extrication
extrication — noun
- extricationsingular
- extricationsplural
1. The process of freeing a person, animal, or object that is firmly stuck or trapp
The process of freeing a person, animal, or object that is firmly stuck or trapped in a physical space, often requiring tools, equipment, or careful handling.
Firefighters completed the extrication of the driver from the overturned truck in under twenty minutes.
extrication of [person] from [vehicle] — physical rescue context
The extrication of the trapped hiker from the canyon took six rescuers several hours.
Emergency crews practised extrication techniques on cars that had been deliberately crushed for training.
A simple extrication of the cat from the tree became complicated when a branch broke.
The rescue team used hydraulic tools during the extrication of passengers from the damaged bus.
- rescue
less technical, more general — 'rescue' is used for saving people from danger; 'extrication' emphasises the physical difficulty of freeing someone from a specific trapped position.
- release
broader in meaning — 'release' can be intentional (unlocking a cage) or unintentional; 'extrication' always involves difficulty.
- entrapment
the state of being trapped, which is the opposite of being freed from a trap.
文法句型
extrication of [person/thing] from [place]
用法筆記
Commonly used in emergency-services contexts (firefighting, vehicle rescue, search and rescue). The physical space is typically specified with 'from' — e.g. 'extrication from a collapsed building.'
常見錯誤
2. Careful effort to get a person or group out of a difficult, embarrassing, or dan
Careful effort to get a person or group out of a difficult, embarrassing, or dangerous situation — for example, escaping a legal dispute, a financial crisis, or a moral dilemma.
The company's extrication from bankruptcy involved selling its main factory and cutting half the staff.
extrication from [financial problem] — figurative use
Haruto's extrication from the legal dispute came after his lawyer found crucial evidence.
The minister's extrication from the scandal required a full public apology and an independent investigation.
By careful budgeting over several years, Indra managed her family's extrication from heavy debt.
The political party sought extrication from the crisis by calling for new elections.
- escape
more general — 'escape' can be quick or unplanned; 'extrication' emphasises careful, effortful removal from a tricky situation.
- deliverance
more literary and religious in tone; 'extrication' is neutral and factual.
- release
broader — 'release' does not imply that the situation was difficult to get out of.
- entanglement
the state of being caught up in a difficult situation from which extrication is sought.
文法句型
extrication from [situation]
用法筆記
This sense is almost always metaphorical. The situation being escaped is named after 'from' — common collocates include 'crisis', 'scandal', 'debt', 'dispute', 'embarrassment'. Unlike sense 1, no physical tools are involved.