root
noun OPAL W
/ruːt/
/ruːt/
Idioms - enlarge imageenlarge imageenlarge image[countable] the part of a plant that grows under the ground and takes in water and minerals that it sends to the rest of the plant
根；根茎 - deep spreading roots
扎得很深的根 - Tree roots can cause damage to buildings.
树根会给大楼造成损害。 - by the roots I pulled the plant up by the roots (= including the roots).
我把这棵植物连根拔起。 - root vegetables/crops (= plants whose roots you can eat, such as carrots)
块根蔬菜/作物 - Good soil promotes strong root growth.
好的土壤促进了根的生长。 - Root tips die quickly when exposed to light and air.
当暴露在光线和空气中时，根尖很快死亡。
Collocations The living worldThe living worldsee also grassroots, taprootTopics Plants and treesb2, Foodb2生物界 动物 - animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)
动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食 - fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)
鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵 - birds fly/migrate/nest/sing
鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫 - insects crawl/fly/bite/sting
昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮 - insects/bees/locusts swarm
昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去 - bees collect/gather nectar/pollen
蜜蜂采蜜／花粉 - spiders spin/weave a web
蜘蛛结网／织网 - snakes/lizards shed their skins
蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮 - bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate
熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠 - insect larvae grow/develop/pupate
昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹 - an egg/a chick/a larva hatches
卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出 - attract/find/choose a mate
吸引／找到／选择配偶 - produce/release eggs/sperm
产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子 - lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs
产卵；使卵受精；孵卵 - inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast
栖居于森林／礁石／海岸 - mark/enter/defend (a) territory
标出／进入／保卫领地 - stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey
悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物
植物和真菌 - trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower
树木／植物生长／开花 - a seed germinates/sprouts
种子发芽 - leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form
叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形 - flower buds swell/open
花蕾含苞欲放／绽放 - a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something
菌类生长／扩散／长满… - pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant
给花／植物授粉 - produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores
长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子 - produce/bear fruit
结果 - develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves
长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子 - provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients
提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物 - perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis
进行／增加／减少光合作用
细菌和病毒 - bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply
细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖 - bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something
细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长 - bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease
细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病 - bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)
细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物） - a virus enters/invades something/the body
病毒进入／侵入某物／身体 - a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)
病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制 - be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria
感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌 - contain/carry/harbour bacteria/a virus
带有细菌／病毒 - kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria
杀灭有害的／致命的细菌
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- shallow
- gnarled
- …
- develop
- grow
- put down
- …
- grow
- system
- ball
- crops
- …
- by its/the roots
- deep spreading roots
- [countable] the part of a hair, tooth, nail or tongue that attaches it to the rest of the body
根；根部 - hair that is blonde at the ends and dark at the roots
发梢金黄而发根褐色的头发
- hair that is blonde at the ends and dark at the roots
- [countable, usually singular] the main cause of something, such as a problem or difficult situation
根源；起因 - root of something Money, or love of money, is said to be the root of all evil.
有人说钱和爱钱是万恶之源。 - We have to get to the root of the problem.
我们必须找到问题的根源。 - at the root of something 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。 - What would you say was the root cause of the problem?
你认为问题的根源是什么？
Topics Change, cause and effectb2- His fears of loneliness lay at the very root of his inability to leave.
他无法离开的根本原因就在于他害怕寂寞。 - I expect money is at the root of the matter.
我认为钱的问题是此事的根源。 - I've spent months trying to get to the root of the problem.
我已经花了好几个月的时间寻找问题的根源。 - They consider globalization to be the root of all evil.
他们认为全球化是万恶之源。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- strong
- very
- …
- have
- explore
- find
- …
- be planted in something
- go back
- cause
- at (the root of)
- root in
- the root of all evil
- the root of the matter
- the root of the problem
- …
- root of something Money, or love of money, is said to be the root of all evil.
- [countable, usually plural] the origin or basis of something
起源；基础；根基 - Flamenco may have its roots in Arabic music.
弗拉门科可能起源于阿拉伯音乐。 - The festival has ancient and deep roots in English culture.
这个节日在英国文化中有着古老而深厚的渊源。 - Her last three albums have seen her return to her bluegrass roots
她最近的三张专辑见证了她回归草根 - We wanted to remain true to our creative roots.
我们想忠于自己的创作根基。
- The two languages share a common root.
这两种语言同源。 - Jazz's roots are firmly planted in African tradition.
爵士乐深深根植于非洲传统。 - The custom has its roots in Wales.
这种习俗起源于威尔士。 - This shameful treatment struck at the very roots of their human dignity.
这种可耻的待遇触及了他们人类尊严的根本。 - The unrest has roots in religious differences.
动荡的根源是宗教分歧。 - They can trace their roots back to the 16th century.
他们的祖籍可以追溯到 16 世纪。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- strong
- very
- …
- have
- explore
- find
- …
- be planted in something
- go back
- cause
- at (the root of)
- root in
- the root of all evil
- the root of the matter
- the root of the problem
- …
- Flamenco may have its roots in Arabic music.
- roots[plural] the feelings or connections that you have with a place because you have lived there or your family came from there
根（指与出生地或原籍相关联的情感或联系） - I'm proud of my Italian roots.
我为我的意大利血统感到骄傲。 - 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。 - We have made lifelong friendships and put down roots.
我们结下了一生的友谊，也扎下了根。
- My husband wants to go back to his Irish roots.
我丈夫想返回原籍爱尔兰。 - severed from our cultural roots by industrialization
工业化把我们与文化根基断开
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- humble
- strong
- cultural
- …
- get back to
- go back to
- return to
- …
- I'm proud of my Italian roots.
- [countable] (linguistics
语言学 词根 - ‘Comfort’ is the root of ‘comfortable’, ‘comfortably’, ‘discomfort’ and ‘uncomfortable’.
‘舒适’是‘舒服’、‘舒服’、‘不舒服’、‘不舒服’的根源。
- ‘Comfort’ is the root of ‘comfortable’, ‘comfortably’, ‘discomfort’ and ‘uncomfortable’.
- [countable] a quantity which, when multiplied by itself a particular number of times, produces another quantity
方根；根
of plant植物
of hair/tooth/nail头发；牙齿；指甲
main cause of problem问题的主要原因
origin起源
connection with place与地方相关
of word单词
mathematics数学
词源noun late Old English rōt, from Old Norse rót; related to Latin radix.
Idioms
put down roots
- (of a plant
植物 生根 - to settle and live in one place
定居 - After ten years travelling the world, she felt it was time to put down roots somewhere.
游历世界十年之后，她觉得该是找个地方定居的时候了。 - We haven't been here long enough to put down roots.
我们在这儿还没多久，还未落地生根。
- After ten years travelling the world, she felt it was time to put down roots somewhere.
root and branch
- completely and in a way that affects every part of something
完全彻底 - The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch.
政府着手完全彻底地摧毁这个组织。 - root-and-branch reforms
全面彻底的改革
- The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch.
take root
- (of a plant
植物 生根 - I hope those cuttings will take root.
我希望那些插枝能生根。
- I hope those cuttings will take root.
- (of an idea
思想 植根；深入人心 - Fortunately, militarism failed to take root in Europe as a whole.
幸运的是，军国主义没有能够深入整个欧洲。
- Fortunately, militarism failed to take root in Europe as a whole.