uproot

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vt. 连根拔起, 根除

发音

UK /ˌʌpˈɹuːt/
其它
US /ˌʌpˈɹut/

词形变化

uproots 复数 uproots uproots 三单 uprooting 现在分词 uprooted 过去式 uprooted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of uprooting something.

v.
  1. 1.

    To tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.

    比喻 及物
  3. 3.

    To remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.

    比喻 及物
  4. 4.

    Of oneself or someone: to move away from a familiar environment (for example, to live elsewhere).

    不及物
  5. 1.

    Of a pig or other animal: to dig up (something in the ground) using the snout; to rummage for (something) in the ground; to grub up, to root, to rout.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 5

exterminate eradicate deracinate extirpate root out

上位词 4

move destroy destruct displace

下位词 1

stub

词源

PIE word *wréh₂ds From up- (prefix indicating a higher direction or position) + root (“to tear up by the roots; (figuratively) to remove forcibly from a place; to eradicate, exterminate”, verb). Root is derived from root (“underground part of a plant”, noun), from Middle English rote, from Old English rōt, rōte, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic *wrōts, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”).

来源：wiktionary