extrication
extrication — 名詞
- extricationsingular
- extricationsplural
1. The process of freeing a person, animal, or object that is firmly stuck or trapp
脫困；救出
從受困處救出的行動
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.
消防隊員在二十分鐘內完成了將駕駛從翻覆卡車中脫困的工作。
extrication of [person] from [vehicle] — physical rescue context
The extrication of the trapped hiker from the canyon took six rescuers several hours.
六名搜救人員花了數小時，才將受困的登山客從狹窄的峽谷中救出。
Emergency crews practised extrication techniques on cars that had been deliberately crushed for training.
緊急救援人員在刻意毀壞的車輛上練習脫困技術。
A simple extrication of the cat from the tree became complicated when a branch broke.
本來只要簡單地把貓從樹上救下來，結果樹枝斷裂讓情況變得複雜。
The rescue team used hydraulic tools during the extrication of passengers from the damaged bus.
救援團隊在將乘客從受損巴士中救出時使用了液壓工具。
- 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
擺脫；解脫
擺脫困境的過程
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.
該公司為了擺脫破產困境，賣掉了主要工廠並裁掉了一半員工。
extrication from [financial problem] — figurative use
Haruto's extrication from the legal dispute came after his lawyer found crucial evidence.
Haruto 之所以能擺脫法律糾紛，是因為他的律師找到了一項關鍵證據。
The minister's extrication from the scandal required a full public apology and an independent investigation.
部長為了擺脫醜聞，必須公開道歉並接受獨立調查。
By careful budgeting over several years, Indra managed her family's extrication from heavy debt.
透過多年審慎的預算規劃，Indra 成功讓家人脫離了沉重的債務。
The political party sought extrication from the crisis by calling for new elections.
該政黨透過呼籲重新選舉，試圖擺脫危機。
- 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.