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Collins English-English Dictionary
- extraction [ɪk'strækʃən]
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1.
n
the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted
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2.
n
something extracted; an extract
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3.
n
the act or an instance of extracting a tooth or teeth
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4.
n
a tooth or teeth extracted
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5.
n
origin, descent, lineage, or ancestry
- of German extraction
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1.
n
the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted
Examples
- a man of French extraction
- 法国血统的人 → extraction
- of German extraction → extraction
- 白内障摘除术
- cataract extraction → 白内障
- 海洋石油采油平台
- offshore oil extraction platform → 海洋石油
- 德国血统的美国人
- Americans of German extraction → 血统
- 采煤
- coal mining; coal extraction; coal cutting → 采
- 采油
- oil extraction; oil recovery → 采
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