EXTREME1 words for describing extreme opinions or people2 someone who has extreme opinionsRELATED WORDSsee alsoPOLITICSOPINION1 words for describing extreme opinions or people 描述偏激的观点或人的词语extreme /ɪkˈstriːm/ [adjective usually before noun]extreme opinions or beliefs about politics, religion etc are too strong and most people regard them as unreasonable 偏激的；极端的 Buchanan's political views are too extreme for most Americans. 布坎南的政见对大多数美国人来说太偏激了。 extreme left-wing groups 极端左翼团体 We like to present an extreme position to get people to react to it. 我们喜欢表现得很极端来激起人们的反应。extremist /ɪkˈstriːmɪst, ɪkˈstriːməst/ [adjective only before noun]extremist ideas or political organizations involve actions or aims that are very strong and most people think are unreasonable 极端主义的；过激的 The military is expecting a violent response from extremist groups. 军方预料极端组织会有暴力的反应。 extremist elements within the party 党内的极端分子 Neither of these extremist solutions seemed very popular with the voters. 这两个过激的解决办法似乎没有一个受到选民欢迎。far-left/far-right /ˌfɑːʳleft, fɑːʳˈraɪt/ [adjective only before noun]relating to the most extreme left wing or right wing of a political organization or among followers of a set of political beliefs 极左的/极右的 Both the far-left Communists and the far-right National Alliance are calling for new elections. 极左的共产党人和极右的国民联盟都在呼吁进行新的选举。 Observers are disturbed by the rise in the number of far-right militias. 观察家对于极右国民自卫队人数的增长深感不安。hardline /ˈhɑːʳdlaɪn/ [adjective only before noun]having very definite and extreme political opinions and aims, and completely unwilling to accept or support anything different or less extreme 强硬路线的；立场强硬的，不妥协的 The army is run by a few hardline generals. 军队由一些走强硬路线的将领所掌管。 Hardline separatists have rejected the proposed constitution. 态度强硬的分离主义者拒绝了所提议的宪法。ultra /ˈʌltrə/ [prefix]ultra-right-wing/left-wing/radical etcfar more right-wing, left-wing etc than usual 极右翼/极左翼/极端激进等的 He spoke before the ultra-right-wing Heritage Foundation on Thursday. 星期四他向极右翼的传统基金会发表了讲话。 The Socialist party has been infiltrated by members of the ultra-radical ‘True Path’ group. 社会党中已渗进了极为激进的“真理道路”组织的成员。2 someone who has extreme opinions 有偏激观点的人extremist /ɪkˈstriːmɪst, ɪkˈstriːməst/ [countable noun]someone who has extreme opinions, especially about politics or religion 极端主义者，极端分子〔尤指在宗教或政治方面〕 The government condemns anyone who disagrees with it as extremists. 该政府把所有异己者都谴责成是极端分子。 The regime has been accused of supporting extremists in other countries in the region. 该政权被指责支持本地区其他国家的极端分子。 Left-wing extremists have threatened to disrupt the political convention. 左翼极端分子威胁说要扰乱这次政治会议。fanatic /fəˈnætɪk/ [countable noun]someone who agrees with and supports very extreme religious or political aims, is completely certain that their opinions are right, and who is thought to be dangerous 〔宗教或政治上的〕狂热者；狂热分子 His parents were religious fanatics who didn't allow him to play with other children. 他的父母是狂热的宗教信徒，不允许他和其他孩子一起玩。 Pro-Fascist fanatics have continued their attacks on foreigners. 支持法西斯主义的狂热分子继续攻击外国人。fanatical [adjective] His government has supplied weapons to fanatical separatist groups abroad. 他的政府向国外狂热的分离主义组织提供了武器。fanaticism /fəˈnætɪsɪzəm, fəˈnætəsɪzəm/ [uncountable noun] Her religious fanaticism has alienated most of her old friends. 她在宗教方面的狂热态度使她大多数老朋友都与她疏远了。hardliner /ˌhɑːʳdˈlaɪnəʳ/ [countable noun]someone who believes very deeply in a set of political aims and ideas, and will not accept or support any changes to them, even if this is unreasonable or unhelpful 走强硬路线者，不妥协者 Cuban-American hardliners continue to reject any dealings with Castro. 古巴裔美国人中的强硬者依然拒绝和卡斯特罗作任何交易。 The Prime Minister has been criticized by hardliners in his party for giving away too much in the treaty. 总理受到党内强硬派的批评，说他在条约中作出了太多的让步。militant /ˈmɪlɪtənt, ˈmɪlətənt/ [countable noun]someone who is willing to work outside usual political structures, and use illegal or violent methods if necessary, in order to achieve political change 好斗分子；激进分子 He is one of the militants convicted of the World Trade Center bombing. 他是已经判罪的世贸中心爆炸事件的激进分子之一。 A crowd of militants took to the streets to protest the government's policies. 一群激进分子走上了大街，抗议政府的政策。militant [adjective] Yassin is the founder of the militant Islamic movement Hamas. 亚辛是伊斯兰激进运动组织哈马斯的创始人。fundamentalist /ˌfʌndəˈmentəl-ɪst, ˌfʌndəˈmentəl-əst/ [countable noun]someone who follows the rules of their religion very strictly, in a way that seems very unusual to people who do not believe in the same way 原教旨主义者；基要主义者Christian/Muslim/Jewish/Hindu etc fundamentalist an organized Christian fundamentalist movement 一个有组织的基督教原教旨主义运动fundamentalist group/leader/party/church etc They belong to a fundamentalist church. 他们属于一个原教旨主义的教会。hardcore/hard-core /ˈhɑːʳdkɔːʳ/ [adjective only before noun]thehardcore members of a political organization are the small group of people who have the strongest beliefs and who do the most work 中坚的，骨干的 The organization has only about 30 hardcore supporters. 这个组织只有30名左右核心支持者。 Dole at least had the support of loyal hard-core Republicans. 多尔至少有忠诚的共和党中坚分子的支持。zealot /ˈzelət/ [countable noun]someone who has very extreme beliefs about something, especially about religion, and who thinks that everyone else should live their lives according to religious rules and beliefs 〔尤指宗教的〕狂热者 A few zealots strongly objected to the proposed sale of alcohol at the local store. 有几个狂热分子强烈反对在本地商店里售酒的建议。 Anti-abortion zealots are responsible for the bombing of the clinic. 反对堕胎的狂热分子对诊所的爆炸事件负有责任。diehard /ˈdaɪhɑːʳd/ [countable noun]someone who completely refuses to accept new ideas, especially political ideas, even after most other people have accepted them 〔尤指政治上的〕强硬分子，死硬派 Salisbury, Walton, and a few other diehards still refused to join the coalition. 索尔兹伯里、华尔顿和其他几个强硬分子仍拒绝加入联盟。 Taylor is one of the diehards willing to push the development program at any price. 泰勒是强硬派之一，他们要不惜任何代价推进这个开发计划。diehard [adjective only before noun] The government supported Burnell to keep his diehard supporters happy. 政府支持伯内尔，以取悦他的顽固支持者。lunatic fringe /ˌluːnətɪk ˈfrɪndʒ/ []a small number of people within a larger organization or movement, whose ideas are so extreme or unusual that most people think they are stupid or a little crazy 〔较大组织或行动中的一小部分〕狂热的激进派，极端分子 Many think the lunatic fringe has really harmed the public image of gays among the middle class. 许多人认为极端分子大大损害了中产阶级中同性恋者的公众形象。 Animal rights campaigners blame the latest set of bomb attacks on the lunatic fringe within the movement. 动物权利活动家把最近发生的一连串炸弹袭击事件归罪于这一运动内的狂热分子。