extricate /ˈek.strɪ.keɪt/:使(某人/某物)脱身、摆脱、解脱(尤指从困难、危险或尴尬的处境中)。
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She managed to extricate herself from the crowd.
她设法从人群中脱身。
It took the rescue team hours to extricate the driver from the wreckage after the crash.
车祸后,救援队花了数小时才把司机从残骸中救出。
来自拉丁语 extricāre,由 **ex-**(“向外”)+ tricae(“纠缠、麻烦、困境”)相关词根构成,字面意思接近“从纠缠中拉出来”,因此引申为“摆脱困境、解救出来”。