up·root
verb/ˌʌpˈruːt/
/ˌʌpˈruːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they uproot | /ˌʌpˈruːt/ /ˌʌpˈruːt/ |
| he / she / it uproots | /ˌʌpˈruːts/ /ˌʌpˈruːts/ |
| past simple uprooted | /ˌʌpˈruːtɪd/ /ˌʌpˈruːtɪd/ |
| past participle uprooted | /ˌʌpˈruːtɪd/ /ˌʌpˈruːtɪd/ |
| -ing form uprooting | /ˌʌpˈruːtɪŋ/ /ˌʌpˈruːtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] uproot something to pull a tree, plant, etc. out of the ground
将…连根拔起 - The storms uprooted a number of large trees.
暴风雨将许多大树连根拔起。
- The storms uprooted a number of large trees.
- [intransitive, transitive] to leave a place where you have lived for a long time; to make somebody do this
（使）离开家园（或熟悉的地方等） - We decided to uproot and head for Scotland.
我们决定迁往苏格兰。 - uproot yourself/somebody If I accept the job, it will mean uprooting my family and moving to Italy.
如果我接受了这份工作，那将意味着我得举家搬迁到意大利去。
- We decided to uproot and head for Scotland.