rootsth/sbout
—phrasal verbwithrootverbuk/ruːt/us/ruːt/
(SEARCH FOR)
informal
tosearchandfindsomething or someone that isdifficulttofind
（费力地）搜寻到，（经过搜寻）终于找到
I'verootedout anoldpairofshoesthat mightfityou.我终于翻出来一双旧鞋，你穿可能合脚。
(GET RID OF)
tofindandremoveapersonor thing that iscausingaproblem
找到并根除，发现并杜绝
Ms Campbell has beenappointedtorootoutinefficiencyin thiscompany.坎贝尔女士已经受命来调查并解决这家公司效率低下的问题。