extract
- v. 取出, 提取
- n. 摘录, 选段
- n. 提取物, 浓缩液
- Definition
- v. to remove or take something out, often with effort
- n. a short passage taken from a book, film, or piece of writing
- n. a concentrated liquid taken from a plant or food
- Example
- Dentists sometimes need to extract a badly damaged tooth.
- 牙医有时需要把严重损坏的牙齿拔掉。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: a short passage taken from a longer work (noun).
比较义项：摘录、节选（名词）。
- extract 本词
More formal; typically a short passage taken from an official, legal, technical or reference document, often quoted for its factual content.
更正式；通常指从官方、法律、技术或参考性文件中摘取的一小段，多因其事实内容而被引用。
The audit report included an extract from the company's financial statements.
审计报告中附有一段公司财务报表的摘录。
- excerpt
More common in everyday and literary use; a passage chosen from a novel, speech, film or song to give listeners a taste of the whole work.
在日常和文学语境中更常见；指从小说、演讲、影片或歌曲中选取的一段，用来让听众领略整部作品的风格。
The teacher read an excerpt from the novel aloud to the class.
老师向全班朗读了小说中的一段节选。
Extract and excerpt both mean a short passage from something longer. Extract is more formal, often from an official or legal document. Excerpt is more common in literary use, from a novel, speech, or film. Not compared: extract meaning remove a substance or pull teeth.
这两个词在“从书籍、影片等中截取的一小段”这个意义上很接近，但典型语境和文体不同：extract 更偏正式、官方或技术性文件的节录，excerpt 更常用于小说、演讲、影片等创作性作品，且带有“为展示整体特色而选取”的意味。此处不比较 extract 的其他义项，如“提取（物质）”或“拔（牙）”。