavish nimious obscene overmuch overweeningover the top

Trái nghĩa

closestnearest least moderate reasonable close

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

Borrowed into late Middle English - from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter.