extraction
n
1
(a) [U] action of extracting (extract 1a) 取出; 拔出; 强索
the extraction of a tooth 拔牙
the extraction of financial contributions 硬性摊派捐款
the extraction of information 打探消息
[attrib 作定语]
an extraction process at a diamond mine 钻石矿的开采过程.
(b) [C] instance of extracting a tooth 拔牙
He needs two extractions. 他需要拔掉两颗牙齿.
2 [U] (fml 文) descent; parentage 血统; 出身; 家世
an American of Hungarian extraction 匈牙利血统的美国人.
Today it is no longer the tallest building in the USA, or even in New York.
今天,它不再是美国最高的大厦了,甚至在纽约都排不上号了。
If you want to send a letter to an office abroad that is in a different time zone, you can send a fax, and it will be received even though the office is not open.
如果你要寄信到不同时区的国外办公室,你可以发个传真,即使办公室不开门,信也会被收到。
The smoke from the fire rose and found its way outside and the light danced over the roof of the cave.