| 单词 | extricate |
| 释义 | extricate (once / 987 pages) v If you need to be untangled, set free or otherwise released from something or someone, you need to be extricated. Extricate is a mixture of the prefix ex, which means "out" or "out of," and the Latin word tricae, which means "hindrances." So to extricate is to get out of what's hindering you. But it's not always so simple. You just try and extricate yourself from the loving death grip of a grandma who hasn't seen you in awhile! WORD FAMILYextricate: extricable, extricated, extricates, extricating, extrication+/extricable: inextricable/extrication: extrications/inextricable: inextricably USAGE EXAMPLESThe president-elect is formulating plans to extricate himself from his family’s business. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) Police say 28-year-old Rebecca Stewart of Sabattus and her passenger, a small child, were extricated from her van and hospitalized with unknown injuries. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) One was ejected from the vehicle and fire crews extricated two others. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) v release from entanglement of difficulty I cannot extricate myself from this task Syn|Hyper disencumber, disentangle, untangle disengage, free free or remove obstruction from |
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