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extract

US /ˈɛkˌstrækt/

verb, noun Target · B2 Công nghệ & kỹ thuật

Definition

remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The software can extract key data from hundreds of invoices automatically.

Word Family

NounNoun
extract gốc extractor extraction
VerbVerb
extract gốc
AdjectiveAdj
extractible
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • excerpta passage selected from a larger work
  • derivereason by deduction; establish by deduction
  • withdrawpull back or move away or backward

Collocations

  • Easy vanilla extract
    describing vanilla extract (any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers)
  • Medium extract data from database
    to extract data from database, meaning to remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
  • Hard extract key findings from report
    to extract key findings from report, meaning to remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
  • Very Hard extract punitive damages through trial
    to extract punitive damages through trial, meaning to remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

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