1 PHRASAL VERB 铲除;清除 If you root out a person, you find them and force them from the place they are in, usually in order to punish them. 铲除;清除
2 PHRASAL VERB 根除;杜绝;彻底解决 If you root out a problem or an unpleasant situation, you find out who or what is the cause of it and put an end to it. 根除;杜绝;彻底解决 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
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