in the extreme

极其; 杀; 煞; 万状

1. (极度,非常)：go to the other extreme (走到另一个极端) | in the extreme(极度,非常) | extremes of poverty and wealth(贫富的两极)

2. 极,非常：extreme adj. 极度的,极端的 n. 极端,过分 | in the extreme 极,非常 | agent n. 代理人,代理商

3. 极端：in the event 结果 | in the extreme 极端 | in the eyes of 心目中的

4. 极其：to ...extent 在...程度上 | in the extreme 极其 | hinder...form阻碍

The immediate task of clearing the debris, recovering the dead and counting the full human cost will be daunting in the extreme.(当务之急是要清理废墟，安置死者并清点人员损失，这是一项极其棘手的任务。)

Commercial software projects 2 are frequently over budget and late, often in the extreme: budget and schedule overruns by a factor of two are not unheard of.(商业软件项目2往往超出预算和工期(经常是极端地)：预算和日程由于一两个未听说的因素而超出限度。)

Unfortunately, many of the glaciers in the Extreme Ice Survey do not yet have much in the way of historical images.(可惜的是，极地冰川调查(ExtremeIceSurvey)中的多数冰河都还没有在历史图像中。)

THE comings and goings of noctilucent or "night shining" clouds in the extreme upper atmosphere may be linked to the sun's rotation.(高层大气中时隐时现的发光的云团可能跟太阳的自转有关。)

The journey would be dangerous in the extreme.(这段旅程将会是极其危险的。)

The capital is in the extreme south of the country.(首都在这个国家的最南端。)

The idea of progress forms the backdrop to a society. In the extreme, without the possibility of progress of any sort, your gain is someone else's loss.(关于进步的观念形成了一个社会的大背景。)

Their communication systems are inefficient in the extreme.(他们通讯系统的效率极其低下。)

There were shudders and gasps, for the environment was blue-stocking in the extreme.(有人发抖喘息，因为这是个极端的女才子环境。)

Kerry is in the extreme west of Ireland.(凯里位于爱尔兰的最西端。)