extremity n. 1.末端,尽头;极端,极度。 2.〔常 pl.〕困迫,绝境。 3.〔常 pl.〕最后手段,非常手段。 4.最后;〔常 pl.〕临终。 5.肢,手,足。 at the extremity of 在…的尖端[末端]。 be in dire extremity 极端困迫。 be reduced [driven] to (the last) extremity [extremities] 陷入困境。 resist to the last extremity 反抗到底,抵抗到最后。 the extremities (人的)四肢,手足。 expect the extremity 作赴死准备,作万一准备。 proceed [go] to extremities 采取最后手段。
"i want to be his wife," she gasped, in the extremity of her passion . “我要做他的妻子。”她气喘吁吁地说,激情达到了极点。
The moon had risen, and its light was already glancing here and there on the water above them; but the extremity of the rock where they stood still lay in shadow . 月亮已经升起来了,在他们的上游,水面上到处闪烁着月光,但是在他们站立着的岩石附近还被罩在阴影之中。
He was driven crazy by the extremity of pain 极度的痛苦使他发狂。
At the extremity of 在的尖端
Go to the extremities of japan ' s long island chain , however , and the picture is less bright 然而,在日本岛链的末端区域,形势就没有这么乐观。
At the extremity of the building , on the contrary , he saw one of the three windows open 转角上的那三个窗口却恰恰相反,他看到其中有一扇窗户是开着的。
He believed he had taxed the forbearance of the powers above to the extremity of endurance and that this was the result 他深信是他惹翻了上帝,使他怒不可遏,瞧,现在报应来了!
I should tell you that we lived in the little village of rogliano , at the extremity of cape corso . this letter was from my brother 我应该先告诉你,我们住的地方是一个名叫洛格里亚诺的小村子,就在科西嘉海峡的头上。
Keep in mind that the extremity of the break ( the area where the nose breaks into the forehead ) is the easiest area to improve in a persian , while the set of the ear is the hardest 要记住鼻凹(鼻子与前额断开的地方)是波斯猫最容易改良的地方,而耳位是最难改良的。