| 释义 |
root¹ /ruːt，rʊt/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 【植】根；根茎，地下茎；块根；(常春藤等的)攀缘茎； [roots] 须根；〈英〉根用作物
The cutting has sent out a root. 插枝已长出根。
the roots of a flower 花的须根
2. 根部；根状物；【解】根；(齿、毛发、指甲等的)根；(神经的)根
the root of the tongue (a finger nail) 舌(指甲)根
blush to the root(s) of one's hair 羞得满脸通红
3. [roots] 底部，基部
the roots of a mountain (the sea) 山麓(海底)
4. [roots] 〈喻〉根，根子
one's roots country (指移居别国者的)祖先国
Her roots are in Scotland where she was born. 她的根扎在出生地苏格兰。
He has no roots in society. 他在社会上没有根基。
The inflation spiral has its roots throughout the economy. 螺旋状通货膨胀的根子在于整个经济领域。
5. 根源；根由，原因
The love of money is the root of all evil. 贪财是万恶之源。
6. 根本；基础；实质；核心
the root causes of poverty 贫穷的根本原因
the root conviction (fact) 基本信念(事实)
a statement with no root in possibility 全无可能性的陈述
get to (或 at) the root of a problem 抓住问题的实质
He has the root of industry in him. 他天生勤奋。
At the root of the controversy is the question of what to do next. 争论的核心问题是下一步怎么办。
7. 祖先；根苗，苗裔(基督教《圣经》用语)；子孙多的人(或家庭)
8. 【数】根
9. 【语】词根
10. 【音】根音
11. 〈俚〉阴茎
12. 〈澳新〉〈爱尔兰〉〈俚〉〈粗〉性交；作为性交对象的女人
13. = square root
14. [roots] [用作修饰语](起源于非西方的其他民族的)原始；基础
roots music 根音乐
II ❶ vt.
1. 使长出根来
root the plant in the garden 使植物在花园里生根成长
2. 使像生了根似地固定不动
Fear rooted him to the spot. 他吓得呆若木鸡。
She stood there rooted like a plant. 他像一株植物般一动不动地站在那里。
3. 使(思想、信仰、感情等)扎根，使牢固树立
root a principle in one's mind 使一项原则在自己的头脑里扎根
Her affection for him was deeply rooted. 她对他的爱坚贞不移。
4. 连根拔，连根挖 (up, out)
root up the hedges 把树篱连根拔起
5. 根除，铲除，根绝 (up, out, away)
root up all evils 根除一切罪恶
root out corruption (superstitions) 根除腐败现象(迷信)
root out a foreign-intelligence operation 肃清一起外国情报活动
This disease could easily be rooted out. 这种病容易根绝。
root away certain prejudices 铲除某些偏见
6. 〈诗〉(从某处)拔掉(眼中钉等) (from)
7. 〈澳新〉〈爱尔兰〉〈俚〉〈粗〉和…性交
8. 使精疲力竭；使受挫
❷ vi.
1. 长出根来
Do roses root easily? 玫瑰容易生根成长吗?
2. 生根，扎根，被牢固树立；被固定不动
My interest in nature roots back to early boyhood. 我对大自然的兴趣扎根于少年时代。
His eyes rooted on my haircut. 他的眼睛盯住我的发型。
3. 起源于，起因于 (in)
The crime rooted in his pride. 这一犯罪行为起因于他的傲慢。
[< OE rōt < ON; 与 OE wyrt wort 有关] phr. at (the) root 实际上，本质上 Crime is at root a moral problem. 犯罪实质上是一个道德问题。 be rooted in1. 扎根于；被牢固地建立在…的基础上 Anarchism is deeply rooted in the country. 在该国无政府主义根深蒂固。 His opinion is rooted in experience. 他的意见是牢固地建立在经验基础上的。 2. 根源在于，由…产生 War is rooted in economic causes. 战争由诸种经济原因所造成。 pull up by the roots 连根拔起；根除 pull up one's roots 迁居；转业，改行 put down (new) roots1. (植物)从根部吸取营养 2. (离开旧地后)定居下来开始新的生活 root and branch 彻底的 (地)；根本的 (地)require root and branch reform 要求彻底改革 destroy sth. root and branch 彻底摧毁某事物 strike at the root(s) 摧毁…的基础，根绝 strike at the root of vices 根绝种种罪恶strike (或 take) root1. 长出根来 The seeds germinated and took root. 种子发芽生根。 2. 生根，扎根，被牢固树立；固定不动 His ideas have taken root in the minds of his followers. 他的主张已经在他的追随者的头脑中扎了根。 The horse gasped and took root. 马喘着气，站住怎么也不肯走了。 try to find a piece of earth and strike root 试图找一块地方安身 |