1 [C] the part of a plant that grows under the ground and takes in water and food from the soil (植物的)根:
The deep roots of these trees can cause damage to buildings.这些树的根很深,有可能对建筑物造成损害。root vegetablessuch as carrots and parsnips胡萝卜及欧洲防风根等根菜类☞pictures at flower and on page C2 见flower及C2页插图
2 [C] the part of a hair or tooth that is under the skin and that holds it in place on the body 发根;齿根
3roots [pl] the feelings or connections that you have with a place because you have lived there or your family came from there 原籍;根;老家:
She's proud of her Italian roots.她为自己原籍意大利而自豪。
4 [C] the basic cause or origin of sth 根由;根源;源头:
Let's try and get to the root of the problem.我们好好找出问题的根源吧。☞Look at square root. 参看square root。
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/ru:t ||; rut/verbroot about/around (for sth) to search for sth by moving things 翻寻:
What are you rooting around in my desk for?你把我的书桌翻了个遍,到底在找什么?root for sb to give support to sb who is in a competition, etc (为参赛者等)鼓劲,打气
root sth out to find and destroy sth bad completely 根除;连根拔除