extricate
英 ['ekstr?ke?t]
美 ['?kstr?ket]
助記提示
1. ex- "out of, out from" + tric- "perplexity" + -ate.
2. => out of entangle, out from perplex, disentangle.
中文詞源
extricate 脫離ex-, 向外。-tric, 煩瑣，瑣事，詞源同trick, intricate. 即脫離瑣事。
英文詞源
- extricate
- extricate: see trick
- extricate (v.)
- 1610s, from Latin extricatus, past participle of extricare "disentangle," figuratively "clear up, unravel," perhaps from ex- "out of" + tricae (plural) "perplexities, hindrances," which is of unknown origin. Related: Extricated; extricating.
雙語例句
- 1. He had managed to extricate himself from most of his official duties.
- 他終于擺脫了大部分公務。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. It represents a last ditch attempt by the country to extricate itself from its economic crisis.
- 那是該國擺脫經濟危機的最后一搏。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He endeavoured to extricate the car, digging with his hands in the blazing sunshine.
- 他在烈日下用手挖著，拼命想要把那輛汽車弄出來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She tugged on Hart's arm to extricate him from the circle of men with whom he'd been talking.
- 她拽著哈特的胳膊，把他從那群正和他聊天的男人中拖了出來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Mercifully some one arrived upon the scene to extricate him from the dilemma and assume the responsibility.
- 幸虧有個人來替他解圍,把責任包攬下來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》