late 15c., from Latin extractus, past participle of extrahere "draw out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + trahere "to draw" (see tract (n.1)). Related: Extracted; extracting.
extract (n.)
mid-15c., "digest or summary of something which has been written at greater length," from Late Latin extractum, noun use of neuter of extractus, past participle of extrahere "to draw out" (see extract (v.)). Physical sense of "that which is extracted," especially "something drawn from a substance by distillation or other chemical process" is from 1580s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. A dentist may decide to extract the tooth to prevent recurrent trouble.
牙醫(yī)可能會(huì)決定拔掉那顆牙，以免反復(fù)發(fā)作。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. This type of surgery could even be used to extract cancerous growths.
這種外科手術(shù)甚至可以用來(lái)切除癌性腫瘤。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Blend in the lemon extract, lemon peel and walnuts.
調(diào)入檸檬汁、檸檬皮和核桃。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. They were performing a short extract from Shakespeare'sTwo Gentlemen of Verona.
他們正表演莎士比亞劇作《維洛那二紳士》中的一個(gè)片段。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. The following extract is taken from her new novel.