1. | [c] 根；根茎the part of a plant that grows under the ground and absorbs water and minerals that it sends to the rest of the plant |
deep spreading roots 扎得很深的根 | |
I pulled the plant up by(= including) the roots . 我把这棵植物连根拔起。 | |
Tree roots can cause damage to buildings. 树根会给大楼造成损害。 | |
root crops/vegetables(= plants whose roots you can eat, such as carrots) 根茎作物╱蔬菜 |
2. | [c] 根；根部the part of a hair, tooth, nail or tongue that attaches it to the rest of the body |
hair that is blonde at the ends and dark at the roots 发梢金黄而发根褐色的头发 |
3. | [c][ususing] 根源；起因the main cause of sth, such as a problem or difficult situation |
Money, or love of money, is said to be the root of all evil. 有人说钱和爱钱是万恶之源。 | |
We have to get to the root of the problem . 我们必须找到问题的根源。 | |
What lies at the root of his troubles is a sense of insecurity. 他的一切忧虑源于一种不安全感。 | |
What would you say was the root cause of the problem? 你认为问题的根源是什么？ |
4. | [c][usupl] 起源；基础；根基the origin or basis of sth |
Flamenco has its roots in Arabic music. 弗拉门科起源于阿拉伯音乐。 |
5. | [pl] 根（指与出生地或原籍相关联的情感或联系）the feelings or connections that you have with a place because you have lived there or your family came from there |
I'm proud of my Italian roots. 我为我的意大利血统感到骄傲。 | |
After 20 years in America, I still feel my roots are in England. 尽管在美国生活了 20 年，我还是觉得我的根在英格兰。 |
6. | [c] 词根the part of a word that has the main meaning and that its other forms are based on; a word that other words are formed from |
‘Walk’ is the root of ‘walks’, ‘walked’, ‘walking’ and ‘walker’. walk 是 walks、walked、walking 和 walker 的词根。 |
7. | [c] 方根；根a quantity which, when multiplied by itself a particular number of times, produces another quantity |
After ten years travelling the world, she felt it was time to put down roots somewhere. 游历世界十年之后，她觉得该是找个地方定居的时候了。 |
After ten years travelling the world, she felt it was time to put down roots somewhere. 游历世界十年之后，她觉得该是找个地方定居的时候了。 |
The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch. 政府着手完全彻底地摧毁这个组织。 | |
root-and-branch reforms 全面彻底的改革 |
The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch. 政府着手完全彻底地摧毁这个组织。 | |
root-and-branch reforms 全面彻底的改革 |
Fortunately, militarism failed to take root in Europe as a whole. 幸运的是，军国主义没有能够深入整个欧洲。 |
Fortunately, militarism failed to take root in Europe as a whole. 幸运的是，军国主义没有能够深入整个欧洲。 |
1. | [i][t] ~ (sth) （使）生根to grow roots; to make or encourage a plant to grow roots |
2. | [i] 翻寻to search for sth by moving things or turning things over |
pigs rooting for food 拱土觅食的猪 | |
Who's been rooting around in my desk? 谁乱翻我的书桌了？ | |
‘It must be here somewhere,’ she said, rooting through the suitcase. “它一定就在这里的什么地方。”她一边说一边翻着衣箱。 |
3. | [i][t] ~ (sb) （与某人）性交to have sex with sb |
