pull (something, especially a tree or plant) out of the ground 连根拔除 the elephant's trunk is powerful enough to uproot trees. 大象鼻子有足够力量把树连根拔起。 ■move (someone) from their home or a familiar location 使迁移他处 my father travelled constantly and uprooted his family several times. 父亲经常出游,多次举家迁移。 ■(figurative)eradicate; destroy (喻)根除,灭绝 a revolution is necessary to uproot the social order. 根本改变现行社会秩序需要革命。