| 单词 | to put down roots |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put down roots P9. to put down roots: to become established in a place, to settle down. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > [verb (intransitive)] > establish residence wickc897 telda1325 buildc1340 nestlea1382 to take (up) one's inn (or inns)a1400 to hold (also keep, make, take, etc.) one's mansiona1425 to take one's lodgec1475 reside1490 inhabit1548 to settle one's rest1562 to sit down1579 to set up (or in) one's staff (of rest)1584 to set (up) one's rest1590 nest1591 to set down one's rest1591 roost1593 inherit1600 habituate1603 seat1612 to take up (one's) residencea1626 settle1627 pitch1629 fix1638 locate1652 to marry and settle1718 domesticate1768 domiciliate1815 to hang up one's hat1826 domicile1831 to stick one's stakes1872 homestead1877 to put down roots1882 to hang one's hat1904 localize1930 1882 Tinsley's Mag. Jan. 57/1 He had put down roots in London. 1928 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 140 338/2 They have put down roots in Africa; many are three generations removed from India. 1969 A. G. Thomas in L. Durrell Spirit of Place 117 On three occasions, when he has bought a house and put down roots, the whole collection has been posted out to him. 2002 Wall St. Jrnl. 16 Dec. r10/5 If we have relocated to a new community, we become promiscuous joiners in order to put down roots and make new friends. < as lemmas |
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