单词 | extremity |
释义 | extremity (once / 377 pages) 1n 2n 3n An extremity is a limb or appendage of the body, particularly the hands and feet. If the weather is cold, you have to be sure to protect your extremities from frostbite by wearing gloves, warm socks, and boots. The noun extremity also means the outermost point or part — the one that's farthest away. Nauset Light Beach on Cape Cod, for example, is the easternmost extremity in the state of Massachusetts. Extremity can also refer to the greatest degree, especially of an emotion or physical feeling. The extremity of the pain in your ankle might make you realize you should go to the emergency room for x-rays. WORD FAMILYextremity: extremities+/extreme: extremely, extremeness, extremes, extremest, extremism, extremity/extremeness: extremenesses/extremism: extremisms, extremist/extremist: extremists USAGE EXAMPLESThere was a moving, human beauty in the extremity of that bond. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) What may jolt even those who supported Mr. Trump is the extremity of Mr. Price’s views on women’s health. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Meanwhile, Turkish and Kurdish democrats are sandwiched between extremities, unable to challenge the insanity of ultranationalism, unable to breathe. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) 1 1n the outermost or farthest region or point Exp|Hypo|Hyper Green Line the border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel won in its 1948 war of independence Line of Controla 450-mile line that is supposed to indicate the boundary between the part of Kashmir controlled by India and the part controlled by Pakistan Mason and Dixon's linethe boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War Rubiconthe boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war Triple Frontierthe border area where Argentina and Brazil and Paraguay meet; an active South American center for contraband and drug trafficking and money laundering; a suspected locale for Islamic extremist groups Mohorovicic discontinuitythe boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying mantle bound, boundary, bounds the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something end, terminaleither extremity of something that has length extreme, extreme point, extremumthe point located farthest from the middle of something limitas far as something can go bitter end(nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt bittheadthe upper end of a bitt heelthe lower end of a ship's mast pointsharp end magnetic pole, poleone of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated railheadthe end of the completed track on an unfinished railway terminuseither end of a railroad or bus route yardarmeither end of the yard of a square-rigged ship hairlinethe natural margin formed by hair on the head nerve end, nerve endingthe terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse telomereeither (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome heelone of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread frontieran international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary heliopausethe boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind from the sun and the radiation from other stars meet border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation, metea line that indicates a boundary bourn, bournean archaic term for a boundary district linethe boundary between two districts county linethe boundary between two counties city linethe boundary of a city border, edgethe boundary of a surface enda boundary marking the extremities of something end point, endpoint, termination, terminusa place where something ends or is complete destination, finish, goalthe place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) demarcation, demarcation line, limitthe boundary of a specific area maximumthe point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right minimumthe point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right lineation, outlinethe line that appears to bound an object range, reachthe limits within which something can be effective surfacethe extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object tipthe extreme end of something; especially something pointed acme, apex, peak, vertexthe highest point (of something) shorelinea boundary line between land and water part, region the extended spatial location of something 2n the greatest or utmost degree 2the extremity of despair Hyper ultimacy, ultimateness the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance, "the ultimacy of these social values" 1n an external body part that projects from the body it is important to keep the extremities warm Syn|Hypo|Hyper appendage, member chelicera either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing mouthpartany part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding fangan appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs chela, claw, nipper, pincera grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods parapodiumone of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing finorgan of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals pleopod, swimmeretone of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming limbone of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper dactyl, digita finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates toxicognatheither of a pair of poison fangs in the modified front pair of legs of the centipede hind limb, hindlimba posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals forelimbthe front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing) flipperthe flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming dorsal finunpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance pectoral fineither of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in fishes that help control the direction of movement pelvic fin, ventral fineither of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate caudal fin, tail finthe tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates lega human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle crusthe leg from the knee to foot lega structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion thighthe part of the leg between the hip and the knee arma human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb cubitusthe arm from the elbow to the fingertips forearmthe part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist minimusthe fifth digit; the little finger or little toe fingerany of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) toeone of the digits of the foot external body part any body part visible externally 2n that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso 3Hypo|Hyper pedal extremity, vertebrate foot the extremity of the limb in vertebrates hand, manus, mitt, pawthe (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb fingerany of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) toeone of the digits of the foot animal foot, footthe pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings foot, human foot, pesthe part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint clenched fist, fista hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) hooks, maulers, meat hookslarge strong hand (as of a fighter) right, right handthe hand that is on the right side of the body left, left handthe hand that is on the left side of the body pollex, thumbthe thick short innermost digit of the forelimb forefinger, index, index fingerthe finger next to the thumb annualry, ring fingerthe third finger (especially of the left hand) middle fingerthe second finger; between the index finger and the ring finger little finger, pinkie, pinkythe finger farthest from the thumb big toe, great toe, halluxthe first largest innermost toe hammertoea deformed toe which is bent in a clawlike arch little toethe fifth smallest outermost toe external body part any body part visible externally n an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease) Hypo|Hyper bitter end the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be) adversity, hard knocks, hardship a state of misfortune or affliction |
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