root 英 [ru:t]   美 [rut, rʊt]

root

root  英 [ru:t] 美 [rut, rʊt]

n. 根;根源; 

进行时:rooting  过去式:rooted  过去分词:rooted  第三人称单数:roots  名词复数:roots 

deep spreading roots 扎得很深的根
Tree roots can cause damage to buildings. 树根会给大楼造成损害。

  • 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;
  • 1. deep spreading roots

    扎得很深的根

  • 2. Tree roots can cause damage to buildings.

    树根会给大楼造成损害。

  • 3. Money is said to be the root of all evil.

    有人说钱和爱钱是万恶之源。

  • 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 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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