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；

变形

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

双语释义

n.(名词)

[C]根,根部 the part of a plant that grows down into the soil in search of food and water; the part of a tooth, hair, etc. that holds it to the rest of the body

[C]根本,根源 the fact or condition from which sth begins, or by which sth is caused

[P]祖籍,原籍origin

v.(动词)

vi. & vt. (使)生根,(使)扎根 (cause to) form roots

英英释义

root[ ru:t, rut ]

n.

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

同义词：root wordbasestemthemeradical

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

"communism's Russian root"

同义词：beginningoriginrootagesource

a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number

the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

同义词：solution

someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

同义词：ancestorascendantascendentantecedent

a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

同义词：etymon

the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support

同义词：tooth root

v.

take root and begin to grow

"this plant roots quickly"

come into existence, originate

"The problem roots in her depression"

plant by the roots

dig with the snout

"the pig was rooting for truffles"

同义词：routrootle

take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for

"We all rooted for the home team"

同义词：sidepull

become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

同义词：settletake rootsteady downsettle down

cause to take roots

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

destroy roots毁坏根部

dig out the roots of挖掉…的根

dig up a root掘根

get at〔to〕 the roots of追究…的真相,寻根摸底

have the root of industry有勤劳的品质

pull out roots把根拔出

put down roots扎根,在某处定居下来

strike root扎根

strike at the root of彻底摧毁,打击…的根部

take root生根,扎根

trace root追溯起源

uncover a root挖根

unearth a root挖根

形容词+～

ancient root远古的起源

deep roots深深的根

humble roots微贱的起源

long root长根

noble roots高贵的祖籍

old root老根

same root同样的起源

strong root粗壮的根

suspicious root可疑的起源

thick root粗根

undetermined root不明的起源

unknown root不明的起源

名词+～

cube root立方根

square root平方根

～+名词

root cause根本原因

root crops块根作物

root hair根须

介词+～

at the root从根本上

by the root根本上,从根部,连根

German by root原籍德国

～+介词

root of a word词根

root of all evil万恶之源

root of civilization文明之渊源

root of spectacles眼镜的起源

root of the hair发根

root of the matter事情的根源

root of the tongue舌根

root of trouble祸根

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

root easily很容易生根

root fundamentally基本上生根

root partially部分生根

root probably可能生根

词组短语

root cause根本原因

root in来源于；起因于

root system根系；根轴系

root canal[医]牙根管

lotus root莲藕

square root平方根；二次根

take root v. 生根，扎根

at the root of实质上，根本上

root tip根尖

nerve root神经根

root mean square n. 均方根

root out根除；连根拔起；发现

licorice root甘草

tooth root[医]齿根；[医]牙根

root for支持；赞助；为……加油

root rot烂根病，根腐病

root directory根目录

root and branch彻底地；全部地；极端地

grass root基层；草根

dorsal root背根；后根

同近义词辨析

source, root, origin

这组词都有“起源，起因，根源”的意思，其区别是：

source本义指某地系河流或瀑布的源头，引申指某事的来源出处，但更多指抽象事物的根源或来源。

root通常指事物产生的原因或根源。

origin侧重指事物的起源或由来，也指人的出身。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

Ann caught her foot on a tree root and stumbled.
安的一只脚被树根绊了一下跌倒了。

The dog is snuffling around the root of a tree.
那条狗在树根处嗅来嗅去。

Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.
不开心是他生病的根源。

Money is thought to be the root cause of all evils.
金钱被认为是万恶之源。

I finally got to the root of the problem.
我们最终抓住了问题的实质

用作动词(v.)

Roses will not root in such acid soil.
玫瑰在这种酸性土壤中不会生根。

After a few months I felt I had really taken root here.
几个月之后，我感到确实在这里扎根了。

The pegged-down branches of the plant will take root.
固定的植物的枝条将会扎根。

It is vain to attempt to root out heresy by force.
试图用暴力消除异端邪说是徒劳的。

权威例句

Testing for a unit root in time series regression

Root Signals and the Regulation of Growth and Development of Plants in Drying Soil

A manual for the practical study of the root-nodule bacteria

A manual for the practical study of the root-nodule bacteria.

Separating root and soil microbial contributions to soil respiration: a review of methods and observations.

Nutrient requirements of suspension cultures of soybean root cells

Some distance properties of latent root and vector methods used in multivariate analysis

Likelihood Ratio Statistics for Autoregressive Time Series with a Unit Root

Distribution of the Estimators for Autoregressive Time Series with a Unit Root

Further Evidence on the Great Crash, the Oil-Price Shock, and the Unit-Root Hypothesis