root
n. 根(部); 根源; 起源; 祖籍; 词根
v. (使)生根; 翻寻
adj. 根茎可食用的
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
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。
Root the cuttings in a heated propagator.
把插条放在加热的培育箱里生根。
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
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
...wax strips which remove hairs cleanly from the root.
能彻底将毛发连根清除的脱毛蜡
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。
It's 21 years since she first moved to Britain from the Lebanon, but she hasn't forgotten her roots.
她从黎巴嫩搬到英国已经有21年了,但她从未忘记自己的根。
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
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。
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。
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。
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。
Dogs root in the debris at the roadside.
狗在路边的垃圾里觅食。
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。
Some prison practices are in need of root and branch reform.
有些监狱的做法需要彻底改革。
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。
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。
Without a sensible sex education all kinds of strange and fantastic ideas will take root.
没有合理的性教育,各种各样奇怪荒诞的说法都会有人相信。
1. (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
2. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed;
3. the place where something begins, where it springs into being;
4. a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number
5. the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
6. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
7. a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
8. the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
1. take root and begin to grow;
2. come into existence, originate;
3. plant by the roots
4. dig with the snout;
5. take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for;
6. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style;
7. cause to take roots
origin, source, root
这些名词均有"起源,起因,根源"之意。
at root
实际上,根本上,本质上
put down roots
(植物)扎根
strike at the root (或 roots) of
摧毁…的基础,根绝
take root
(植物)生根,开始生长
root something out
连根挖,连根拔
root for
(非正式)支持,赞助,声援(个人或团体参加比赛或接受挑战)
root someone on
(北美,非正式)为…欢呼,喝彩;为…鼓气
root and branch
完全地;彻底地
The root of the tree rotted away.
树根烂了.
Are you going to root here forever?
你留在这儿永远不走了 吗 ?
Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.
不开心是他生病的根源.
A stream has its source, a tree has its root.
水有源, 木有本.
Bridges over railroad tracks root danger out in crossing.
铁轨上空的天桥排除了穿行中的危险.