英 [ɪkˈstreməti] 美 [ɪkˈstreməti]
n. 手足，四肢；尽头，末端；极端，绝境；残酷的手段，非常手段
复数extremities
extremity /ɪkˈstrɛmɪtɪ/ TEM8
可数名词 The extremity of something is its farthest end or edge. 尽头; 末端
...a small port on the north-western extremity of the Iberian peninsula.
...一个位于伊比利亚半岛最西北端的小港口。
...the extremities of the aeroplane.
...飞机的两端。
复数型名词 Your extremities are the end parts of your body, especially your hands and feet. 身体末梢
He found that his extremities grew cold.
他发现他的手脚变冷了。
不可数名词 The extremity of a situation or of someone's behaviour is the degree to which it is severe, unusual, or unacceptable. 极端
In spite of the extremity of her seclusion she was sane.
尽管完全与世隔绝，她依然神智清醒。
In the past, the region had been protected by its forbidding geography and the extremities of its climate.
过去，这个地区受到令人生畏的地理条件和极端的天气状况的保护。
an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)
the greatest or utmost degree
the extremity of despair
the outermost or farthest region or point
that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
四肢-引用次数：20
The majority of traumas under analgesia treatment were simple lower-extremity fracture(66.9%)and burn(58.3%).
积极采取镇痛治疗的创伤主要包括单纯四肢骨折(66.9%)和烧伤(58.3%)。
末端
困境-引用次数：6
参考来源主流报纸市场化的困境与出路
极端
极限
端;肢
... layer 层 circulation 循环 extremity （人体的）末端（如手指、脚趾） ...
... inequality 不平等 extremity 极端；险境 infrastructure 基础设施 ...
极端；绝境；非常手段；手足
In spite of the extremity of her seclusion she was sane.
尽管完全与世隔绝，她依然神智清醒。
The lake is situated at the eastern extremity of the mountain range.
湖位于山脉最东端。
In her extremity, an instinct told her to which of them to turn.
在她陷入困境时，一种直觉告诉她该向他们中的哪一个求助。
Louie never gave up on the idea that he could get through what he was going through, which is quite extraordinary given how far into extremity he went over his journey.
VOA : special.2011.05.04
Mr. CRAIG DeMARTINO (Gold Medal Winner, Extremity Games): Thank you very much for having me.
For his part, Craig DeMartino won two gold medals at the Extremity Games and he's in Greeley, Colorado.
The HAPIfork contains an electronic key with a printed circuit that links the extremity and the handle of the fork.