| 释义 |
root² /ruːt，rʊt/ vi. | vt.
❶ vi.
1. (猪等)用鼻(或嘴)拱土(觅食)
2. 翻找；搜寻；发掘
root about among piles of papers for a missing document 在一堆堆文书里翻找一份丢失的文件
She rooted around in her handbag and found it. 她把手提包翻个遍，终于把它找到了。
root for an answer 探求答案
3. 〈美口〉(为生计等)努力工作，苦干
❷ vt.
1. (猪等)用鼻(或嘴)拱(翻) (up, out)
The pigs rooted up the garden. 猪把花园的土拱翻了起来。
2. 搜寻；发掘 (up, out)
try to root the truth out of sb. 试图从某人口中探得真相
[< OE wrōtan; 受 root¹ 的影响；与 OE wrōt snout, MD wrōte mole 有关] |