extractor

IPA/ɪkˈstræktə(r)/
IPA/ɪkˈstræktər/

extractor — noun

  • extractorsingular
  • extractorsplural

1. a device fitted in a kitchen, bathroom, or workshop that pulls hot air, steam, s

1.名詞B2
釋義

a device fitted in a kitchen, bathroom, or workshop that pulls hot air, steam, smoke, or bad smells out of the room and sends them outside.

例句

Aylin switched on the kitchen extractor before she started frying the fish.

switch on the [room] extractor — typical operating verb

The bathroom extractor in Hari's flat is so loud that it wakes the neighbours.

in [possessor's room/place] — locating the device

同義詞
  • extractor fan

    the most common full form in British English, especially in kitchens and bathrooms

  • exhaust fan

    more common in American English; same function

  • vent hood

    specifically the canopy fitted above a cooker

文法句型

a/the [adjective] extractor

extractor + over/above/in

用法筆記

Often appears as a compound: 'extractor fan' (the fan unit) or 'extractor hood' (the canopy over a cooker). Subject of the verb is usually the device or its owner switching it on; rarely used in the passive.

常見錯誤

❌I opened the extractor to cool the room.
✅I switched on the extractor to clear the steam.
💡an extractor pulls air out; it doesn't cool the room like a fan or air-conditioner.
❌The kitchen has a strong extract.
✅The kitchen has a strong extractor.
💡'extract' is the verb or a different noun (a short passage of text); the appliance is 'extractor'.

2. a machine or hand tool designed to pull one specific thing out of another — for

2.名詞C1
釋義

a machine or hand tool designed to pull one specific thing out of another — for example, juice from fruit, honey from a comb, or a broken screw from wood.

例句

Isabela bought a small juice extractor so the children could make orange juice each morning.

juice extractor — typical compound

The beekeeper poured the honey from the extractor into clean glass jars.

pour/take + from + the extractor

同義詞
  • juicer

    the everyday word when the thing removed is juice from fruit

  • puller

    informal alternative for hand tools that pull out screws, bolts, or pins

  • press

    used when the removal works by squeezing rather than pulling

文法句型

a/an [noun] extractor

extractor + for + [noun]

用法筆記

Almost always preceded by a noun that names what is being removed: 'juice extractor', 'honey extractor', 'screw extractor', 'stump extractor'. Distinguish from sense 1 by context — sense 2 removes a physical object or substance, sense 1 removes air or smells.

常見錯誤

❌I used an extractor to take the juice.
✅I used a juice extractor to make fresh juice.
💡without the noun in front, readers will picture the ventilation device from sense 1.