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单词 extricate
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extricate

UK /ˈekstrɪkeɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyextricate
he/she/itextricates
present participleextricating
past tenseextricated
past participleextricated

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to get someone out of a difficult or unpleasant situation
    extricate someone/yourself (from something):

    Pete had managed to extricate himself from a very embarrassing situation.

    Synonyms and related words

    To get out of a situation
  2. 2
    to get someone or something out of a place, when this is difficult or dangerous
    extricate someone/something from something:

    It took two hours to extricate him from the rubble.

    Synonyms and related words

    To protect or defend someone or something

extricate

US /ˈekstrɪˌkeɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyextricate
he/she/itextricates
present participleextricating
past tenseextricated
past participleextricated

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to get someone out of a difficult or unpleasant situation
    extricate someone/yourself (from something):

    Pete had managed to extricate himself from a very embarrassing situation.

    Synonyms and related words

    To get out of a situation
  2. 2
    to get someone or something out of a place, when this is difficult or dangerous
    extricate someone/something from something:

    It took two hours to extricate him from the rubble.

    Synonyms and related words

    To protect or defend someone or something
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