extremity
gb/ɛkstɹˈɛmɪti/ us/ɛkstɹˈɛmɪti/
B1
英语
~ 4900
义项
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名词
B1
entity
1
Outermost part of the body
A hand, foot, arm, or leg, especially the furthest part from the body.
用法模式：
[someone]'s extremities
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'extremity' with 'extreme'; 'extremity' refers to a physical body part in this sense.
近义词
limb (More general term for an arm or leg; does not necessarily include hands or feet separately.)
反义词
torso (The central part of the body, opposite to its outermost parts.)
搭配
cold extremities
|numb extremities
|upper extremities
|lower extremities
主题
anatomy
|health
|daily life
|body
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The patient had no feeling in his extremities due to frostbite.
- Her fingers and toes were the first extremities to get cold.
- The doctor examined the patient's upper and lower extremities for injuries.
学习者例句
- My hands and feet are cold. They are my extremities.
- Gloves protect your extremities in winter.
- The doctor checked my arms and legs. These are my extremities.
名词
B2
entity
2
Farthest point or limit
The furthest point or edge of something.
用法模式：
the extremity of [something]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse this with 'extreme', which can mean very great in degree, rather than location.
近义词
edge (Common term for the boundary or outer limit of something; less formal than 'extremity'.)
反义词
center (The middle point, opposite to the outermost point.)
搭配
at the extremity
|southern extremity
|northern extremity
主题
geography
|navigation
|space
|core_vocabulary
例句
- We reached the southern extremity of the island at sunset.
- A lighthouse stands at the extremity of the pier.
- The village lies at the northern extremity of the valley.
学习者例句
- The tree grows at the extremity of the garden.
- There is a small house at the extremity of the road.
- The boat is at the extremity of the dock.
名词
C1
state
3
Serious difficulty or danger
A time when someone is in serious trouble or danger.
用法模式：
in an extremity
常见错误：
Learners may mistakenly use 'extremity' here to mean 'extreme' as an adjective; context should make it clear it's a noun meaning hardship.
近义词
crisis (A critical and urgent situation; often used more broadly.)
反义词
safety (A condition free from danger or distress.)
搭配
in an extremity
|faced with extremity
主题
emergencies
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
例句
- In their extremity, they called for help from strangers.
- The sailors were in great extremity during the storm.
- She kept calm even in the worst extremities.
学习者例句
- They were in great extremity after the car broke down far from home.
- In an extremity, you should call for help.
- He stayed calm in an extremity.
名词
formal
C1
quantity
4
Greatest possible degree
The highest level something can reach.
用法模式：
to the extremity of [something]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes overuse this formal sense in casual contexts where 'limit' or 'maximum' would be more natural.
近义词
limit (A point beyond which something cannot go; less formal.)
反义词
moderation (A balanced state avoiding extremes.)
搭配
to the extremity
|extremity of punishment
主题
measurement
|intensity
|core_vocabulary
例句
- He pushed his endurance to the very extremity.
- The law allows for punishment to this extremity only in rare cases.
- Their patience was tested to its extremity.
学习者例句
- He worked to the extremity of his strength.
- We reached the extremity of what we could do.
- The punishment was at its extremity.
语法
相关表达
in the last extremity
1/ˈɪn ðə lˈæst ɛkstɹˈɛmɪti/
idiom
formal
At the final stage of danger/difficulty
At the very end, when you are almost out of time or options and in great danger or trouble.
例句
- In the last extremity, they decided to abandon the ship.
- Only in the last extremity would they consider surrender.