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root (obj)rU:tv生根，连根拔The trees failed to root (= grow roots) and so died. [I]这些树没能生根，因此死掉了。I suggest you root up/out the weeds (= take out the whole plant including the roots) before they take hold. [M]我建议你在野草长牢之前将它们连根拔掉。To root out something/someone/root something/someone out is to make an effort to find and remove them:找到并根除…His friends went upstairs to root him out of his bedroom.他的朋友们上楼去将他轰出卧室。I've rooted out an old pair of shoes that might fit you.我已经找到了一双也许适合你的旧鞋。Ms Campbell has been appointed to root out inefficiency (= remove it completely) in this company.坎贝尔女士已被任命去彻底根除这家公司中的低效率。
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