| 单词 | root |
| 释义 | root (once / 103 pages) 1nv 2nv 3n 4v The root is the part of the plant that's underground. Dig up a potato, and you will unearth its roots. Just pull them off before you cook the potato. Root comes from the Latin word radix, which means "starting point," and you can think of the root of something as the place it starts from, whether that's the root of a tree, or the root of a problem. The root of your fear of swimming might have been a scary shark attack movie. If your ancestors come from Guatemala, you have Guatemalan roots. If you dig through a pile of junk, you're "rooting around." WORD FAMILYroot: rootage, rooted, rooter, rooting, rootless, rootlet, roots+/rootage: rootages/rooted: rootedly/rooter: rooters/rooting: rootings/rootless: rootlessly/rootlet: rootlets USAGE EXAMPLESOthers conclude that this sense of homelessness is rooted in human nature but corresponds to nothing real in the world. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) But its roots remain in New York, where its East Harlem branch, Youth Action/YouthBuild, is still in its original storefront. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) And that, ultimately, is what business leaders in Rutland hope will happen if the refugees put down roots in Rutland. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground Hypo|Hyper calamus the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally cocoyam, dasheen, eddo, taroedible starchy tuberous root of taro plants ginsengaromatic root of ginseng plants horseradish, horseradish rootthe root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning radishpungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants chicory, chicory rootthe dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute oyster plant, salsifyedible root of the salsify plant Hottentot bread, Hottentot's breadthick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot briarroothard woody root of the briar Erica arborea orris, orrisrootfragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines sarsaparilla rootdried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax used as a flavoring agent licorice rootroot of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines senegadried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin mandrake, mandrake rootthe root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic cassava, manioccassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca carrotdeep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant parsnipthe whitish root of cultivated parsnip pneumatophorean air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant taproot(botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem adventitious rootroot growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem rootletsmall root or division of a root prop roota root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangroves plant organ a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus 2n the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support Syn|Hyper tooth root anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing 3v take root and begin to grow this plant roots quickly Hyper grow become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain 4v plant by the roots Hyper plant, set put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground 5v cause to take roots Hyper grow cause to grow or develop 6v become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper settle, settle down, steady down, take root roost settle down or stay, as if on a roost stabilise, stabilize become stable or more stable 1n the place where something begins, where it springs into being communism's Russian root Syn|Hypo|Hyper beginning, origin, rootage, source derivation the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) springa point at which water issues forth fountainhead, head, headspringthe source of water from which a stream arises headwaterthe source of a river wellhead, wellspringthe source of water for a well jumping-off place, point of departurea place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, proveniencewhere something originated or was nurtured in its early existence homeplace where something began and flourished point sourcea concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted trail head, trailheadthe beginning of a trail point the precise location of something; a spatially limited location 2n someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) Syn|Ant|Exp|Hypo|Hyper ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent descendant, descendent a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race Abraham the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son Benjamin(Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel Isaac(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau Ishmael(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes Issachar(Old Testament) a son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the tribes of Israel Joseph(Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt Judah(Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah Methuselah(Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years Noahthe Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis Reuben(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel Blessed Virginthe mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics Naomithe mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament ancestress a woman ancestor forbear, forebeara person from whom you are descended father, forefather, sirethe founder of a family foremothera woman ancestor primogenitor, progenitoran ancestor in the direct line genitora natural father or mother grandparenta parent of your father or mother great grandparenta parent of your grandparent patriarchany of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race relation, relative a person related by blood or marriage 3n a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes Syn|Hyper etymon descriptor, form, signifier, word form the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something 4n (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed Syn|Hyper base, radical, root word, stem, theme descriptor, form, signifier, word form the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something 5v come into existence, originate 3The problem roots in her depression Hyper become come into existence 1n a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number Hypo|Hyper square root a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number cube roota number that when multiplied three times equals a given number number a concept of quantity involving zero and units 2n the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation 4Syn|Hyper solution set (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols v dig with the snout the pig was rooting for truffles Syn|Hyper rootle, rout cut into, delve, dig, turn over turn up, loosen, or remove earth |
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