释义
ex·tract AW noun BrE /ˈekstrækt / NAmE /ˈekstrækt / [ C ] ~ (from sth )a short passage from a book , piece of music , etc . that gives you an idea of what the whole thing is like ◆ The following extract is taken from her new novel . [ U , C ] a substance that has been obtained from sth else using a particular process ◆ yeast extract ◆ face cream containing natural plant extracts ◆ (NAmE vanilla extract ➡ see also essence (2 ex·tract AW verb present simple - I / you / we / they extract BrE /ɪkˈstrækt / NAmE /ɪkˈstrækt / present simple - he / she / it extracts BrE /ɪkˈstrækts / NAmE /ɪkˈstrækts / past simple extracted BrE /ɪkˈstræktɪd / NAmE /ɪkˈstræktɪd / past participle extracted BrE /ɪkˈstræktɪd / NAmE /ɪkˈstræktɪd / -ing form extracting BrE /ɪkˈstræktɪŋ / NAmE /ɪkˈstræktɪŋ / BrE /ɪkˈstrækt / NAmE /ɪkˈstrækt / ~ sth (from sb /sth )to remove or obtain a substance from sth , for example by using an industrial or a chemical process ◆ a machine that extracts excess moisture from the air ◆ to extract essential oils from plants ~ sth (from sb /sth )to obtain information , money , etc ., often by taking it from sb who is unwilling to give it ◆ Journalists managed to extract all kinds of information about her private life . ~ sth (from sb /sth )to choose information , etc . from a book , a computer , etc . to be used for a particular purpose ◆ This article is extracted from his new book . ~ sth (from sb /sth )(formal or specialist to take or pull sth out , especially when this needs force or effort ◆ The dentist may decide that the wisdom teeth need to be extracted . ◆ He rifled through his briefcase and extracted a file . anaesthetic , cavity , check-up , crown , dentist , dentures , drill , extract , filling , hygienist
~ sth (from sb /sth )(formal to get a particular feeling or quality from a situation SYN derive ◆ They are unlikely to extract much benefit from the trip .