root

n.根，根源；原因，本质；祖先；[乐]和弦基音

vt.使生根；使固定；根源在于；欢呼，喝彩

vi.生根；根除

noun

植物 of plant

1. 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
   1. deep spreading roots
      扎得很深的根
   2. I pulled the plant up by (= including) the roots .
      我把这棵植物连根拔起。
   3. Tree roots can cause damage to buildings.
      树根会给大楼造成损害。
   4. 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

2. 根；根部
   the part of a hair, tooth, nail or tongue that attaches it to the rest of the body
   1. 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

3. 根源；起因
   the main cause of sth, such as a problem or difficult situation
   1. 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。
   2. We have to get to the root of the problem .
      我们必须找到问题的根源。
   3. 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。
   4. 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

4. 起源；基础；根基
   the origin or basis of sth
   1. 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

5. 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
   1. I'm proud of my Italian roots.
      我为我的意大利血统感到骄傲。
   2. 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

6. 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
   1. ‘Walk’ is the root of ‘walks’, ‘walked’, ‘walking’ and ‘walker’.
      walk是walks、walked、walking和walker的词根。

数学 mathematics

7. 方根；根
   a quantity which, when multiplied by itself a particular number of times, produces another quantity

verb

植物 of plants

1. （使）生根
   to grow roots; to make or encourage a plant to grow roots

寻找 search

2. 翻寻
   to search for sth by moving things or turning things over
   1. pigs rooting for food
      拱土觅食的猪
   2. ‘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。
   3. Who's been rooting around in my desk?
      谁乱翻我的书桌了？

性 sex

3. （与某人）性交
   to have sex with sb

名词复数形式:roots 过去分词:rooted 现在分词:rooting 过去式:rooted 第三人称单数:roots

root 根，根部，根基

来自古英语 rot,根，来自 Proto-Germanic*wrot,根，草根，植物，来自 PIE*wrad,根，小枝， 词源同 wort,radish.引申词义根部，根基等。

1. A skin lotion distilled from the root is a marvellous cure for sore rashes and spots.
   从这种根部提取的护肤液是治疗皮疹和丘疹的极好药物。
2. 'Gratification' and 'gratitude' have the same etymological root.
   gratification和gratitude的词源相同。
3. The germ of an idea took root in Rosemary's mind
   罗斯玛丽心里萌生了一个念头。
4. Tony Blair last night tightened his grip on Labour mps with new powers to root out troublemakers.
   昨晚，托尼·布莱尔利用新赋予的权力铲除了制造事端者，加强了对工党议员的控制。
5. A friend sent me a root from Mexico, and I hope to naturalize it
   一个朋友从墨西哥给我寄来一个根茎，我希望能在这儿把它种活。
6. 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。
7. Root the cuttings in a heated propagator.
   把插条放在加热的培育箱里生根。
8. I am proud of my Brazilian roots
   我为我的巴西血统感到自豪。
9. 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。
10. We got to the root of the problem
    我们找到了问题的根源。
11. 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。
12. His sense of guilt had its roots in his childhood loss of his younger sister
    他的负疚感源于他在童年失去了妹妹。
13. They were treating symptoms and not the root cause.
    他们是治标不治本。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. Dogs root in the debris at the roadside.
    狗在路边的垃圾里觅食。
17. 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。
18. Some prison practices are in need of root and branch reform.
    有些监狱的做法需要彻底改革。
19. 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。
20. Time would be needed for democracy to take root
    民主观念要深入人心需要时间。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. She snagged a heel on a root and tumbled to the ground
    她脚后跟被一个树根绊了一下，踉踉跄跄地摔倒在地上。
24. He targets the economy as the root cause of the deteriorating law and order situation.
    他抨击经济是治安状况不断恶化的根源。
25. It was exterminated root and branch.
    它被彻底剪除了。
26. The root of this dead tree has been gnawed away by ants.
    这棵死树根被蚂蚁唼了。
27. The young tree has struck root.
    这棵小树已经扎根了。
28. Uncleanliness is the root of various diseases.
    不注意清洁是各种疾病的根源。
29. The root of the tree rotted away.
    树根烂了。
30. He stumbled over the root of a tree.
    他被树根绊了一下。