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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ex·tract
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin extractus, past participle of extrahere, from ex- + trahere to draw DATE 15th century 1. a. to draw forth (as by research) extract data b. to pull or take out forcibly extracted a wisdom tooth c. to obtain by much effort from someone unwilling extracted a confession 2. a. to withdraw (as a juice or fraction) by physical or chemical process b. to treat with a solvent so as to remove a soluble substance 3. to separate (a metal) from an ore 4. to determine (a mathematical root) by calculation 5. to select (excerpts) and copy out or cite Synonyms: see educe
DATE 15th century 1. a selection from a writing or discourse : excerpt 2. a product (as an essence or concentrate) prepared by extracting; especially : a solution (as in alcohol) of essential constituents of a complex material (as meat or an aromatic plant) English Etymology extract extract (v.) c.1489, from L. extractus, pp. of extrahere "draw out," from ex- "out" + trahere "to draw" (see tract (1)). The noun is first recorded 1549. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 extract ex·tract noun/ 5ekstrAkt / 1. [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 摘录；选录；选曲；节录: The following extract is taken from her new novel. 下面一段摘自她的新小说。 2. [U, C] a substance that has been obtained from sth else using a particular process 提取物；浓缩物；精；汁: yeast extract 酵母萃 face cream containing natural plant extracts 含有天然植物提取物的面霜 (NAmE) vanilla extract 香草精 ⇨ see also essence verb/ ik5strAkt / ▪ [VN] ~ sth (from sb / sth) 1. to remove or obtain a substance from sth, for example by using an industrial or a chemical process 提取；提炼: a machine that extracts excess moisture from the air 抽湿机 to extract essential oils from plants 从植物中提取香精油 2. to obtain information, money, etc., often by taking it from sb who is unwilling to give it 索取,设法得到(不愿提供的信息、钱财等): Journalists managed to extract all kinds of information about her private life. 记者们终于得到了有关她私生活的各种情况。 3. to choose information, etc. from a book, a computer, etc. to be used for a particular purpose 选取；摘录；选录: This article is extracted from his new book. 本文选自他的新书。 4. (formal or technical 术语) to take or pull sth out, especially when this needs force or effort (用力)取出,拔出: The dentist may decide that the wisdom teeth need to be extracted. 牙医可能会认为智牙需要拔掉。 He rifled through his briefcase and extracted a file. 他在公文包内搜索一番,取出一份文件。 5. (formal) to get a particular feeling or quality from a situation 获得,得到(某种感觉或品质) SYN derive :
They are unlikely to extract much benefit from the trip. 他们不大可能从这次旅行中获得很多益处。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English extract noun 1 passage from a book/piece of music ADJ. brief, short | long | literary VERB + EXTRACT read | publish EXTRACT + VERB be from, be taken from The extract is taken from a long essay. PREP. ~ from He read out a brief extract from his book. 2 substance taken from another substance ADJ. natural conditioners made from natural plant extracts | herbal, malt, meat, plant, vanilla, yeast Add a few drops of vanilla extract. PREP. ~ of extract of apricot Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: verb 1 to draw out forcibly or with effort FF1C;extract a confessionFF1E;FF1C;extracta toothFF1E; Synonyms: evulse, pull, tear, yank Related Words: pry; avulse 2 Synonyms: EKE OUT 3, scratch, squeeze, wring 3 Synonyms: GLEAN , cull, garner, gather, pick up 4 Synonyms: EDUCE 1, elicit, evince, evoke, extort, milk 5 Synonyms: EXCERPT Related Words: abridge, condense, shorten Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ex·tract I. \ikˈstrakt, ekˈs-, in sense 3a usually & in other senses sometimes ˈekˌs-\ transitive verb (extracted ; extracted or obs extract ; extracting ; extracts) Etymology: Middle English extracten, from Latin extractus, past participle of extrahere, from ex- ex- (I) + trahere to draw, pull — more at draw 1. a. : to draw forth < extracting a letter from his pocket > especially : to pull out (as something embedded or otherwise firmly fixed) forcibly or with great effort < extracting a tooth > < extracting the bullet from the wound > < extracting the stump of a tree > b. : to obtain (as money or knowledge of a secret) by much maneuvering and effort from or as if from someone unwilling < before you try to extract money from anyone — Edith Sitwell > < extracting a promise > < extracting information > < extracting the truth > c. : to derive (as pleasure) or deduce (as the meaning of a word) from a specified source as if by drawing forth < extracting happiness from what many would consider a humdrum existence > < extracting a strange meaning from what she had said > d. : to separate or otherwise obtain (as constituent elements or juices) from a substance by treating with a solvent (as alcohol), distilling, evaporating, subjecting to pressure or centrifugal force, or by some other chemical or mechanical process < extracting an essence > < extracting the juice of apples > < extracted honey > — compare leach 1b e. : to treat with a solvent so as to remove soluble substances < adrenal cortex is extracted with acetone > — compare leach 1a f. : to separate (an ore or mineral) from a deposit; also : to separate (a metal) from an ore g. : to separate (flour) from broken grain kernels in the process of grinding grain h. : to separate (a particular genetic character) in the form of a homozygote from a heterozygous strain < extracted albinos > < extracted dominants and recessives > 2. : to determine (the root of a number or quantity) by mathematical calculation < extracting the square root of 64 > 3. a. : to make out an extract (sense 1b) of b. : to select (excerpts) and copy out or cite < I have extracted out of that pamphlet a few notorious falsehoods — Jonathan Swift > 4. : to subject to any action or process of extracting Synonyms: see educe II. \ˈekˌstrakt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin extractus, extracta, & extractum, from Latin, masculine, feminine, & neuter respectively of the past participle of extrahere 1. a. obsolete : summary , outline b. : a certified copy of a document that forms part of or is preserved in a public record c. : a selection from a writing or discourse : excerpt , quotation 2. : something extracted: as a. : a preparation obtained by evaporation (as of a solution of a drug or the juice of a plant) b. : the portion of a mixture that is dissolved by a solvent and later separated from part or from all of the solvent (as by distillation) c. : a solution in alcohol of flavor and odor constituents (as from an aromatic plant) < the use of vanilla extract and lemon extract in cooking > d. : a preparation containing the essence of the substance from which it is derived : essence , concentrate < beef extract > e. : the total soluble constituents of beer with the exception of alcohol and carbon dioxide 3. obsolete : extraction 2III. adjective or extracted Etymology: from past participle of extract (I) obsolete : derived or descended |
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