root
- n.根;根源，根由，原因;根部;根本;基础;方根;根茎，地下茎;词根;核心;块根;底部，基部;起源;须根;祖先;实质;根苗，苗裔（基督教《圣经》用语）;〈俚〉阴茎;〈粗〉性交;根状物;〈英〉根用作物;作为性交对象的女人;（常春藤等的）攀缘茎;子孙多的人（或家庭）
- v.(使)生根，扎根;使（思想、信仰、感情等）扎根，使牢固树立;声援，支持;根除，铲除，根绝;起源于，起因于;〈诗〉（从某处）拔掉（眼中钉等）;发掘;连根拔，连根挖;翻寻，翻找，搜寻;〈美〉（为参赛者）鼓气，捧场，欢呼，喝彩;〈美〉（为生计等）努力工作，苦干;使受挫;（与某人）性交;使精疲力竭;（猪等）用鼻（或嘴）拱土（觅食）;使像生了根似地固定不动
复数： roots 过去式： rooted 现在分词： rooting 过去分词： rooted 第三人称单数： roots
rootnoun
植物 of plant
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
头发；牙齿；指甲 of hair/tooth/nail
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
发梢金黄而发根颜色深的头发
问题的主要原因 main cause of problem
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.
有人说钱或爱钱是万恶之源。
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？
起源 origin
起源；基础；根基
the origin or basis of sth
Flamenco has its roots in Arabic music.
弗拉明科起源于阿拉伯音乐。
与地方相关 connection with place
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。
单词 of word
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。
数学 mathematics
方根；根
a quantity which, when multiplied by itself a particular number of times, produces another quantity
thoroughly and completely
政府着手完全彻底地摧毁这个组织。
The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch.
root-and-branch reforms
全面彻底的改革
verb
植物 of plants
（使）生根
to grow roots; to make or encourage a plant to grow roots
寻找 search
翻寻
to search for sth by moving things or turning things over
pigs rooting for food
拱土觅食的猪
‘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。
Who's been rooting around in my desk?
谁乱翻我的书桌了？
性 sex
（与某人）性交
to have sex with sb
（体育比赛或遭遇困难时）给…助威，给…加油
to support or encourage sb in a sports competition or when they are in a difficult situation
We're rooting for the Bulls.
我们在为公牛队加油。
Good luck─I'm rooting for you!
祝你好运——我支持你！
使（因害怕、惊吓等）呆住不动
to make sb unable to move because of fear, shock, etc.
Embarrassment rooted her to the spot .
她尴尬得呆住了。
连根挖起；连根拔起
to dig or pull up a plant with its roots
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N-COUNT 根;根茎
The roots of a plant are the parts of it that grow under the ground....the twisted roots of an apple tree.
苹果树盘绕的根
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V-ERG (使)生根成长
If you root a plant or cutting or if it roots, roots form on the bottom of its stem and it starts to grow.Most plants will root in about six to eight weeks...
大多数植物都会在6到8周内生根。
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ADJ (蔬菜、作物等)块根的，根茎可食用的
Root vegetables or root crops are grown for their roots which are large and can be eaten....root crops such as carrots and potatoes.
诸如胡萝卜和马铃薯之类的块根作物
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N-COUNT (头发或牙齿的)根，根部
The root of a hair or tooth is the part of it that is underneath the skin....decay around the roots of teeth.
牙根周围的腐蚀
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N-PLURAL 根脉;祖籍;血统;根基
You can refer to the place or culture that a person or their family comes from as their roots .I am proud of my Brazilian roots...
我为我的巴西血统感到自豪。
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N-UNCOUNT 根音乐（受传统文化强烈影响的流行音乐，尤指雷盖音乐)
Roots is used to refer to pop music, especially reggae, that is strongly influenced by the traditional music of the culture that it originally came from....superb roots reggae by the likes of Little Roy and Wailing Souls.
像小罗伊、“哭泣灵魂”等这一类音乐人表演的极棒的老根雷盖乐
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N-COUNT (问题、困境等的)根源，起因，祸根
You can refer to the cause of a problem or of an unpleasant situation as the root of it or the roots of it.We got to the root of the problem...
