root词组,隐喻,短语

root

rootroot[ruːt],root a'round; ,root a'round/ 'through sth (BrE also ,root a'bout, ,root a'bout sth) (for sth)1.■to move things around or turn them over to try to find sth翻找；搜寻:He was rooting around in the drawer for his keys.他翻抽屉找他的钥匙。Something or someone had been rooting through the piles of rubbish.垃圾堆被翻动过了。[G]v+adv ◆ v+prep'root for sb/sth (informal)2.■(usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时):to support or encourage sb in a sports competition or when they are in a difficult situation给﹙参加比赛或遭遇困难者﹚助威，加油:Good luck — I’ll be rooting for you! 祝你好运─我会为你加油的！[G]v+prep,root sb/sth 'out 3.■to find the person or thing that is causing a problem and remove or get rid of them铲除﹙有害的人或事物﹚；斩草除根；根除:The government has promised to root out police corruption.政府承诺要杜绝警务人员贪污。The trouble makers seem to have been rooted out.惹是生非的人似乎都已经被揪出来了。[OBJ]corruption 4.■(informal) to find sb/sth when it is not easy or it takes a long time终于发现﹙或找到﹚:They eventually rooted out two witnesses.他们最终找到了两位目击者。I’ve got some instructions for the camera somewhere — I’ll see if I can root them out.我把照相机的说明放在某个地方了─我来看看能不能找出来。I’ll root out the photo for you.我来给你找出这张照片。[synonym]dig sth out;hunt sth down/out[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+pron+adv ◆ v+n+adv (less frequent),root 'through sth =ROOT AROUND,ROOT AROUND/THROUGH STH'root sb to sth 5.■if fear, shock, etc. roots you to a place, it makes you unable to move使﹙恐惧、惊吓得﹚呆住不动:She stood rooted to the spot in horror.她吓得呆住了。[G]v+n/pron+prep,root sth 'up 6.■to dig or pull up a plant, tree, etc.with its roots连根拔起；连根挖起:Kids have been rooting up plants and carving their names on the trees.孩子们一直在拔花草，在树上刻名字。[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv