in extremis
in extremis 英 [,inik'stri:mis] 美
phrase. 在危急状态中；临终；在濒死之际
One Western diplomat says the weapons could now be used only “in extremis”. 一名西方的外交官说，现在集束武器只能在“极端情况”下才能使用。
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。
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- phrase. 在危急状态中；临终；在濒死之际
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1. One Western diplomat says the weapons could now be used only “in extremis”.
一名西方的外交官说，现在集束武器只能在“极端情况”下才能使用。
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2. 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。
- in extremis "at the point of death," 16c., Latin, literally "in the farthest reaches," from ablative plural of extremus "extreme" (see extreme (adj.)).
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