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单词 extricate
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Definition of extricate in English:

extricate

verb ˈɛkstrɪkeɪtˈɛkstrəˌkeɪt
[with object]
  • Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.

    使摆脱束缚(或困境);解救

    he was trying to extricate himself from official duties

    他那时正尽力摆脱公务。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her efforts towards extricating women, particularly Dalit women, from their state of subordination in the society are well known.
    • The only challenge was extricating the car from over-full car parks and verges.
    • However, when a customer comes up, he extricates those fine-looking mangoes or pomegranates from underneath, to be weighed and handed out.
    • ‘A very aggressive bird, eating eggs and small reptiles,’ says Sami Backleh, gently extricating the creature from the mist net he rigged a few minutes ago.
    • A number of persons rushed to the accident spot and extricated the occupants from the car.
    • Three bullets were extricated from Gurcharan's body.
    • ‘One person was trapped and we extricated them but it has been confirmed as a fatality,’ he said.
    • On demand, of course, the highly - polished ‘imported’ apples or pomegranates are deftly extricated from underneath, weighed and handed out.
    • Two staff members received commendations for their bravery in extricating a youth from serious violence, while at the same taking several other youths to court hearings.
    • When they were extricated two or three of them were much bruised about the head and face, but no limbs were broken.
    • The scooterist came back running, asking the crane to stop till his scooter was extricated.
    • These people will present themselves in a matter of time and we will immediately extricate them from our ranks.
    • Soldiers had local residents extricate the bodies and then flattened the house with bulldozers, witnesses said.
    • They don't believe the Government has a viable strategy for extricating the country from the mess left by neoliberalism.
    • But my guess is that they were extricated some time ago to some safe-haven.
    • Thanks in part to the condition of the track ambulance crews took two hours to extricate me and deliver me to hospital.
    • The ship was extricated after being stuck for three hours.
    • David Mason rather sportingly ended up driving Elaine to Stephen's house, where she extricated him.
    • When they are extricated, one of them is unconscious and has a steel rod sticking into his temple.
    • So does Cardinal Connell have the capacity to extricate the church from this mess and instil confidence in ordinary Catholics?
    Synonyms
    extract, free, release, disentangle, get out, remove, withdraw, let loose, loosen, unloose, detach, disengage, disencumber, untwine, disentwine, unfasten, unclasp, disconnect
    liberate, rescue, save, deliver
    informal get someone/oneself off the hook

Derivatives

  • extricable

  • adjective ˈɛkstrɪkəb(ə)l
    • It is a quote recounted in interviews elsewhere and the seemingly effortless success feels an extricable part of the brand itself.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And of course the three aren't entirely extricable from one another, either.
      • Following Zizek, Takemoto suggests that what MD presents is not an exposed ‘reality’ but a ‘grey fog’ of competing, incommensurable realities, from which desire and will are never extricable.
      • Insofar as the two halves are extricable, Tiersen's contribution is more compelling.
  • extrication

  • noun ɛkstrɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌɛkstrəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
    • It was a very awkward extrication and it was a miracle the driver was not crushed.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This institute shall act as a repository for all modern extrication and medical relief techniques to ensure quicker rescue and provide prompt medical relief, comparable to international standards.
      • With all their knowledge and wisdom, they can see no possible way of painless extrication from the debt predicament.
      • The extrication of truth from error is a vital part of the journey toward greater discernment.
      • He has now painted himself into a corner from which extrication will be most difficult.

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense 'unravel, untangle'): from Latin extricat- 'unravelled', from the verb extricare, from ex- 'out' + tricae 'perplexities'.

Definition of extricate in US English:

extricate

verbˈekstrəˌkātˈɛkstrəˌkeɪt
[with object]
  • Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.

    使摆脱束缚(或困境);解救

    he was trying to extricate himself from official duties

    他那时正尽力摆脱公务。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘One person was trapped and we extricated them but it has been confirmed as a fatality,’ he said.
    • But my guess is that they were extricated some time ago to some safe-haven.
    • These people will present themselves in a matter of time and we will immediately extricate them from our ranks.
    • A number of persons rushed to the accident spot and extricated the occupants from the car.
    • Her efforts towards extricating women, particularly Dalit women, from their state of subordination in the society are well known.
    • ‘A very aggressive bird, eating eggs and small reptiles,’ says Sami Backleh, gently extricating the creature from the mist net he rigged a few minutes ago.
    • David Mason rather sportingly ended up driving Elaine to Stephen's house, where she extricated him.
    • So does Cardinal Connell have the capacity to extricate the church from this mess and instil confidence in ordinary Catholics?
    • On demand, of course, the highly - polished ‘imported’ apples or pomegranates are deftly extricated from underneath, weighed and handed out.
    • However, when a customer comes up, he extricates those fine-looking mangoes or pomegranates from underneath, to be weighed and handed out.
    • The scooterist came back running, asking the crane to stop till his scooter was extricated.
    • They don't believe the Government has a viable strategy for extricating the country from the mess left by neoliberalism.
    • When they were extricated two or three of them were much bruised about the head and face, but no limbs were broken.
    • Three bullets were extricated from Gurcharan's body.
    • When they are extricated, one of them is unconscious and has a steel rod sticking into his temple.
    • The only challenge was extricating the car from over-full car parks and verges.
    • Thanks in part to the condition of the track ambulance crews took two hours to extricate me and deliver me to hospital.
    • The ship was extricated after being stuck for three hours.
    • Soldiers had local residents extricate the bodies and then flattened the house with bulldozers, witnesses said.
    • Two staff members received commendations for their bravery in extricating a youth from serious violence, while at the same taking several other youths to court hearings.
    Synonyms
    extract, free, release, disentangle, get out, remove, withdraw, let loose, loosen, unloose, detach, disengage, disencumber, untwine, disentwine, unfasten, unclasp, disconnect

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense ‘unravel, untangle’): from Latin extricat- ‘unravelled’, from the verb extricare, from ex- ‘out’ + tricae ‘perplexities’.

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