英语词汇“extract”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

extractextract1 /ɪkˈstrækt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYextract¹

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of extrahere, from trahere to pull

VERB TABLE

extract

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	extract
	he, she, it	extracts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	extracted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have extracted
	he, she, it	has extracted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had extracted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will extract
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have extracted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am extracting
	he, she, it	is extracting
	you, we, they	are extracting
Past	I, he, she, it	was extracting
	you, we, they	were extracting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been extracting
	he, she, it	has been extracting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been extracting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be extracting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been extracting

1to remove an object from somewhere, especially by pulling it SYN draw (out): I’m having my wisdom teeth extracted.extract something from something He extracted an envelope from his inside pocket.2to remove a substance from something which contains it, using a machine, chemical process, etc.: extract something from something The laboratories are able to extract DNA from bones and teeth.3to make someone give you information, money, etc. that he or she does not want to give: extract something from somebody The police extracted a confession from him.4extract yourself (from something) to leave a place or situation that is difficult to leave: The singer finally extracted himself from the crowd of admirers.5to get an advantage or good thing from a situation: extract something from something They aim to extract the maximum political benefit from the Games.6eng. lang. arts to take information or a short piece of writing from a report, book, poem, etc., especially in order to use it as an example SYN excerpt [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin, past participle of extrahere, from trahere to pull]—extractor noun [countable]