| 釋義 |
root2 /ru: t; rut/ vt, vi 1 [VP6A, 2A] (of plants, cuttings, etc) (cause to) send out ~s and begin to grow: (指植物，插枝等)(使)生根并開(kāi)始生長(zhǎng)： ~ chrysanthemum cuttings in sand and peat. 使菊花的插枝在沙與泥煤中生根。 Some cuttings ~ easily. 有些插枝易于生根。 2 [VP6A, 15A] cause to stand fixed and unmoving: 使立定不動(dòng); 使確立; 使固定： Fear ~ed him to the ground. 恐懼使他呆在那里不動(dòng)。 He stood there ~ed!'to the spot. 他站在該處不動(dòng)。 3 (of ideas, principles, etc) establish firmly (chiefly inpp): (指觀念，原則等)使根深蒂固; 使堅(jiān)定不移(主要用過(guò)去分詞形式)： She has a ~ed objection to cold baths. 她堅(jiān)決反對(duì)冷水浴。 Her affection for him is deeply ~ed. 她對(duì)他的愛(ài)是堅(jiān)定不移的。 4 [VP15B] ~ sth out, get rid of, exterminate (an evil, etc). 根絕; 根除(禍害等)。 ~ sth up, dig or pull up with the ~s. 連根拔起。 ~ 4ess adj having no ~s; (of a person) without ~s in society. 無(wú)根的; (指人)無(wú)社會(huì)基礎(chǔ)的; 沒(méi)有生根的。反 root(1). |