root
英 /ruːt/ 美 /ruːt/
- n. 植物的根the part of a plant that absorbs water from soil
- n. 根源；起因the basic cause or origin of something
- v. 生根；使生根to grow roots or cause a plant to grow roots
Thick roots from the oak have cracked our garden path.
橡树粗壮的根把我们花园的小路撑裂了。
Effective policies should address the root of poverty rather than simply provide temporary financial assistance.
有效的政策应解决贫困的根源，而不只是提供临时的经济援助。
搭配
root cause 根本原因take root 生根；扎根at the root of 是……的根源plant roots 植物根部
辨析提示
root本身不表示根除；root out才表示根除。
词族
rooted (adj.)、rootless (adj.)
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