root
n. 根(部); 根源; 起源; 祖籍; 詞根
v. (使)生根; 翻尋
adj. 根莖可食用的
The roots of a plant are the parts of it that grow under the ground.
...the twisted roots of an apple tree.
蘋果樹盤繞的根
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...
大多數植物都會在6到8周內生根。
Root the cuttings in a heated propagator.
把插條放在加熱的培育箱裡生根。
Root vegetables or root crops are grown for their roots which are large and can be eaten.
...root crops such as carrots and potatoes.
諸如胡蘿蔔和馬鈴薯之類的塊根作物
The root of a hair or tooth is the part of it that is underneath the skin.
...decay around the roots of teeth.
牙根周圍的腐蝕
...wax strips which remove hairs cleanly from the root.
能徹底將毛髮連根清除的脫毛蠟
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...
我為我的巴西血統感到自豪。
It's 21 years since she first moved to Britain from the Lebanon, but she hasn't forgotten her roots.
她從黎巴嫩搬到英國已經有21年了,但她從未忘記自己的根。
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.
像小羅伊、“哭泣靈魂”等這一類音樂人表演的極棒的老根雷蓋樂
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...
我們找到了問題的根源。
This lack of recognition was at the root of the dispute...
這種不被承認就是這次紛爭的根源。
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'.
單詞secretary和secret有同樣的拉丁詞根。
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...
她在包裡翻了一陣,找到了想要的東西,然後朝門口走去。
Dogs root in the debris at the roadside.
狗在路邊的垃圾裡覓食。
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...
納粹主義勢力當時正在徹底改變德國。
Some prison practices are in need of root and branch reform.
有些監獄的做法需要徹底改革。
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.
到了蒙大拿後,他們便在那裡紮根並過上了新生活。
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...
民主觀念要深入人心需要時間。
Without a sensible sex education all kinds of strange and fantastic ideas will take root.
沒有合理的性教育,各種各樣奇怪荒誕的說法都會有人相信。
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
這些名詞均有"起源,起因,根源"之意。
at root
實際上,根本上,本質上
put down roots
(植物)紮根
strike at the root (或 roots) of
摧毀…的基礎,根絕
take root
(植物)生根,開始生長
root something out
連根挖,連根拔
root for
(非正式)支援,贊助,聲援(個人或團體參加比賽或接受挑戰)
root someone on
(北美,非正式)為…歡呼,喝彩;為…鼓氣
root and branch
完全地;徹底地
The root of the tree rotted away.
樹根爛了.
Are you going to root here forever?
你留在這兒永遠不走了 嗎 ?
Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.
不開心是他生病的根源.
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.
鐵軌上空的天橋排除了穿行中的危險.