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extreme (B1)

カタカナ: エクストリーム

IPA: /ɪkˈstriːm/

Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great. It describes things that go far beyond what is normal or moderate.

意味: 非常に高い、あるいは最高レベルに達している状態。普通や中庸の範囲を大きく超えたものを指します。

The country is facing an extreme shortage of clean water. — The country is facing an extreme shortage of clean water.
He has very extreme political views that most people disagree with. — He has very extreme political views that most people disagree with.
The rescue team had to use extreme measures to save the stranded climbers. — The rescue team had to use extreme measures to save the stranded climbers.

Japanese translations of Extreme:

extreme heat (collocation): Very high temperatures. — "The extreme heat made it difficult to work outdoors."
extreme cold (collocation): Very low temperatures. — "They had to take shelter from the extreme cold during the blizzard."
to the extreme (idiom): To the greatest possible degree; excessively. — "He tends to take things to the extreme."