Extricate



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.拯救, 救出
• ［英］ v.拯救, 救出 ( to set free; release or disentangle)
• ［类］ 反义词: entangle ( 纠缠) ; enmesh ( 使陷入) ; mire ( 陷入)
• ［记］ ex+tric ( 复杂, 迷惑) +ate -> 从复杂中出来 -> 救出
• ［同］ 同根词:intricate ( 复杂的, 难懂的) ; trick ( 诡计)

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (-cated; -cating)

• Etymology: Latin extricatus, past participle of extricare, from ex- + tricae trifles, perplexities
• Date: 1601
• 1.
  • a. archaic unravel
  • b. to distinguish from a related thing
• 2. to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
• ? extricable adjective
• ? extrication noun
• Synonyms:
  • extricate, disentangle, untangle, disencumber, disembarrass mean to free from what binds or holds back. extricate implies the use of care or ingenuity in freeing from a difficult position or situation <extricated himself from financial difficulties>. disentangle and untangle suggest painstaking separation of a thing from other things<disentangling fact from fiction><untangle a web of deceit>. disencumber implies a release from something that clogs or weighs down<an article disencumbered of jargon>. disembarrass suggests a release from something that impedes or hinders<disembarrassed herself of her advisers>.

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