- The root is the part of the plant that's underground. Dig up a potato, and you will unearth its roots. Just pull them off before you cook the potato.
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- n. 根；根源；
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1. deep spreading roots
扎得很深的根
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2. Tree roots can cause damage to buildings.
树根会给大楼造成损害。
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3. Money is said to be the root of all evil.
有人说钱和爱钱是万恶之源。
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4. I'm proud of my Italian roots.
我为我的意大利血统感到骄傲。
- root (n.) "underground part of a plant," late Old English rot, from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse rot "root," figuratively "cause, origin," from Proto-Germanic *wrot (source also of Old English wyrt "root, herb, plant," Old High German wurz, German Wurz "a plant," Gothic waurts "a root," with characteristic Scandinavian loss of -w- before -r-), from PIE root *wrad- "branch, root." The usual Old English words for "root" were wyrttruma and wyrtwala.
- root (v.1) "dig with the snout," 1530s, from Middle English wroten "dig with the snout," from Old English wrotan "to root up," from Proto-Germanic *wrot- (source also of Old Norse rota, Swedish rota "to dig out, root," Middle Low German wroten, Middle Dutch wroeten, Old High German ruozian "to plow up"), from PIE root *wrod- "to root, gnaw."
- root (v.2) "cheer, support," 1889, American English, originally in a baseball context, probably from root (v.1) via intermediate sense of "study, work hard" (1856). Related: Rooted; rooting.
- root (v.3) "fix or firmly attach by roots" (often figurative), early 13c., from root (n.); sense of "pull up by the root" (now usually uproot) also is from late 14c. Related: Rooted; rooting.
root ★ / ruːt ; NAmE ruːt / noun , verb root roots rooted rooting noun ★ of plant 植物 1 ★ [countable ] the part of a plant that grows under the ground and absorbs water and minerals that it sends to the rest of the plant 根；根茎 ◆ deep spreading roots 扎得很深的根 ◆ I pulled the plant up by (= including) the roots. 我把这棵植物连根拔起。 ◆ Tree roots can cause damage to buildings. 树根会给大楼造成损害。 ◆ root crops/vegetables (= plants whose roots you can eat, such as carrots) 根茎作物╱蔬菜 ☞ collocationsat life ☞see also grass roots , taproot of hair/tooth/nail 头发；牙齿；指甲 2 ★ [countable ] the part of a hair, tooth, nail or tongue that attaches it to the rest of the body 根；根部 ◆ hair that is blonde at the ends and dark at the roots 发梢金黄而发根黑的头发 main cause of problem 问题的主要原因 3 ★ [countable , usually singular ] the main cause of sth, such as a problem or difficult situation 根源；起因 ◆ Money, or love of money, is said to be the root of all evil. 有人说钱和爱钱是万恶之源。 ◆ We have to get to the root of the problem. 我们必须找到问题的根源。 ◆ What lies at the root ofhis troubles is a sense of insecurity. 他的一切忧虑源于一种不安全感。 ◆ What would you say was the root causeof the problem? 你认为问题的起因是什么？ origin 起源 4 ★ [countable , usually plural ] the origin or basis of sth 起源；基础；根基 ◆ Flamenco has its roots in Arabic music. 弗拉明科起源于阿拉伯音乐。 connection with place 与地方相关 5 ★ roots [plural ] the feelings or connections that you have with a place because you have lived there or your family came from there 根（指与出生地或原籍相关联的情感或联系） ◆ I'm proud of my Italian roots. 我为我的意大利血统感到骄傲。 ◆ After 20 years in America, I still feel my roots are in England. 尽管在美国生活了 20 年，我还是觉得我的根在英国。 of word 单词 6 [countable ] ( linguistics 语言 ) the part of a word that has the main meaning and that its other forms are based on; a word that other words are formed from 词根 ◆ ‘Walk’ is the root of ‘walks’, ‘walked’, ‘walking’ and ‘walker’. *walk 是 walks、walked、walking 和 walker 的词根。 mathematics 数学 7 [countable ] a quantity which, when multiplied by itself a particular number of times, produces another quantity 方根；根 ☞see also cube root , square root IDIOMS put down ˈroots 1 (of a plant 植物 ) to develop roots 生根 2 to settle and live in one place 定居 ◆ After ten years travelling the world, she felt it was time to put down roots somewhere. 游历世界十年之后，她觉得该是找个地方定居的时候了。 ˌroot and ˈbranch thoroughly and completely 完全彻底 ◆ The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch. 政府着手完全彻底地摧毁这个组织。 ◆ root-and-branch reforms 全面彻底的改革 take ˈroot 1 (of a plant 植物 ) to develop roots 生根 2 (of an idea 思想 ) to become accepted widely 植根；深入人心 ◆ Fortunately, militarism failed to take root in Europe as a whole. 幸运的是，军国主义没有能够深入整个欧洲。 verb of plants 植物 1 [intransitive , transitive ] root(sth) to grow roots; to make or encourage a plant to grow roots （使）生根 search 寻找 2 [intransitive ] to search for sth by moving things or turning things over 翻寻 SYN rummage root(about/around) for sth ◆ pigs rooting for food 拱土觅食的猪 ◆ Who's been rooting around in my desk? 谁乱翻我的书桌了？ root(through sth) (for sth) ◆ ‘It must be here somewhere,’ she said, rooting through the suitcase. “它一定就在这里的什么地方。”她一边说一边翻着衣箱。 sex 性 3 [intransitive , transitive ] root(sb) ( AustralE, NZE) ( taboo, slang) to have sex with sb （与某人）性交 PHRASAL VERBS ˈroot for sb [no passive ] ( usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时 ) ( informal) to support or encourage sb in a sports competition or when they are in a difficult situation （体育比赛或遭遇困难时）给…助威，给…加油 ◆ We're rooting for the Bulls. 我们为公牛队加油。 ◆ Good luck—I'm rooting for you! 祝你好运，我支持你！ ˌroot sth/sb↔ˈout 1 to find the person or thing that is causing a problem and remove or get rid of them 找到并去除（祸根）；根除 2 to find sb/sth after searching for a long time 终于发现（或找到） ˌroot sb to ˈsth to make sb unable to move because of fear, shock, etc. 使（因害怕、惊吓等）呆住不动 ◆ Embarrassment rooted her to the spot. 她尴尬得呆住了。 ˌroot sth↔ˈup to dig or pull up a plant with its roots 连根挖起；连根拔起 root / ruːt ; NAmE ruːt /
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