extract
v[Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (from sb/sth)
1
(a) take or get sth out, usu with effort or by force 取出; 拔出
extract a cork from a bottle 拔出瓶塞
have a tooth extracted 拔牙.
(b) obtain (money, information, etc) usu from a person unwilling to give it 獲取(錢、 消息等)(通常指獲自不愿給予者); 強索
extract a contribution from everyone 硬要大家捐獻
The police finally extracted the information after hours of questioning. 警方經(jīng)數(shù)小時盤問, 終於套得這一情報.
It took me days to extract the truth from her. 我用了幾天時間才從她那兒打探出事實真相.
2 obtain (juices, etc) by crushing, pressing, etc 壓出, 榨出(汁液等)
extract juice from oranges 榨出橙子汁
extract oil from olives, sunflower seeds, etc 榨出橄欖、 葵花籽等的油.
3 select and present (passages, examples, words, etc) from a book, speech, etc 從書、 講話等中選取(段落, 例子, 詞句等); 摘錄; 選錄
poems extracted from a modern collection 由一本當代詩集中摘選的詩篇
She extracted passages for the students to translate. 她選了些短文讓學生翻譯.
extract n
1 [U, C] substance that has been extracted (extract 2) and concentrated 榨出物; 濃縮物; 精; 汁
beef extract 濃縮的牛肉汁
extract of malt 麥芽精
yeast extract, ie a savoury spread 酵母萃.
2 [C] passage selected (from a poem, book, film, piece of music, etc) (從詩歌、 書、 電影、 樂曲等)精選的段落; 摘錄; 選錄; 選曲
a short extract from a piano sonata 鋼琴奏鳴曲的選曲
an extract from a long poem 長詩選萃
She read out extracts from his letters. 她從他的信中挑了幾段念出.