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root1/ru:t/ n. & v.●n. 1a the part of a plant normally below the ground, attaching it to the earth and conveying nourishment to it from the soil (植物的)根 b (in pl. 用复数) such a part divided into branches or fibres 根须 c the corresponding organ of an epiphyte; the part attaching ivy to its support (附生植物的)根；(常春藤的)攀缘茎 d the permanent underground stock of a plant 根茎，地下茎 e any small plant with a root for transplanting 可移植的带根的植物苗 2a any plant, e.g. a turnip or carrot, with an edible root 根用作物(萝卜、胡萝卜等) b (also 亦作 root vegetable) such a root 根菜 3 (in pl. 用复数) social, ethnic, or cultural origins, esp. as the reasons for one's long-standing emotional attachment to a place, community, etc. (社会、种族或文化的)根(尤指作为某人对某地或某团体等长久依恋的原因) 4a the embedded part of a bodily organ or structure, e.g. hair, tooth, nail, etc. (头发、牙齿、指甲等的)根 b the part of a thing attaching it to a greater or more fundamental whole 底部，基部 c (in pl. 用复数) the base of a mountain etc. 山麓 5a the basic cause, source, or origin 根由，根源 love of money is the root of all evil 贪财是万恶之源; has its roots in the distant past 源远流长 b (作 attrib.) (of an idea etc.) from which the rest originated (由一个念头等)引起的 6 the basis of something, its means of continuance or growth 根基，基础 has its root(s) in selfishness 一切因自私而起; has no root in the nature of things 脱离了事物的自然属性 7 the essential substance or nature of something 实质，核心，本质 get to the root of things 抓住事物的实质 8 Math. 【数】a a number or quantity that when multiplied by itself a usu. specified number of times gives a specified number or quantity 根 the cube root of eight is two 8 的立方根是 2 b a square root 平方根 c a value of an unknown quantity satisfying a given equation (方程式未知数的)解 9 Philol. any ultimate unanalysable element of language; a basis, not necessarily surviving as a word in itself, on which words are made by the addition of prefixes or suffixes or by other modification 【语文】词根 10 Mus. the fundamental note of a chord 【音】根音 11 Bibl. a scion, an offshoot 【圣经】子孙 there shall be a root of Jesse 将会有耶西的后代 12 Austral. & NZ coarse slang [澳新] [粗俗俚语]a an act of sexual intercourse 性交 b a (usu. female) sexual partner 性交的对象(通常指女子) ●v. 1a intr. take root or grow roots 扎根，生根 b tr. cause to do this 使扎根，使生根 take care to root the cuttings firmly 小心地使插条把根扎稳 2 tr.a fix firmly; establish 使…固定住，使牢固树立，使…扎根 fear rooted him to the spot 他吓得一动不动 b (as 作 rooted adj.) firmly established 根深蒂固的，坚定的 her affection was deeply rooted 她的感情是坚贞不移的; rooted objection to 坚定地反对 3 tr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 out, up) drag or dig up by the roots 连根拔起，连根挖出 4 tr. Austral. & NZ coarse slang [澳新] [粗俗俚语]a have sexual intercourse with 与…性交 b exhaust, frustrate 使筋疲力尽，使沮丧 □ pull up by the roots 1 uproot 连根拔起 2 eradicate, destroy 根除 □ put down roots 1 begin to draw nourishment from the soil 开始生根 2 become settled or established 定居下来开始新的生活 □ root and branch thorough(ly), radical(ly) 彻底的(地)，根本的(地) □ root out find and get rid of 发现并消除 □ strike at the root (or roots) of set about destroying 摧毁…的基础，根绝 □ strike (or take) root 1 begin to grow and draw nourishment from the soil 开始生根 2 become fixed or established 扎根，被牢固树立；固定不动 □ rootage n.□ rootedness n.□ rootless adj.□ rootlet n.□ rootlike adj.□ rooty adj.[Old English rōt from Old Norse rót, related to WORT & Latin radix: see RADIX] |