1of a plant植物ADJECTIVE | VERB + ROOT | ROOT + VERB | ROOT + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤deep, shallow深的根;淺的根▸➤gnarled多節瘤的根▸➤plant, tree植物的根;樹根VERB + ROOT➤develop, grow發育/長出根部▸➤put down, take生根;長出根來◇I hope those cuttings will take root.我希望那些插枝能生根。➤plant插根ROOT + VERB➤grow根部生長ROOT + NOUN➤system根系▸➤ball根團▸➤crops, vegetables根用作物;塊根蔬菜▸➤growth根系生長PREPOSITION➤by its/the roots連根◇She pulled the shrub out by its roots.她把灌木連根拔起。root
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2rootsplace where you feel you belong歸屬地ADJECTIVE | VERB + ROOTSADJECTIVE➤humble卑微的出身◇Despite his wealth, he never forgot his humble roots.儘管很有錢,他卻從沒忘記自己卑微的出身。➤strong強有力的根基▸➤cultural文化根基◇severed from our cultural roots by industrialization工業化把我們與文化根基斷開➤working-class工薪階層出身▸➤African, French, Scottish, etc.祖籍非洲/法國/蘇格蘭等VERB + ROOTS➤get back to, go back to, return to找到根;返回祖籍地◇My husband wants to go back to his Irish roots.我丈夫想返回原籍愛爾蘭。➤trace追溯祖籍◇They can trace their roots back to the 16th century.他們的祖籍可以追溯到 16 世紀。➤put down扎根◇We haven't been here long enough to put down roots.我們在這兒還沒多久,還未落地生根。➤be cut off from, forget與出身脫離;忘記出身root
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3cause/source原因;來源ADJECTIVE | VERB + ROOT | ROOT + VERB | ROOT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤deep, strong很深的根源▸➤very真正的根源▸➤common, same共同的/同一個根源◇The two languages share a common root.這兩種語言同源。➤historical歷史根源VERB + ROOT➤have有根源▸➤explore, find, get at, get to, go to探索根源;找到根源;探本溯源◇I've spent months trying to get to the root of the problem.我已經花了好幾個月的時間尋找問題的根源。ROOT + VERB➤be planted in sth根植於⋯中◇Jazz's roots are firmly planted in African tradition.爵士樂深深根植於非洲傳統。➤lie at原因在於▸➤go back起源回溯到⋯◇The company's roots go back to the 18th century.公司的起源可以回溯到 18 世紀。ROOT + NOUN➤cause根本原因PREPOSITION➤at (the root of)從根本上◇It is a moral question at root.從根本上說這是個道德問題。◇His fears of loneliness lay at the very root of his inability to leave.他無法離開的根本原因就在於他害怕寂寞。➤root in根源在⋯中◇The unrest has roots in religious differences.動盪的根源是宗教分歧。PHRASES➤the root of all evil萬惡之源◇They consider globalization to be the root of all evil.他們認為全球化是萬惡之源。➤the root of the matter, the root of the problem事情/問題的根源◇I expect money is at the root of the matter.我認為錢的問題是此事的根源。