Word · 単語
極める
Reading きわめる
to carry to extremes
- 1 to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to reach the limits of something
- 2 to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc), to be extremely (e.g. busy)
- 3 to exhaust completely, to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
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例文 · examples
多くの運動選手は青年時代に盛りを極める。
Most athletes are at their best during their early manhood.
sense 2 · to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc)
彼は多忙を極めていたので、自分で行かないで息子を行かせた。
He was so busy that he sent his son instead of going himself.
sense 1 · to carry to extremes
この任務を完了するのは困難を極めたことは言うまでもない。
It goes without saying that it was supremely difficult to carry out this mission.