la JKf 0 She was extolled as a
genius,
ex-tort /ik'stoit;
NAmE ik'stoirt/ verb [VN] ~ sth (from sb) to
make sb give you sth by threatening them ; if] M;
‘jSt?: The
gang extorted money from over 30 local businesses. 30 o
►
ex tor tion /ik'staijn; NAmE ik'stoirjn/ noun [U, C]: He was
arrested
and charged with extortion, life @ lift it if] %
ex
tor tion ate
/ik'stoijanat;
NAmE -'stoirJV adj. [disapproving) (of prices, etc. £>]£%) much too high jiAtl in 64; Miti64 S23 excessive, outrageous : They are offering
loans at extortionate rates of interest.
extra
CHr /'ekstra/
ad/'., noun, adv.
madj. more
than is usual, expected, or than exists already $K ^ 64 ; ft 64 ; Jn 65
; Ift An 64 0021
additional : Breakfast is provided
at no extra charge.
A^Jitft^o
0
The conference is going to be a lot of extra work. Xffe 0 an
extra pint of milk ^h4fl64“pmllftA#i<>
The
government has promised an extra £1 billion for health care. i&fffM ilr AEsfrif 10 {LM&o 0 Take extra
care on
the roads this evening. —see
also EXTRA TIME
* noun 1 a thing that is added
to sth that is not usual, standard or necessary and that costs more (ft ♦
The
monthly fee is fixed and there are no hidden extras (= unexpected costs). B
3tJi:l9/E 64, iMAW l$64tPi£l'JF4to o [Br£) Metallic paint
is an optional extra (= a thing you can choose to have or not,
but must pay more for if you have it).
§&i@, 2 a person who is employed
to play a very small part
in a film/movie, usually as a member of a crowd ( fkl£Jl64 ) iffift'ifrM,
madv. 1 in addition; more
than is usual, expected or exists already MPh', A4P: to charge/pay/cost
extra o I need to
earn a bit
extra this month. fSiAAJ! o The rate for
a room is £30, but
breakfast is extra. —]aj30 M H, 2 (with an adjective or adverb AfA
more than usually#^];
You need to be extra careful not to make any mistakes,
O an extra large T-shirt
— A^j64 T itflfe
o She tried extra hard.
extra- /'ekstra/ prefix (in adjectives JB fj M)
1
outside; beyond ft- Sift; HlB: extramarital sex [(iAEArA o extraterrestrial
beings
4hJIA 2 (inform-
al) very;
more than usual extra-thin
0
extra-special
extra-cor-por-eal /.ekstrakoi'poirial;
NAmE -koir'p-/ adj. [medical IS) located or happening outside the body ( \\L
) wm
ex-tract noun,
verb
a noun /'ekstraekt/ 1 [C] ~ (from sth) a
short passage from a book, piece of music, etc. that gives you an idea of what
the whole thing is like lleA;
jgfc®;
The
following extract is taken from her new novel. Affi
1
ittfe643$frAifto 2 [U, C] a substance that
has been
obtained from sth else using a
particular process £I4X #J; $f; it: yeast extract H ft A o face cream
containing natural plant
extracts A^BI^£147#J64
o (
■
verb /ik'straekt/ [VN] ~ sth
(from sb/sth) 1 to remove or obtain a substance from sth, for example by using
an industrial or a chemical process £1 47 ; $| jj& :
a
machine that extracts excess moisture from the air o to extract essential
oib from plants A$l47lFfi
$) 2 to obtain information,
money, etc., often by taking it from sb who is unwilling to give it A 47, Wfk%3\
( AAE£lf;]|64fgiiL ) : Journalists managed
to extract all kinds of
information about her private life.
^mm=f'm\r^mL^m^wwN.o 3 to choose
information, etc. from a book, a
computer, etc. to be used for a particular purpose $;47; j&A: This
article is extracted from his
new book. A
X *S # Gil Pi 45o 4 [formal or technical Ain) to take or pull
sth out,
especially when this needs force
or effort ( 41A ) 4f lB , ££tB: The dentist may decide
that the wisdom teeth need to be extracted. o
He rifled through his briefcase and extracted a file.
SltBjHifcfc#*
5 [formal) to get a particular
feeling or quality from a situation $ %, % I(J ( ) 033 derive: They are unlikely
to extract much benefit
from the trip, ilk ill A A
extraction /ik'straekfn/
noun 1 [u, C] the act or
process of removing or obtaining sth from sth else $1 47; MiB; JFA: oil/mineral/coal, etc. extrac
tion jq . 5/'#].
S # 64 JF A 0 the extraction of salt from the sea ff 7jc A £§ 47 4fc 2 [U] of ...
extraction (formal) having a particular
family origin fa ■ • • 4a ffc; W: i§: an American of
Hungarian extraction Jft.lt
64
mm A 3 [C] [technical Ain) the removal of a
tooth ££5p ex-tract-ive /ik'straektiv; ek-/ adj. [technical A in) relating to the process of removing or obtaining sth,
especially minerals $14764; $t$64; ( ) faM
64: extractive industries fa &JL Ak ex-tract-or /ik'straekta(r)/ noun 1 (also extractor fan) a device that removes
hot air, unpleasant smells, etc. from a room 2
a device or machine
that removes sth from sth
else £1474!; j# lB f§: a juice extractor
,extra-cur'ricu-iar adj. [usually before noun]
not part of the usual course of work or studies at a school or college ; if H U W : She’s involved in many
extra-curricular activities. M#4flTi4^W^t'i£zj(Jo extra-dite /'ekstradait/ verb [VN] ~ sb (to ) (from
... ) to officially send back sb who has been accused or found guilty of a
crime to the country where the crime was committed 3| M ( M IE ^11 ) : The British government
attempted to extradite the suspects from
► extra di tion /.ekstra'dijn/ noun [U, C]: the extradition of
terrorist suspects O an extradition
treaty O to start extradition proceedings jn^jdl
extra
judi cial /.ekstrodsu'dijl/
adj. happening outside the
normal power of the law feUlA
m
extra-mar-it-al /.ekstra'maeritl/
adj. happening outside
marriage M: an extramarital affair extra-mural /.ekstra'mjoaral; NAmE -'mjural/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 [BrE) arranged by a
university, college, etc. for people who only study part-time W ( A
A 0 f!]^4Mi5:^ ) : extramural
education/studies/departments / if®
nP —see also extension(7) 2 (formal) happening or existing
outside or separate from a place, an organization, etc. omm-.
The hospital provides extramural care to patients who
do not need to be admitted. g^WIo
ex-tra-ne-ous /ik'streinias/ adj. ~ (to sth) (formal) not directly connected
with the particular situation you are in or the subject you are dealing with
SUMI #J; Hffll irrelevant : We do not want any
extraneous information on the
page. $1 j| ] A # M & — J4 ± if M A A ff S o 0 We shall ignore
factors extra
neous to the problem,
iftIMo
extra-or-din-aire /ik,stro:di'nea(r);
NAmE ik,stro:rdi'ner/ adj. (from French, approving, often humorous) used after nouns to say
that sb is a good example of a particular kind of person ( %
64: Houdini, escape artist extraordinaire W.
^M#A64^fBHAW
extra-or din ary (Hr /ik'stroidnri; NAmE ik'stroir- daneri/ adj.
1 unexpected, surprising or strange JciHAi'JW; 4"
A fg ^f 64 ; r}- 64 033 incredible : It’s extraordinary
that he managed to sleep
through the party.
O what an extraordinary thing to say! j 2 not normal or
ordinary;
greater or better than usual A
A 'ft' 64; AB. 64; A >1