(ft; M (ft: an extraordinary achievement It (ft M 0 She was a truly extraordinary woman.

(ft A'14 o 0 They went to extraordinary lengths to explain their behaviour. A i SlftfrAl^ilo — compare

ordinary 3 [only before noun] {formal) (of a meeting, etc.

arranged for a special purpose and happening in addition to what normally or regularly happens ##ij (ft; fKqN'Eft: An extraordinary meeting was held to discuss the problem. ^ fir 71# #>] <£ iiC it i& & ^          @ 0

4 (following nouns        (technical A iff) (of an

official 'g M) employed for a special purpose in addition to the usual staff #$fc(ft ; fip A' Eft : an envoy extraor­dinary #   ► extra or din ar ily /ik'stroidnrali; NAmE

ik.stroirda'nerali/ adv.: He behaves extraordinarily for someone in his position. X'f'ffeJWifej&tft AAift,

A# £>] o 0 extraordinarily difficult #£ij]il)*t 0 She did extraordinarily well. o

ex trapo late /ik'straepaleit/ verb ~ (sth) (from/to sth) (formal) to estimate sth or form an opinion about sth, using the facts that you have now and that are valid for one situation and supposing that they will be valid for the new one $ff; 1® £P ; A16:     [V] The figures were

obtained by extrapolating from past trends.         §;f|

fkm^ItIfrA A&A O [VN] We have extrapolated these results from research done in other countries. {(] &&&%%> ►extrapoia- tion /ik.straepa'leijn/ noun [U, C] : Their age can be determined by extrapolation from their growth rate. *£

extrasensory perception /.ekstra.sensari pa'sepjn;

NAmE par's-/ noun [U] = ESP(2) extra ter res trial /.ekstrata'restrial/ noun, adj. noun (in stories) a creature that comes from another planet; a creature that may exist on another planet ( WAlft )  *hSA,

adj. connected with life existing outside the planet Earth It (ft; M It (ft; ^Itf (ft: extraterrestrial beingsAife £hSA /

extra ter ri tor ial /.ekstratera'toirial/ adj. (of a law fe ft) valid outside the country where the law was made

,extra 'time (Sr£) (NAmE overtime) noun [u] (sport ft) a set period of time that is added to the end of a sports game, etc., if there is no winner at the end of the normal period ( ft W       ) /JP W, APB*#: They

won by a single goal after extra time. iMl A jJPWIf AfX

ex-trava gance /ik'straevagans/ noun 1 [u] the act or habit of spending more money than you can afford or than is necessary if#; ftflt;    2 [C] something

that you buy although it costs a lot of money, perhaps more than you can afford or than is necessary ##&: Going to the theatre is our only extravagance. AJgiJ

in Pi - (ft#’#^3£„   3 [C, U] something that is

impressive or noticeable because it is unusual or extreme g|f     if A: the extravagance of

Strauss’s music

extravagant /ik'straevagant/ adj. 1 spending a lot more money or using a lot more of sth than you can afford or than is necessary if # (ft; ft® (ft,; M 36 it $ (ft: I felt very extravagant spending £100 on a dress.

100   o She’s got very

extravagant tastes. Mfr®##(ft       O Residents were

warned not to be extravagant with water, in view of the low rainfall this year.

Ac 2 costing a lot more money than you can afford or is necessary ilf ItK: an extravagant present ^ m (ft II#/ 3 (of ideas, speech or behaviour & M W fir) very extreme or impressive but not reason­able or practical AMI (ft; Mfrlft; W(ft; W^lft ET171 exaggerated : the extravagant claims/promises of politicians Sfc M # ft &       M W A-

► ex-travagantly adv.: extravagantly expensive $£ft ft H o extravagantly high hopes ex trava ganza /ik.straeva'gaenza/ noun a large, expen­sive and impressive entertainment ex-tra-vert = extrovert

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.extra 'virgin adj. used to describe good quality oil obtained the first time that olives are pressed (

: extra virgin olive oil ifftH ex-treme /ik'striim/ adj., noun a adj. 1 [usually before noun] very great in degree Mil: (ft ; jgftEft: We are working under extreme pressure at the moment, g m & flliESM A ATX# c 0 people living in extreme poverty ^tS^^iS^S+jftAo The heat in the desert was extreme. 2 not

ordinary or usual; serious or severe ^ A # 1$ (ft; f* Hr (ft ; A )7j (ft : Children will be removed from their parents only in extreme circumstances.

Don’t go doing anything extreme like leaving the country.

S M Z §£ (ft iS P %o 0 It was the most extreme example of cruelty to animals I had ever seen.

J ♦    0       O      extreme weather

conditions       3      (of    people, political

organizations, opinions, etc. A, Ifc?IcM^) far from what most people consider to be normal, reason­able or acceptable      ji3Hft E12i2

moderate:     extreme left-wing/right-wing views       /

4 [only before noun] as far as possible from the centre, the beginning or in the direction mentioned jzs flj^'lXft; A2ffi(ft; >§-A(ft: Kerry is in the extreme west of Ireland.  0 She sat on the

extreme edge of her seat.

■ noun 1 a feeling, situation, way of behaving, etc. that is as different as possible from another or is opposite to

it®^A|Wiift]i1i ( mmu.    ) ; ~££*@Eift

♦ extremes of love and hate %t%\‘tfW#ISM^I®I(ft ^ 'If o He used to be very shy, but now he’s gone to the opposite extreme (= changed from one extreme kind of behaviour to another), fife UJ iKf Si UK,

R—o 2 the greatest or highest degree of sth M MS; W: extremes of cold, wind or rain JEM,       ITSTTn go, etc. to extremes | take sth to

extremes to act or be forced to act in a way that is far from normal or reasonable     :

It’s embarrassing the extremes he’ll go to in order to impress his boss. ffeAT£p±^I®TSS2?!lEp£,

O Taken to extremes, this kind of behaviour can be dangerous.      bJ

isH # ^fa (ft o in the ex'treme {formal) to a great degree U St ; Wl ^ # : The journey would be dangerous in the extreme.  °

ex'treme fighting noun [u] = ultimate fighting ex treme ly o-w /ik'strirmii/ adv.

(usually with adjectives and adverbs isl ffl) to a very high degree $ M ® ^ ; 4^ : extremely important/useful/complicated ®      /

0 She found it extremely difficult to get a job. M A

ex.treme 'sports noun [pi.] sports that are extremely exciting to do and often dangerous, for example skydiving and bungee jumping pictures

and vocabulary notes on pages R33, R34 ex.treme 'unction noun [U] (religion ^) (old use) in the Catholic Church, the ceremony of blessing sick or dying people Alf£###ift

If ) : He was given extreme unction, ftfe ^ ^ T ft ft

ex-tre-mis oin extremis

ex-trem-ism /ik'striimizam/ noun [u] political, religious, etc. ideas or actions that are extreme and not normal, reasonable or acceptable to most people M

Mifc: political extremism

ext re mi st /ik'striimist/ noun (usually disapproving) a person whose opinions, especially about religion or politics, are extreme, and who may do things that are violent, illegal, etc. for what they believe

MifAA: left-wing/right-wing/political/ religious extremists fEM /         A#

► ex-trem-ist adj. [usually before noun] : extremist attacks/groups/policies

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