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in extremis

/in eks-tre-mees; English in ik-stree-mis/US // ɪn ɛksˈtrɛ mis; English ɪn ɪkˈstri mɪs //

在极端条件下,在极端情况下,在极端的情况下,极端情况下

Related Words

decaying衰败的,腐朽的,颓废的,衰败doomed注定的,命中注定,命中注定的,注定fading褪色,褪色的,逐渐消失,褪变moribund奄奄一息,奄奄一息的,停滞不前,死气沉沉declining衰落,衰落的,衰退,减少disintegrating瓦解的,瓦解,分解的,分解ebbing衰减,衰减期,衰减的fated命中注定,命中注定的,有缘,有缘人final最终,最后,决赛,最后的going去,去的,去的时候mortal会死人的,会死的,会死人,会死passing逝者如斯夫,逝去的,逝世,逝者perishing灭亡,消亡,殒落,殒命sinking沉没,沉沦,沉降,沉船vanishing消失的,消失,消失了,消失的人withering枯萎,凋零,凋谢,枯萎的at death's door在死亡之门,在死亡之门前,在死亡的边缘,临死前at end of rope濒临绝境,濒临崩溃,濒临破产,濒临死亡done for已完成的,已完成,所做的,已完成的有

Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1

    Latin.

    • : in extremity.
    • : near death.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as indying
Synonyms
decaying衰败的,腐朽的,颓废的,衰败doomed注定的,命中注定,命中注定的,注定fading褪色,褪色的,逐渐消失,褪变moribund奄奄一息,奄奄一息的,停滞不前,死气沉沉declining衰落,衰落的,衰退,减少disintegrating瓦解的,瓦解,分解的,分解ebbing衰减,衰减期,衰减的fated命中注定,命中注定的,有缘,有缘人final最终,最后,决赛,最后的going去,去的,去的时候mortal会死人的,会死的,会死人,会死passing逝者如斯夫,逝去的,逝世,逝者perishing灭亡,消亡,殒落,殒命sinking沉没,沉沦,沉降,沉船vanishing消失的,消失,消失了,消失的人withering枯萎,凋零,凋谢,枯萎的at death's door在死亡之门,在死亡之门前,在死亡的边缘,临死前at end of rope濒临绝境,濒临崩溃,濒临破产,濒临死亡done for已完成的,已完成,所做的,已完成的有giving up the ghost弃暗投明,弃世,弃权,放弃了鬼魂on last leg最后一程,在最后的日子里,在最后的阶段,在最后的时间里one foot in grave一脚踏入坟墓,一脚踏进坟墓,一脚踏入了坟墓,死里逃生

Examples

  • This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.

  • Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.

  • Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”

  • The lack of a gun is not likely to be a major problem for close-in air-to-air dogfights against other jets.

  • But those weapons are of limited utility, especially during close-in fights.

  • Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!

  • The commander-in-chief still kept him attached to the headquarter staff, and constantly employed him on special service.

  • So far Murat had always held subordinate commands; his great ambition was to become the commander-in-chief of an independent army.

  • Their jurisdictions overlapped and the Gascon would play second fiddle to no one save to his great brother-in-law.

  • But the novel disappeared under the clothes with amazing celerity as the voice of her sister-in-law demanded admission.

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