uproot
/ʌpˈruːt/verb
with obj.
1- pull (something, especially a tree or plant) out of the ground连根拔除:
the elephant's trunk is powerful enough to uproot trees.
大象鼻子有足够力量把树连根拔起。
1.1
- move (someone) from their home or a familiar location使离家迁移他处:
my father travelled constantly and uprooted his family several times.
父亲经常出游, 多次举家迁移。
1.2
- figurative eradicate; destroy〈喻〉根除, 灭绝:
a revolution is necessary to uproot the social order.
根本改变现行社会秩序需要革命。
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