| 释义 | 
		root1[ru:t; rut]- n.
- 【植物】根;根茎
 - (身体结构的)根(如牙根等)
 - 根部;根状物
 - 底部;根基
 - 根子;核心
 - 根源;原因
 - 祖先;根苗
 - [复数]人的原籍;人事关系。
 - 【数学】根(值);方根
 - 【音乐】(和弦的)基础音,根音
 - 【语言学】词根
 - [俚语]阴茎
 - (西印度文化的)根本
 - [复数](民族文化或民族特征的)源泉,根基,根子,根
 
  - vi.
- (植物)生根:
Roses will not root in such acid soil. 玫瑰在这种酸性土壤中不会生根。  - 扎根;固定:
The trees have rooted in the rich soil. 树木在肥沃的土壤里已经扎根。  - 发源;起源于…;起因于…(常与in连用):
Our difficulties rooted mainly in lack of money. 我们的困难主要是由于缺钱。  
  - vt.
- 使生根:
He rooted the tulip bulbs in potting soil. 他把郁金香的鳞茎种在盆栽用土中使其生根。  - 使固定:
He was rooted to the spot by surprise. 他惊讶得一动不动地站在原地。  - 使扎根;使牢固建立;使有基础:
Their family is rooted here. They will never move to another city. 他们的家庭在这里扎了根,他们永远不会迁移到另一个城市去。  - 连根拔起(常与up, out 连用):
They rooted up all the trees in their garden. 他们把花园里所有的树都连根拔掉。  - 铲除;根除(常与up, out, away连用):
It is impossible to root out this disease in a few years. 要想在几年内根除这种疾病是不可能的。  
  - 近义词:
origin  - 短语:
- at (the) root 根本上;实际上,实质上,本质上
 - by the root(s)
 - extract the root 【数学】开方
 - get at(或to)the root of something 追究某事的根底;查明某事的真相;从根本上解决(某事)
 - pull(或pluck)up by the roots 连根拔起;根除
 - pull up one's roots
 - put down roots
- 扎根
 - 安家落户,定居;(通过建立家庭、购置住宅等方式)过稳定的生活
 
  - root and branch 彻底地,全部地;根本地
 - strike at the root(s) 摧毁…的基础,根除
 - take (或strike)root
- 生根,扎根;(植物)开始生长
 - 基于,植根于…;固定下来;确立;深入人心
 
  - the root of all evil 祸根,万恶之源
 - the root of the matter 问题的实质,事情的根本[源自《圣经》]
 - to the root(或roots) 认真地;充分地;竭力地,拼命地;彻底地,完全地
 
  
 root2[ru:t; rut]- vt.
 - vi.
- 用鼻拱寻(食物):
Pigs often root about in the mud for their food. 猪经常用鼻子在泥里拱寻食物。  - 搜寻;翻找:
He rooted about in all his drawers and found the lost ball-pen at last. 他在所有的抽屉里翻来翻去,最后终于找到了丢失的圆珠笔。  
  
 root3[ru:t; rut]- vt.
- [美国口语]
 - 为…鼓励;捧场;欢呼;喝彩:
They rooted their football team on to victory. 他们为自己的足球队鼓劲使它获得胜利。  - 支持;声援
 - (使人)疲惫不堪:
After climbing only halfway up the mountain, he was so rooted that he had to give up. 才爬到半山腰他就累得疲惫不堪,不得不半途而废。  - 抢先,先下手;欺,瞒
 - 使难堪
 
  - vi.
 
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