/ˈekstrɪkeɪt ||; ˈɛkstrɪˌket/verb [T] to manage to free sb/sth from a difficult situation or position 使摆脱困境；脱身: I finally managed to extricate myself from the meeting by saying that I had a train to catch. 我说我要赶火车，这才从这次会议上脱身。