root
英 [ru?t]? 美 [rut]
來自 古英語 rot,根
來自 PIE * wrad署照,根,小枝
來自 Proto-Germanic * wrot吗浩,根建芙,草根,植物
詞源:同 wort懂扼、radish
n. 根禁荸;根源右蒲;詞根;祖先
vi. 生根赶熟;根除
vt. 生根瑰妄,固定;根源在于
wort
英 [w??t]? 美 [w?t]
n. 麥芽汁映砖;草间坐;植物
radish
英 ['r?d??]? 美 ['r?d??]
n. 蘿卜,小蘿卜
還有個來自拉丁語的表示根的
詞根:radic
來自丁語的 radic啊央,意為 root
變形為 radis眶诈、radix
*拉丁語 radix (=root) —— 英文根字典
①eradicate
e- 出,向外
-radic- 根
-ate 動詞詞尾
vt. 根除瓜饥,根絕逝撬;清除;消滅
②radical
rad- 根
-ical 形容詞后綴乓土,即根上的
引申詞義:根本的宪潮,激進的
adj. 根本的,基本的趣苏;(意見狡相、政策等)激進的,過激的食磕;[數(shù)]根的
n. 激進分子尽棕,激進黨派成員;根號彬伦;根數(shù)
③radicalize
v. 使激進滔悉,使過激
④radicle
-le = small
n. 胚根
⑤radicand
-and = -end = inside
n. [數(shù)學]被開方數(shù)(根號內的量)
⑥radix
n. 根;基數(shù)单绑;詞根(屬于根本的)
⑦deradicalize
de- = negative(否定)
v. 使不激進(激進的相反)
重點短語
put down roots
If you put down roots in a place where
you have moved to live, you make new
friends and join in new activities there
so that you feel it is your home.
(在新的地方)定居開始新的生活
root and branch
US UK roots and all
completely
徹底回官;根本地
Racism must be eliminated, root
and branch.
必須根除種族主義。
take root
If an idea, belief, or system takes root somewhere,
it starts to be accepted there.
深入人心搂橙;被牢固樹立歉提;生根
Communism has never really taken root
in England.
共產主義從未真正在英格蘭扎根。
root around
to search for something, especially by
looking through other things
(尤指在其他物品中)翻找区转,翻尋
She was rooting aroundinherdrawer
for a pencil.
她在抽屜中翻找鉛筆苔巨。
root for sb
to show support for someone who is
doing something difficult
給(某人)以支持,為(某人)助威废离,聲援(某人)
Good luck! We're all rooting for you.
祝你好運熬的!我們都支持你僵闯。
B1 to support a sports team or a
sports player and want them to win
支持(某個運動隊或運動員)
Who do you root for in the Super Bowl?
超級碗大賽你支持誰磕瓷?
root sth/sb out
SEARCH FOR
informal to search and find something
or someone that is difficult to find
(費力地)搜尋到,(經過搜尋)終于找到
I've rooted outan old pair of shoes
that might fit you.
我終于翻出來一雙舊鞋蔫慧,你穿可能合腳。
GET RID OF
to find and remove a person or thing
that is causing a problem
找到并根除钟沛,發(fā)現(xiàn)并杜絕
Ms Campbell has been appointed to
root out inefficiency in this company.
坎貝爾女士已經受命來調查并解決這家公司效率低下的問題矾柜。
root sth out / up
to remove a whole plant, including
the roots, from the ground
連根挖掉,連根拔出
I suggest you root out those weeds
before they take hold.
我建議你把這些雜草連根拔除窥妇,等它們扎牢了根就難以除掉了舷胜。
拓展
basic
radical
fundamental
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