in extremis

单词in extremis

基本解释

na.: 临终时
网络: 濒死；处于极端危险状态；欲海情天

权威解释

• 在危急关头；在紧急情况下；在绝境:

  in a very difficult situation when very strong action is needed

• 临终；弥留之际:

  at the moment of death

同义词

adv.desperatelycriticallyfatallyagonizinglyin desperationadj.criticaldiredyingat death"s doormoribund

反义词

adj.alive and kicking

例句

• In extremis, you could conceive of a scenario under which the bail-out had to be so large that it would bring down the entire system.

  在极端的情况下，你可以想象这样一个场景，违约的规模太大以至于拖垮了整个体系。

• But you can"t give it up entirely because to do so may not allow you to avoid, in extremis, a major meltdown.

  但你也不能完全撒手不管，因为这样做也不可能让你免于全军覆没的最糟情形。

• In extremis, grunts can complain if they don"t like the boss"s rules, but they must pick the right things to protest about.

  特殊情况下，普通员工如果不喜欢老板定下的规矩，可能会抱怨，但是要注意：表达不满必须挑一些能说的事情。

• But I do not believe any country should be eager to nationalise its banks, except in extremis.

  但我并不认为哪个国家应该急于对银行实施国有化，除非迫不得已。

• Even in the unlikely event that Medvedev continues as president, his role in Russia"s democratization appears to be limited in extremis.

  即便梅德韦杰夫继续当总统，他在俄罗斯民主化进程中的作用在紧要关头也是有限的。

• keynes argued that governments , in extremis , could boost demand by digging holes.

  凯恩斯认为，在极端情况下，政府能通过雇人挖土坑的方式刺激需求。

• Today, Asia is proposing to create a $120bn pool of foreign exchange reserves for subscribers to tap in extremis.

  现在，亚洲各国正筹划创建一个规模为1200亿美元的外汇储备库，以备协议签署国的不时之需。

• Real Reagan was willing to raise taxes in extremis , and became a firm believer in arms- reduction talks .

  真正的里根愿意在迫不得已时增税，并坚决支持裁军谈判。

• In extremis, you may find yourself emailing India.

  在紧急关头，你或许会发现自己不得不往印度发电子邮件。

• But intervention will only be used in extremis.

  但干预将只能在紧要关头时使用。