root out

短语

用鼻拱出, 发现

词形变化

rooted out rooting out roots out 三单 roots out rooting out 现在分词 rooted out 过去式 rooted out 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To remove or abolish completely.

    及物

    They rooted out all vestiges of corruption.

    They rooted out all the burdock from their paddocks.

  2. 2.

    To search for and discover.

    及物

    Near-synonym: suss out

    It took them hours to root out exactly where the water was coming in.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 5

exterminate eradicate uproot extirpate deracinate

上位词 4

move destroy destruct displace

下位词 1

stub

词源

From the notion of eradication: ripping something out by the roots.

来源：wiktionary