From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishextremeex‧treme1 /ɪkˈstriːm/●くろまる●くろまる○しろまるS3W3 adjective1[only before noun]EXTREME very great in degreeExtreme poverty still exists in many rural areas.extreme care/cautionIt is necessary to use extreme caution with chemicals.extreme coldHe had extreme difficulty getting hold of the ingredients.2UNUSUALvery unusual and severe or seriousextreme example/casean extreme case of crueltyForce is only justified in extreme circumstances.extreme weather/conditions etc3 →extreme west/end/left etc4EXTREMEextremeopinions, beliefs, or organizations, especially political ones, are considered by most people to be unacceptable and unreasonableextreme right-wing nationalists5 →extreme sports/surfing/skiing etc6 →extreme athlete/surfer/skier etcExamples from the Corpusextreme• The organization says they consider Kahane's views to be extreme.• But memory is highly selective, particularly within an organization that has weatherednumerouscrises and moments of extremeduress.• It had always been one of his Walter Mittyisms to run a restaurant, and this we discussed with extreme earnestness.• That imbalance in brainchemicals also could lead to exaggeratedresponses to stress, resulting in extremefatigue.• Buchanan's political views are too extreme for most Americans.• This is anomic aphasia. 9.2.6 Global aphasia Global aphasia could be thought of as the most extreme form of aphasia.• The refugees face a winter of extremehardship.• Therefore, emotion, which can interfere with attention when it is extreme, is nevertheless the cornerstone of attention.• extremeleft-wing groups• He hoped that such extrememeasures would not be necessary.• extreme nationalists• Hold in this extreme position for 25 counts, stretching a little further with each count.• We like to present an extreme position to get people to react to it.• extremetemperaturesextreme care/caution• However, a partner needs gentlehandling to tread gently and with extreme caution.• In reality, the tsarproceeded with extreme caution.• It is therefore advisable that all practice be carried out with extreme caution.• The government had to handle these sentiments with extreme caution.• Virginia liked to watch them when they were in a mood that required that they be handled with extreme care.• She even exercisesextreme caution about what she throws into her waste-paper bin.• If he writes slowly and with extreme care, he forsakesnaturalrhythm and ease of style.• Exercise extreme caution in babies with renal or hepaticfailure.extreme example/case• Fortunately, there is little chance of that except in extreme cases.• This can be illustrated easily by taking figures which show extreme cases at the beginning and end of our period.• In extreme cases, it can affect our whole careerprogress.• An extreme case of organizational self-defeat and its consequences?• Fresh food is the most extreme example of the change that has come over the shops.• That's an extreme example of the volatility, but it shows how brutal the market has been, analysts said.• In the extreme case, the supply will depend exclusively on demand.• In some extreme cases, theorising obliterates any need for empiricalmethod.extremeextreme2●くろまる●くろまる○しろまる noun [countable]1TOO/TOO MUCHCHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERa situation, quality etc which is as great as it can possibly be – used especially when talking about two oppositesextreme ofThe bacteria can withstand extremes of heat and cold.In fact, the truth lies between the two extremes.at the other/opposite extremeAt the other extreme is a country like Switzerland with almost no unemployment.Advertisements seem to go from one extreme to the other (=change from one extreme thing to something totally opposite).2 →in the extreme3 →to extremesExamples from the Corpusextreme• Either way, climateextremes are expected to increase.• Plant vaccines take this sort of trickery to an ingeniousextreme.• For children, the world is one of extremes.• The junioradventure story has not suffered the same extremes of literarydiscrimination.• All these parts interrelate, and it is implausible in the extreme to suppose that their interrelation is fortuitous.• In the extreme, parents can even become physically abusive.between ... two extremes• Between the two extremes come the variousfinancialassets such as bonds and shares.• Between the two extremes of standardised and non-standardised interviews is the large category of semi-structured interviews.• There are, of course, many weather conditions between the two extremes when you have a chance of catching bream.• The truth probably liesbetween the two extremes.• There would have been other playersbetween the two extremes of those who required a check and those who did not.• You must find the right balance of specificity and practicalitybetween the two extremes.• Surely with her help they could create something between the two extremes?Originextreme1(1400-1500)Frenchextrême, from Latinextremus"most outward", from exter; → EXTERNAL