extract

Bridgezipf 4.02

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈstrækt/(ik-STRAKT)

Part of speech

verbneutral

Chinese

提取；抽出（从较大的整体中取出某物；从某来源中获取信息或资源）

Definition

To remove or obtain something from a larger whole; to get information or a resource from a source.

Word family

  • extraction/ɪkˈstrækʃən/(n)提取；抽出
  • extract/ˈɛkstrækt/(n)提取物；摘录

Collocations

  • extract data
  • extract information
  • extract value
  • extract a tooth
  • extract from
  • difficult to extract

Examples

  1. 1.Analysts were able to extract useful patterns from the large dataset that had previously seemed unusable.
  2. 2.The report extracts the most relevant findings from three separate studies conducted over five years.

Synonyms

  • obtain/əbˈteɪn/— get from a source
  • draw out /drɔː aʊt/ (bring out gradually)
  • derive/dɪˈraɪv/— get from

Etymology

from Latin "extrahere" = to pull out, from "ex-" + "trahere" (to pull)