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root
[英] [ru:t] [美] [rut, rʊt] 生词本

n.

vt.

vi.

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1. N-COUNT 根;根茎 The roots of a plant are the parts of it that grow under the ground. 

  • ...the twisted roots of an apple tree.

    苹果树盘绕的根

2. V-ERG (使)生根成长 If you root a plant or cutting or if it roots, roots form on the bottom of its stem and it starts to grow. 

  • Most plants will root in about six to eight weeks...

    大多数植物都会在6到8周内生根。

  • Root the cuttings in a heated propagator.

    把插条放在加热的培育箱里生根。

3. ADJ (蔬菜、作物等)块根的，根茎可食用的 Root vegetables or root crops are grown for their roots which are large and can be eaten. 

  • ...root crops such as carrots and potatoes.

    诸如胡萝卜和马铃薯之类的块根作物

4. N-COUNT (头发或牙齿的)根，根部 The root of a hair or tooth is the part of it that is underneath the skin. 

  • ...decay around the roots of teeth.

    牙根周围的腐蚀

  • ...wax strips which remove hairs cleanly from the root.

    能彻底将毛发连根清除的脱毛蜡

5. N-PLURAL 根脉;祖籍;血统;根基 You can refer to the place or culture that a person or their family comes from as their roots . 

  • I am proud of my Brazilian roots...

    我为我的巴西血统感到自豪。

  • It's 21 years since she first moved to Britain from the Lebanon, but she hasn't forgotten her roots.

    她从黎巴嫩搬到英国已经有21年了，但她从未忘记自己的根。

6. N-UNCOUNT 根音乐（受传统文化强烈影响的流行音乐，尤指雷盖音乐) Roots is used to refer to pop music, especially reggae, that is strongly influenced by the traditional music of the culture that it originally came from. 

  • ...superb roots reggae by the likes of Little Roy and Wailing Souls.

    像小罗伊、“哭泣灵魂”等这一类音乐人表演的极棒的老根雷盖乐

7. N-COUNT (问题、困境等的)根源，起因，祸根 You can refer to the cause of a problem or of an unpleasant situation as the root of it or the roots of it. 

  • We got to the root of the problem...

    我们找到了问题的根源。

  • This lack of recognition was at the root of the dispute...

    这种不被承认就是这次纷争的根源。

  • His sense of guilt had its roots in his childhood loss of his younger sister...

    他的负疚感源于他在童年失去了妹妹。

8. N-COUNT 词根 The root of a word is the part that contains its meaning and to which other parts can be added. 

  • The word 'secretary' comes from the same Latin root as the word 'secret'.

    单词secretary和secret有同样的拉丁词根。

9. VERB 翻找;搜寻 If you root through or in something, you search for something by moving other things around. 

  • She rooted through the bag, found what she wanted, and headed toward the door...

    她在包里翻了一阵，找到了想要的东西，然后朝门口走去。

  • Dogs root in the debris at the roadside.

    狗在路边的垃圾里觅食。

10. See also: rooted; cube root; grass roots; square root;  
11. PHRASE 完全地;彻底地 If something has been completely changed or destroyed, you can say that it has been changed or destroyed root and branch . 

  • The forces of National Socialism were transforming Germany root and branch...

    纳粹主义势力当时正在彻底改变德国。

  • Some prison practices are in need of root and branch reform.

    有些监狱的做法需要彻底改革。

12. PHRASE 扎根;定居;安家 If someone puts down roots, they make a place their home, for example by taking part in activities there or by making a lot of friends there. 

  • When they got to Montana, they put down roots and built a life.

    到了蒙大拿后，他们便在那里扎根并过上了新生活。

13. PHRASE (想法、信念或风俗)深入人心，根深蒂固 If an idea, belief, or custom takes root, it becomes established among a group of people. 

  • Time would be needed for democracy to take root...

    民主观念要深入人心需要时间。

  • Without a sensible sex education all kinds of strange and fantastic ideas will take root.

    没有合理的性教育，各种各样奇怪荒诞的说法都会有人相信。

相关词组：
root around  root for  root out 
Noun

1. (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

2. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed;

  • "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

3. the place where something begins, where it springs into being;

  • "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"
  • "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"
  • "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"
  • "communism's Russian root"

4. a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number

5. the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

6. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

7. a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

8. the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support

Verb

1. take root and begin to grow;

  • "this plant roots quickly"

2. come into existence, originate;

  • "The problem roots in her depression"

3. plant by the roots

4. dig with the snout;

  • "the pig was rooting for truffles"

5. take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for;

  • "We all rooted for the home team"
  • "I'm pulling for the underdog"
  • "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"

6. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style;

  • "He finally settled down"

7. cause to take roots

体育

  • 1.根
  • 2.鼓气
  • 3.喝彩
  • 4.助威
  • 5.声援

医学

  • 1.根,某物体上藉以使该物体牢固附着的最低部或结构。有关各种解剖结构的正式名称，见radix项下
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  • 1.根

数学

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  • 1.根

植物学

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  • 1.根

法律

  • 1.根本

物理学

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  • 1.方均根误差, root-mean-square error
  • 2.方均根速率, root-mean-square speed

电力

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  • 1.方均根值, root-mean-square value, RMS value
  • 2.根轨迹图法, root-locus plot method

石油

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  • 1.山根

药学

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  • 1.根, 维管植物的营养器官之一。由胚根发育而来的植株体轴地下部分。

计算机

  • 1.(词)根；【库】根段[记录]；【unix】根目录
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  • 1.根
1. A stream has its source, a tree has its root.
水有源，木有本。

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2. Are you going to root here forever?
你留在这儿永远不走了吗？

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3. Bridges over railroad tracks root danger out in crossing.
铁轨上空的天桥排除了穿行中的危险。

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4. Can we ever root poverty up from the world?
我们有朝一日能消除世上的贫困吗？

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5. Do roses root easily?
玫瑰容易生根成长吗？

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6. Five is the square root of 25.
五是二十五的平方根。

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7. He stumbled over the root of a tree.
他被树根绊了一下。

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8. His selfishness was the root of trouble.
他的自私是苦恼的根源。

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9. It is not easy to root a bad habit up.
改掉坏习惯是不容易的。

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10. It was exterminated root and branch.
它被彻底剪除了。

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11. Let's go and root for our college baseball team.
我们去给校棒球队加油吧

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12. Love of money is the root of all evil.
爱钱是邪恶的根源。

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13. Money is the root of all evil.
金钱是万恶之源。

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14. Our service is obsolete, requiring root and branch reform.
我们的服务业已过时，需要彻底改革。

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15. Root this bundle of peonies in the garden.
使这束牡丹在花园里生根成长。

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16. Some cuttings root easily.
有些插枝易于生根。

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17. The fence posts took root and grew into the earth!
篱笆生了根，伸入土中。

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18. The food was analysed root and branch and found to contain small amounts of poison.
对这种食物进行彻底地分析后，发现其中含有少量的毒药。

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19. The idea took strong root.
这种思想根深蒂固。

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20. The love of money is the root of all evils.
爱金钱是万恶之源。

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