The rescue team worked for hours to extricate the hiker from the narrow crevice without causing further injury.
救援队花了数小时努力将徒步旅行者从狭窄的裂缝中救出，而没有造成进一步伤害。
Which choice best defines “extricate”?
D — To free from difficulty.. “extricate” means To free from difficulty..
Which word means “To free from difficulty.”?
C — extricate. “extricate” means To free from difficulty..
extricate — To free from difficulty.. In Chinese: 使解脱；救出.
extricate is pronounced //ˈɛkstrɪkeɪt//.
The rescue team worked for hours to extricate the hiker from the narrow crevice without causing further injury. (救援队花了数小时努力将徒步旅行者从狭窄的裂缝中救出，而没有造成进一步伤害。)
disentangle, liberate, rescue — all close in meaning to extricate (To free from difficulty.).
entangle, trap — each the opposite of extricate (To free from difficulty.).
Yes. extricate is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
ex(出) + tric(纠缠) → 解开缠结。