我们找到了问题的根源。
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N-COUNT 词根
The root of a word is the part that contains its meaning and to which other parts can be added.The word 'secretary' comes from the same Latin root as the word 'secret'.
单词secretary和secret有同样的拉丁词根。
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VERB 翻找;搜寻
If you root through or in something, you search for something by moving other things around.She rooted through the bag, found what she wanted, and headed toward the door...
她在包里翻了一阵，找到了想要的东西，然后朝门口走去。
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PHRASE 完全地;彻底地
If something has been completely changed or destroyed, you can say that it has been changed or destroyed root and branch .The forces of National Socialism were transforming Germany root and branch...
纳粹主义势力当时正在彻底改变德国。
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PHRASE 扎根;定居;安家
If someone puts down roots, they make a place their home, for example by taking part in activities there or by making a lot of friends there.When they got to Montana, they put down roots and built a life.
到了蒙大拿后，他们便在那里扎根并过上了新生活。
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PHRASE (想法、信念或风俗)深入人心，根深蒂固
If an idea, belief, or custom takes root, it becomes established among a group of people.Time would be needed for democracy to take root...
民主观念要深入人心需要时间。
noun
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- the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
- Synonym: tooth root
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- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- thematic vowels are part of the stem
- Synonym: root word base stem theme radical
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- a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
- Synonym: etymon
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- the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
- Synonym: solution
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- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
- Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
- Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
- communism's Russian root
- Synonym: beginning origin rootage source
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- someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- Synonym: ancestor ascendant ascendent antecedent
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- (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes;absorbs water and mineral salts;usually it anchors the plant to the ground
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- a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
verb
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- take root and begin to grow
- this plant roots quickly
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- cause to take roots
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- become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
- He finally settled down
- Synonym: settle take root steady down settle down
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- dig with the snout
- the pig was rooting for truffles
- Synonym: rout rootle
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- plant by the roots
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- come into existence, originate
- The problem roots in her depression
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The square root of 64 is 8 .
64的平方根是8。
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The fence posts took root and grew into the earth !
篱笆生了根，长在了地里。
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We have to get to the root of the problem .
我们必须找到问题的根源。
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What would you say was the root cause of the problem ?
你认为问题的根源是什么？
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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。
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Make sure that you bed the roots firmly in the soil .
一定要使根部牢牢地扎在土壤里。
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Tree roots can cause damage to buildings .
树根会给大楼造成损害。
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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。
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His problems are deeply rooted in his childhood experiences .
他的问题的祸根在于他童年的经历。
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Money , or love of money , is said to be the root of all evil .
有人说钱或爱钱是万恶之源。
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The government has pledged itself to root out corruption .
政府已承诺铲除腐败。
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I pulled the plant up by the roots .
我把这棵植物连根拔起。
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Racism is still deeply rooted in our society .
种族主义在我们的社会中仍然根深蒂固。
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Good luck ─ I 'm rooting for you !
祝你好运——我支持你！
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She stood rooted to the spot with fear .
她吓得呆若木鸡地站在那里。
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Who 's been rooting around in my desk ?
谁乱翻我的书桌了？
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The cube root of 64 is 4 .
64的立方根是4。
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' 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。
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I 'm proud of my Italian roots .
我为我的意大利血统感到骄傲。
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The banyan tree has aerial roots .
榕树有气根。
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Embarrassment rooted her to the spot .
她尴尬得呆住了。
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She was rooted to her chair .
她坐在椅子上一动不动。
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Flamenco has its roots in Arabic music .
弗拉明科起源于阿拉伯音乐。
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We 're rooting for the Bulls .
我们在为公牛队加油。
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It shouldn 't take too long to root him out .
把他铲除掉应该不需要太长的时间。
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We got to the root of the problem
我们找到了问题的根源。
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There would be a major drive to root out corruption
将会有一场根除腐败的大规模运动。
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English majors would be asked to explore the roots of language .
英语专业的学生会被要求探究语言的根源。
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This lack of recognition was at the root of the dispute
这种不被承认就是这次纷争的根源。
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Firm more soil over the roots and water thoroughly .
在根上再多培些土，用水浇透。
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