root1[ru:t; rut]n.1.■【植物】根;根茎2.■(身体结构的)根(如牙根等)3.■根部;根状物4.■底部;根基5.■根子;核心6.■根源;原因7.■祖先;根苗8.■[复数]人的原籍;人事关系。9.■【数学】根(值);方根10.■【音乐】(和弦的)基础音,根音11.■【语言学】词根12.■[俚语]阴茎13.■(西印度文化的)根本14.■[复数](民族文化或民族特征的)源泉,根基,根子,根vi.1.■(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。2.■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。3.■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.1.■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。2.■使固定:He was rooted to the spot by surprise.他惊讶得一动不动地站在原地。3.■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。4.■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。5.■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originat (the) root根本上;实际上,实质上,本质上by the root(s)连根地彻底地;从根本上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改行,转业迁居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.1.■用鼻拱;以鼻拱翻出(常与up,out 连用):The pigs have rooted up the muddy ground in search of food.猪把泥土拱起来寻找食物。2.■发掘出;找出(常与up, out 连用):He rooted out some old books to give to his little brother.他找出一些旧书给了他的小弟弟。vi.1.■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。2.■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.1.■[美国口语]2.■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。3.■支持;声援4.■(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。5.■抢先,先下手;欺,瞒6.■使难堪vi.1.■(为参加竞赛者)鼓劲;捧场;欢呼;喝彩(常与for连用):She heard her classmates rooting for her.她听到她的同班同学在向她喊加油。2.■支持(常与for连用):There is nothing to be afraid of. We are all rooting for you.没有什么可怕的。我们全都支持你。
rootroot[ru:t]n.1.■根; 根茎; 块根2.■[pl. ]根菜作物3.■位置或作用似根的部分(如发根、舌根、齿根、指甲根等)4.■[喻]根子[本, 基]; 本质; 根源; 来源5.■祖先; (基督教《圣经》用语)子孙6.■【数】根(数)7.■【语】词根; 根词8.■【音】(和弦的)基础音the root of a tooth [a hair, the tongue]牙[发, 舌]根the root of all evil祸根a root idea根本思想square root平方根