root

[ru:t]

n.根, 根源, 根本
v.生根, 扎根, 根除
v.翻找, 用鼻拱土
v.喝彩, 声援

例句与用法:

Who's been rooting about among my papers?

谁翻过我的文件了?

Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.

不开心是他生病的根源。

Do you think the new rosebush has taken root?

你看新栽的玫瑰长根了吗?

词形变化:

名词: rooter | 动词过去式: rooted | 动词过去分词: rooted | 动词现在分词: rooting | 动词第三人称单数: roots |

详细释义:

n.[C]

1. (植物的)根; 地下茎[P1]

These plants have very deep roots.

这些植物的根长得很深。

2. 根菜类(如胡萝卜等)[P]

3. (牙齿, 头发等的)根, 根部

4. 根; 根基; 本质

This is the root cause of poverty.

这是贫穷的根本原因。

5. 根源, 来源; 根由

Money is the root of all evil.

金钱是万恶之源。

6. 祖先

7. (《圣经》用语)子孙

8. 【数】根(数)

9. 【语】词根

Hope is the root of hopeful.

hope是hopeful的词根。

vt.

1. 使生根; 使扎根; 使固定

2. 根除; 肃清[(+up/out)]

Do you think it is possible to root out crime?

你认为可以根除犯罪吗?

vi.

1. 生根; 固定

Some plants root easily.

有些植物容易生根成长。

2. 根源在于, 来源于[(+in)]

The crime rooted in his greed for money.

这一犯罪行为起因于他对金钱的贪得无厌。


vi.

1. (猪等)用鼻(或嘴)拱土

The pig was rooting about for food.

这头猪正在拱土觅食。

2. 翻找; 搜寻[(+for)]

He rooted around in the drawers and found the letter.

他把几只抽屉翻个遍, 终于找到了那封信。

vt.

1. (猪等)用鼻(或嘴)拱翻[(+up/out)]

2. 搜寻[(+up/out)]


短语词组:

root and branch

1. 彻底地

This is a bad law and the government should remove it root and branch.

这项法案太糟了, 政府应将其彻底废除。

root out

1. 彻底根除

This disease could easily be rooted out.

这种病很容易根治。