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  • [ɪkˈstrækt][ˈekstrækt]
  • Derivatives : adj  extractable ; adj  extractible
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

extract [ɪks'trækt]
  1. 1. vt. [liter] [+object] (take out) 取出
  2. 2. vt. [+money] [ promise] [ information] 逼取
  3. 3. vt. [+tooth] 拔出
  4. 4. vt. [+substance] [ mineral etc] 提取
  5. 5. noun [c] (from novel,recording) 摘录
  6. 6. noun [c/u] [of substance] 萃取物
    lemon extract, extract of lemon
    柠檬精

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

extract [ɪkˈstrækt] [ˈekstrækt]
  1. 1. vt. 拔出费力取出
    Dentists had no financial incentive to extract teeth.
    把牙拔了对牙医们来说没有任何好处
  2. 2. vt. 设法得到获取
    I extracted two new positions on my team from the boss.
    我从老板那里争取到了我们组的两个新位置。
    I extracted a promise from the dean for two new positions.
    获得院长提供两个新职位的承诺
  3. 3. vt. 推断出,演绎出
    They enable us to extract a lot of information from very few cues.
    他们使我们能够从很少的线索得到大量信息
  4. 4. vt. 蒸馏
    I was learning how to extract the alcohol.
    我正学习如何蒸馏出酒。
  5. 5. vt. 提炼矿石),萃取
    We had difficulty in extracting the metal from the ore.
    我们在从矿石提炼金属遇到困难
  6. 6. vt. 榨出,提取提炼
    Another method for extracting essential oils from flowers was by squeezing.
    另一种从花中提取精油方法榨取
  7. 7. vt. 节选摘抄引用
    Only the most importants details were to be extracted.
    只有重要细节才被摘抄
  8. 8. vt. [Mathematics] 开方,求……的根
    The students will extract the root of a number.
    学生们会求一个数字的根。
  9. 9. n.[c/u] 提取物精华
  10. 10. n.[c] 浸膏,浸出物
    Researchers have also been investigating extracts from medicinal plants.
    研究人员还在调查药用植物提取物
  11. 11. n.[c] 节选摘录
    A few key extracts were selected to be read.
    一些关键摘录被选来阅读

Collins English-English Dictionary

extract
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to withdraw, pull out, or uproot by force
  2. 2. vt. to remove or separate
  3. 3. vt. to derive (pleasure, information, etc) from some source or situation
  4. 4. vt. to deduce or develop (a doctrine, policy, etc)
  5. 5. vt. [Spoken] to extort (money, etc)
  6. 6. vt. to obtain (a substance) from a mixture or material by a chemical or physical process, such as digestion, distillation, the action of a solvent, or mechanical separation
  7. 7. vt. to cut out or copy out (an article, passage, quotation, etc) from a publication
  8. 8. vt. to determine the value of (the root of a number)
  9. 9. n something extracted, such as a part or passage from a book, speech, etc
  10. 10. n a preparation containing the active principle or concentrated essence of a material
    beef extract
    yeast extract
  11. 11. n [pharmacol] a solution of plant or animal tissue containing the active principle
  12. 12. n [Etymology] C15: from Latin extractus drawn forth, from extrahere, from trahere to drag
  13. 13. n [Usage] extract is sometimes wrongly used where extricate would be better: he will find it difficult extricating (not extracting) himself from this situation

Examples

to extract a tooth
拔牙
to extract juice from fruit
榨果汁
Wood ashes are leached to extract lye.
木炭被过滤以提取碱液。
4 million cubic kilometers is a reasonable estimate for the freshwater we could extract.
根据合理的估算,我们可以汲取的淡水有大约四百万立方公里。
The students will extract the root of a number.
学生们会求一个数字的根。

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