Such extreme cases must probably be taken with a grain of salt,
这种极端的事例虽不可全信，
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 41 Training elephants
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 大概;或许;很可能;备不住;
💡 probab=probable可能的+ly表副词 →可能性
"Most of the story about his private life was probably apocryphal."
有关他私生活的事可能大部分都是虚构的.
近义：likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
反义：assuredly, absolutely, positively, quite, surely, thoroughly
n. 盐;风趣;机智，讽刺;药用盐，泻盐;
vt. 撒盐;用盐渍;加盐以调味;为…增加趣味;
adj. 含盐的;有咸味的;盐渍的;
💡 salt(salt)→盐；食盐；提神物；刺激；咸的；食盐的；加盐；用盐腌
"He employs an irreverent humour to salt his observation."
他运用玩世不恭的幽默使他的评论更加有趣.
近义：pepper, season, spice, brighten, enliven, flavor
反义：unsalt, desalinate, desalinize
adj. 极端的，过激的;极限的，非常的;末端的;（政治上）急进的;
n. 极端;困境;[数]极限值;[常用复数]在两末端的事物;
💡 外面(ex)打伞(t)的阿姨(re)对我(me)是 极端的
"You should exercise extreme caution when driving in fog."
在雾中开车要极为小心.
近义：ultimate, terminal, end, plethora, surplus, exaggeration
反义：lean, levelheaded, measured, modest, abstemious, abstentious
aux. 必须;必然要;（做出逻辑推断）;（表示坚持）;
n. 必须做的事，必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香;
vt.& vi. （表示必要或很重要）必须;（提出建议）应该;得;（表示很可能或符合逻辑）一定;
adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义：ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite
n. 谷物，粮食;（沙，金，盐等的）颗粒;谷粒，籽粒;（木材，大理石等的）纹理;
vt. 把…作成细粒;把…漆[画]成木纹;染透;刮去（皮上的）毛;
vi. 成谷粒;
💡 g(哥哥)+rain(雨):哥哥下雨收 谷物 谷类（谐音）： 谷类
"The soup was a mash of grain and vegetables."
那是用粮食和蔬菜做成的浓汤。
近义：cereal, corn, marble, streak, kibble, granulate