PLANT 植物, the part of a plant or tree that grows under the ground and gets water from the soil

根:

These plants produce a number of thin roots.

这些植物会长出很多细根。

CAUSE OF A PROBLEM 问题的起因, the main cause of a problem

〔问题的〕根源，起因:

Allergies are at the root of a lot of health problems.

过敏是许多健康问题的根源。

The love of money is the root of all evil .

贪财是万恶之源。

A competent mechanic should be able to get to the root of the problem (=find out the cause of a problem) .

合格的机械师应该能够找到问题的根源。

the root causes of crime

犯罪的根本原因

ORIGIN / MAIN PART 起源/主要部分, the origin or main part of something such as a custom, law, activity etc, from which other things have developed

起源; 基础; 根本:

a legal system with roots in English common law

起源于英国普通法的司法制度

Jazz has its roots in the folk songs of the southern states of the US.

爵士乐起源于美国南部诸州的民歌。

the liberal economic policies which lie at the root of American power

成为美国国力基础的自由经济政策

FAMILY CONNECTION 家族联系, sb's roots your relation to a place because you were born there, or your family used to live there

某人的根〔指与出生地、家乡的联系〕:

immigrants keeping in touch with their cultural roots

和自己的文化根脉一直保持着联系的移民

Alex Haley's story about his search for his roots became a bestseller.

亚历克斯·黑利写的关于他寻根的故事成了畅销书。

put down roots, if you put down roots somewhere, you start to feel that a place is your home and to have relationships with the people there

扎根〔某地〕:

Because of her husband's job, they'd moved too often to put down roots anywhere.

因为丈夫工作的关系，他们经常搬家，难以在一个地方扎下根来。

TOOTH / HAIR ETC 牙齿/头发等, the part of a tooth, hair etc that connects it to the rest of your body

〔牙齿、头发等的〕根部:

She'd pulled some of Kelly's hair out by the roots.

她给凯利连根拔下了几根头发。

take root

have a (good) root round, [BrE informal] to search for something by moving other things around

翻找

LANGUAGE 语言, [technical] the basic part of a word which shows its main meaning, to which other parts can be added. For example, the word 'coldness' is formed from the root 'cold' and the SUFFIX 'ness'

. 词根;

MATHEMATICS 数学, [technical] a number that, when multiplied by itself a certain number of times, equals the number that you have

根:

2 is the fourth root of 16.

2 是 16 的 4 次方根。

root and branch, if you destroy or change something root and branch, you get rid of it or change it completely and permanently because it is bad

彻底地，永久地〔把坏事物消除〕:

a root and branch reform of the electoral system

对选举制度的彻底改革

PLANT 植物

be rooted in sth, to have developed from something and be strongly influenced by it

起源于某事物:

The country's economic troubles are rooted in a string of global crises.

这个国家的经济困境是源于一连串的全球危机。

This feeling of rejection is often deeply rooted in childhood.

这种被人排斥的感觉往往深深根源于童年。

SEARCH 寻找, [I always + adv / prep] to search for something by moving things around

翻找;

Leila rooted through her handbag for a pen.

莉拉在手提包里翻找钢笔。

PIGS 猪, [I usually + adv / prep] if a pig roots somewhere, it looks for food under the ground

拱土觅食:

pigs rooting for truffles

拱土寻找块菌的猪

rooted to the spot / floor / ground etc, so shocked, surprised, or frightened that you cannot move

〔震惊、惊讶或害怕得〕呆住不动:

She stood rooted to the spot, staring at him.

她呆若木鸡地站着盯住他看。