極gik6力lik6

English

1. to make a supreme effort
2. doing one's utmost; trying one's hardest to
3. at all costs

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 用盡所有方法；花好大心機

Examples

• 佢極力勸我唔好買呢啲嘢。

  He urged me with the utmost intensity not to purchase this product.

• 父母都極力支持我呢個決定。

  My parents fully support the decision that I have made.

• 佢岔開話題，嘗試極力掩飾自己冇畢業呢個事實。

  He changed the topic, trying his absolute best to conceal the fact that he had not graduated.

• 我極力避免同佢出現喺同一個場合，但有時咁啱撞到都冇計。

  I do my utmost to avoid appearing with him in the same occasion, but there is nothing I could do in case of coincidence.

• 他极力称赞了我。

  He praised me to the skies.

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