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the part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibres
根部；根茎，地下茎
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cacti have deep and spreading roots 仙人掌有深而展开的根
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a tree root .树根。
the persistent underground part of a plant, especially when fleshy and enlarged and used as a vegetable, e.g. a turnip or carrot
（尤指肉质肥大，通常用作蔬菜的）根；块根。
any plant grown for such a root
根用作物。
the embedded part of a bodily organ or structure such as a hair, tooth, or nail
（头发、牙齿、指甲等的）根，根部
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her hair was fairer at the roots .她的头发根部更显金黄。
the part of a thing attaching it to a greater or more fundamental whole; the end or base
底部，基部
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a little lever near the root of the barrel .接近桶底的一根小杆。
the basic cause, source, or origin of something
根源，来源；原因
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money is the root of all evil 金钱是万恶之源
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jealousy was at the root of it 嫉妒是此事的根源
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the root cause of the problem .这个问题的根本原因。
the essential substance or nature of something
根本；实质；本质
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matters at the heart and root of existence .生存的核心和根本问题。
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（尤指培育了个人对某一地点或地区居民长期深厚感情的家庭、民族及文化的）渊源，根；原籍
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it's always nice to return to my roots .回到我的祖籍地总使我很高兴。
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（尤指音乐）与某民族（或某文化）有渊源的（尤指源自非西方民族或非西方文化）
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roots music .本土音乐。
(in biblical use)a scion; a descendant
〈圣经〉 根苗，苗裔
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the root of David .以色列国王大卫的苗裔。
【语言学】 词根
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many European words stem from this linguistic root 许多欧洲词汇源于这个词根
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the root form of the word .这个单词的词根。
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【乐】 根音。
【数】 根
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find the cube root of the result .求出这个答数的立方根。
short for
<Bold>SQUARE ROOT</Bold>的简称。
a value of an unknown quantity satisfying a given equation
方程根
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the roots of the equation differ by an integer .方程根会因整数不同而不同。
〈澳／ 新西兰，爱尔兰，粗俚〉 性交。
[with adj.]a sexual partner of a specified nature or ability
（有明确性能的）性交伙伴。
cause (a plant or cutting) to grow roots
使（植物，插枝）生根
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root your own cuttings from stock plants .从繁殖用植物上剪下枝条，自己进行插枝培植。
[no obj.](of a plant or cutting)establish roots
（植物，插枝）生根，扎根
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large trees had rooted in the canal bank .许多大树扎根在运河岸边。
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扎根于，在… 中根深蒂固
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vegetarianism is rooted in Indian culture .素食主义在印度文化中根深蒂固。
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根源在于，由…产生
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the Latin dubitareis rooted in an Indo-European word .拉丁文dubitare源自一个印欧语系单词。
[with obj. and adverbial][often as adj.
（因畏惧、惊奇而）生了根似的不动；一动不动
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she found herself rooted to the spot in disbelief .她发觉自己因怀疑而站在那里一动不动。
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〈澳／ 新西兰，爱尔兰，粗俚〉与…性交。
[with obj.]exhaust (someone) or frustrate their efforts
使精疲力竭；挫败，使受挫折。
(of an animal)turn up the ground with its snout in search of food
（动物）用鼻（或嘴）拱土觅食
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stray dogs rooting around for bones and scraps .用鼻拱土四处寻找骨头和残羹剩饭的流浪狗。
search unsystematically through an untidy mass or area; rummage
翻找；搜寻
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she was rooting through a pile of papers .她在一堆文书里翻找东西。
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找出；查出；发掘出
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he managed to root out the cleaning kit .他设法找出了那套打扫用具。
an act of rooting
翻找；搜寻；发掘
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I have a root through the open drawers .我翻找了一下拉开的抽屉。
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at root basically; fundamentally 实际上，根本上，本质上it is a moral question at root . 这实质上是个道德问题 -
put down roots （of a plant） begin to draw nourishment from the soil through its roots （植物）扎根 -
（of a person） begin to have a settled life in a particular place （人）安家落户；开始定居下来过稳定的生活
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root and branch used to express the thorough or radical nature of a process or operation 全部的（地），完全的（地）；彻底的（地）root and branch reform of personal taxation . 个人所得税的彻底改革 -
strike at the root （或roots ）of affect in a vital area with potentially destructive results 摧毁…的基础，根绝the proposals struck at the roots of community life .这些建议摧毁了社区生活的基础 -
take root （of a plant） begin to grow and draw nourishment from the soil through its roots （植物）生根，开始生长 -
become fixed or established 扎根；被牢固树立；固定不动
the idea had taken root in my mind . 这个想法在我的头脑里扎了根
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root something out （亦作root something up ） dig or pull up a plant by the roots 连根挖起，连根拔起 -
find and get rid of someone or something regarded as pernicious or dangerous 根除，铲除，根绝
a campaign to root out corruption . 一场根除腐败的运动
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root vegetables 根茎类蔬菜
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the root cause 根本原因
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have one's root(s) in sth 源于...
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be rooted in sth 扎根于...
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