root

[ru:t]

n.根, 根源, 根本
v.生根, 扎根, 根除
v.翻找, 用鼻拱土
v.喝彩, 声援

例句与用法：

Who's been rooting about among my papers?

谁翻过我的文件了？

Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.

不开心是他生病的根源。

Do you think the new rosebush has taken root?

你看新栽的玫瑰长根了吗？

词形变化：

名词: rooter | 动词过去式: rooted | 动词过去分词: rooted | 动词现在分词: rooting | 动词第三人称单数: roots |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. (植物的)根; 地下茎[P1]

These plants have very deep roots.

这些植物的根长得很深。

2. 根菜类(如胡萝卜等)[P]

3. (牙齿, 头发等的)根, 根部

4. 根; 根基; 本质

This is the root cause of poverty.

这是贫穷的根本原因。

5. 根源, 来源; 根由

Money is the root of all evil.

金钱是万恶之源。

6. 祖先

7. (《圣经》用语)子孙

8. 【数】根(数)

9. 【语】词根

Hope is the root of hopeful.

hope是hopeful的词根。

vt.

1. 使生根; 使扎根; 使固定

2. 根除; 肃清[(+up/out)]

Do you think it is possible to root out crime?

你认为可以根除犯罪吗?

vi.

1. 生根; 固定

Some plants root easily.

有些植物容易生根成长。

2. 根源在于, 来源于[(+in)]

The crime rooted in his greed for money.

这一犯罪行为起因于他对金钱的贪得无厌。

vi.

1. (猪等)用鼻(或嘴)拱土

The pig was rooting about for food.

这头猪正在拱土觅食。

2. 翻找; 搜寻[(+for)]

He rooted around in the drawers and found the letter.

他把几只抽屉翻个遍, 终于找到了那封信。

vt.

1. (猪等)用鼻(或嘴)拱翻[(+up/out)]

2. 搜寻[(+up/out)]

短语词组：

root and branch

1. 彻底地

This is a bad law and the government should remove it root and branch.

这项法案太糟了, 政府应将其彻底废除。

root out

1. 彻底根除

This disease could easily be rooted out.

这种病很容易根治。