extraction
UK/ik'strækʃən/US/ik'strækʃәn/
B2
Definitions
n.
The act of pulling or drawing something out
提取，拔出，开采
n.
The origin or ancestry a person comes from
出身，血统
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedex- (out) + tract (pull) + -ion (act) = 'the act of pulling out.' The 'ancestry' sense pictures a person as 'drawn out of' a particular family or nation: of Irish extraction.
Root tra still carries 109 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.tooth extraction拔牙
- 2.oil extraction石油开采
- 3.of … extraction……血统的
- 4.data extraction数据提取
Example Sentences
- 1.
Oil extraction has transformed the region's economy.
- 2.
The tooth extraction was quick and almost painless.
- 3.
She is an American of Italian extraction.