- [countable]
the part of a plant that grows under the ground and takes in water and minerals that it sends to the rest of the plant 根;根茎 deep spreading roots 扎得很深的根 Tree roots can cause damage to buildings. 树根会给大楼造成损害。 - by the roots
I pulled the plant up by the roots (= including the roots). 我把这棵植物连根拔起。 root vegetables/crops (= plants whose roots you can eat, such as carrots) 块根蔬菜/作物 Good soil promotes strong root growth. 好的土壤促进了根的生长。 Root tips die quickly when exposed to light and air. 当暴露在光线和空气中时,根尖很快死亡。
Collocations The living worldsee also grassroots, taprootTopics Plants and treesb2, Foodb2The living world 生物界 Animals 动物 - animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)
动物交配/繁育/繁殖/以…为食 - fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)
鱼/两栖动物游动/产卵 - birds fly/migrate/nest/sing
鸟飞翔/迁徙/筑巢/啼叫 - insects crawl/fly/bite/sting
昆虫爬/飞/咬/叮 - insects/bees/locusts swarm
昆虫/蜜蜂/蝗虫成群地飞来飞去 - bees collect/gather nectar/pollen
蜜蜂采蜜/花粉 - spiders spin/weave a web
蜘蛛结网/织网 - snakes/lizards shed their skins
蛇/蜥蜴蜕皮 - bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate
熊/刺猬/青蛙冬眠 - insect larvae grow/develop/pupate
昆虫的幼虫生长/发育/化蛹 - an egg/a chick/a larva hatches
卵孵化;小鸡出壳;幼虫孵出 - attract/find/choose a mate
吸引/找到/选择配偶 - produce/release eggs/sperm
产卵;排卵;产生/释放精子 - lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs
产卵;使卵受精;孵卵 - inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast
栖居于森林/礁石/海岸 - mark/enter/defend (a) territory
标出/进入/保卫领地 - stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey
悄悄接近/猎杀/捕获/杀死猎物
Plants and fungi 植物和真菌 - trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower
树木/植物生长/开花 - a seed germinates/sprouts
种子发芽 - leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form
叶子/花蕾/根茎/幼苗长出来/长大/成形 - flower buds swell/open
花蕾含苞欲放/绽放 - a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something
菌类生长/扩散/长满… - pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant
给花/植物授粉 - produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores
长出/传播花粉/种子/孢子 - produce/bear fruit
结果 - develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves
长出根茎/嫩芽/叶子 - provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients
提供/吸收/提取/释放营养物 - perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis
进行/增加/减少光合作用
Bacteria and viruses 细菌和病毒 - bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply
细菌/微生物/病毒生长/扩散/繁殖 - bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something
细菌/微生物在…中存活/大量生长 - bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease
细菌/微生物/病毒进化/长满…/引发疾病 - bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)
细菌(将某物)分解/转化(成某物) - a virus enters/invades something/the body
病毒进入/侵入某物/身体 - a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)
病毒变异/演化/(自我)复制 - be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria
感染上/接触到一种新病毒/抗药性细菌 - contain/carry/harbour bacteria/a virus
带有细菌/病毒 - kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria
杀灭有害的/致命的细菌
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- shallow
- gnarled
- …
- develop
- grow
- put down
- …
- grow
- system
- ball
- crops
- …
- by its/the roots
- [countable]
the part of a hair, tooth, nail or tongue that attaches it to the rest of the body 根;根部 hair that is blonde at the ends and dark at the roots 发梢金黄而发根褐色的头发
- [countable, usually singular]
the main cause of something, such as a problem or difficult situation 根源;起因 - root of something
Money, or love of money, is said to be the root of all evil. 有人说钱和爱钱是万恶之源。 We have to get to the root of the problem. 我们必须找到问题的根源。 - at the root of something
What lies at the root of his troubles is a sense of insecurity. 他的一切忧虑源于一种不安全感。 What would you say was the root cause of the problem? 你认为问题的根源是什么?
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectb2His fears of loneliness lay at the very root of his inability to leave. 他无法离开的根本原因就在于他害怕寂寞。 I expect money is at the root of the matter. 我认为钱的问题是此事的根源。 I've spent months trying to get to the root of the problem. 我已经花了好几个月的时间寻找问题的根源。 They consider globalization to be the root of all evil. 他们认为全球化是万恶之源。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- strong
- very
- …
- have
- explore
- find
- …
- be planted in something
- go back
- cause
- at (the root of)
- root in
- the root of all evil
- the root of the matter
- the root of the problem
- …
- root of something
- [countable, usually plural]
the origin or basis of something 起源;基础;根基 Flamenco may have its roots in Arabic music. 弗拉门科可能起源于阿拉伯音乐。 The festival has ancient and deep roots in English culture. 这个节日在英国文化中有着古老而深厚的渊源。 Her last three albums have seen her return to her bluegrass roots 她最近的三张专辑见证了她回归草根 We wanted to remain true to our creative roots. 我们想忠于自己的创作根基。
Extra ExamplesThe two languages share a common root. 这两种语言同源。 Jazz's roots are firmly planted in African tradition. 爵士乐深深根植于非洲传统。 The custom has its roots in Wales. 这种习俗起源于威尔士。 This shameful treatment struck at the very roots of their human dignity. 这种可耻的待遇触及了他们人类尊严的根本。 The unrest has roots in religious differences. 动荡的根源是宗教分歧。 They can trace their roots back to the 16th century. 他们的祖籍可以追溯到 16 世纪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- strong
- very
- …
- have
- explore
- find
- …
- be planted in something
- go back
- cause
- at (the root of)
- root in
- the root of all evil
- the root of the matter
- the root of the problem
- …
- roots[plural]
the feelings or connections that you have with a place because you have lived there or your family came from there 根(指与出生地或原籍相关联的情感或联系) I'm proud of my Italian roots. 我为我的意大利血统感到骄傲。 After 20 years in America, I still feel my roots are in England. 尽管在美国生活了 20 年,我还是觉得我的根在英格兰。 We have made lifelong friendships and put down roots. 我们结下了一生的友谊,也扎下了根。
Extra ExamplesMy husband wants to go back to his Irish roots. 我丈夫想返回原籍爱尔兰。 severed from our cultural roots by industrialization 工业化把我们与文化根基断开
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- humble
- strong
- cultural
- …
- get back to
- go back to
- return to
- …
- [countable] (
linguistics )语言学 the part of a word that has the main meaning and that its other forms are based on; a word that other words are formed from 词根 ‘Comfort’ is the root of ‘comfortable’, ‘comfortably’, ‘discomfort’ and ‘uncomfortable’. ‘舒适’是‘舒服’、‘舒服’、‘不舒服’、‘不舒服’的根源。
- [countable]
a quantity which, when multiplied by itself a particular number of times, produces another quantity see also cube root, square rootTopics Maths and measurementc2方根;根
of plant植物
of hair/tooth/nail头发;牙齿;指甲
main cause of problem问题的主要原因
origin起源
connection with place与地方相关
of word单词
mathematics数学
Word Originnoun late Old English rōt, from Old Norse rót; related to Latin radix.
Idioms
put down roots
root and branch
take root