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单词 root out
释义
root out
1. phrasal verb
If you root out a person, you find them and force them from the place they are in, usually in order to punish them.
The generals have to root out traitors. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
It shouldn't take too long to root him out. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If you root out a problem or an unpleasant situation, you find out who or what is the cause of it and put an end to it.
There would be a major drive to root out corruption. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
Any sort of wrong-doing had to be rooted out. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
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