2V-ERG (使)生根成长 If you root a plant or cutting or if it roots, roots form on the bottom of its stem and it starts to grow. (使)生根成长
Most plants will root in about six to eight weeks. [VERB]
大多数植物都会在6到8周内生根。
Root the cuttings in a heated propagator. [VERB noun]
把插条放在加热的培育箱里生根。
3ADJ [ADJ n](蔬菜、作物等)块根的,根茎可食用的Root vegetables or root crops are grown for their roots which are large and can be eaten. (蔬菜、作物等)块根的,根茎可食用的
...root crops such as carrots and potatoes.
诸如胡萝卜和马铃薯之类的块根作物
4N-COUNT (头发或牙齿的)根,根部 The root of a hair or tooth is the part of it that is underneath the skin. (头发或牙齿的)根,根部
...decay around the roots of teeth. [+ of]
牙根周围的腐蚀
...wax strips which remove hairs cleanly from the root.
能彻底将毛发连根清除的脱毛蜡
5N-PLURAL [usually poss NOUN]根脉;祖籍;血统;根基 You can refer to the place or culture that a person or their family comes from as their roots . 根脉;祖籍;血统;根基
I am proud of my Brazilian roots.
我为我的巴西血统感到自豪。
It's 21 years since she first moved to Britain from the Lebanon, but she hasn't forgotten her roots.
她从黎巴嫩搬到英国已经有21年了,但她从未忘记自己的根。
6N-UNCOUNT [oft NOUN n]根音乐(受传统文化强烈影响的流行音乐,尤指雷盖音乐)Roots is used to refer to pop music, especially reggae, that is strongly influenced by the traditional music of the culture that it originally came from. 根音乐(受传统文化强烈影响的流行音乐,尤指雷盖音乐)
...superb roots reggae by the likes of Little Roy and Wailing Souls.
像小罗伊、“哭泣灵魂”等这一类音乐人表演的极棒的老根雷盖乐
7N-COUNT (问题、困境等的)根源,起因,祸根 You can refer to the cause of a problem or of an unpleasant situation as the root of it or the roots of it. (问题、困境等的)根源,起因,祸根
We got to the root of the problem. [+ of]
我们找到了问题的根源。
This lack of recognition was at the root of the dispute.
这种不被承认就是这次纷争的根源。
His sense of guilt had its roots in his childhood loss of his younger sister.
他的负疚感源于他在童年失去了妹妹。
They were treating symptoms and not the root cause.
11PHRASE 完全地;彻底地 If something has been completely changed or destroyed, you can say that it has been changed or destroyed root and branch . 完全地;彻底地 [written]
The forces of National Socialism were transforming Germany root and branch.
纳粹主义势力当时正在彻底改变德国。
Some prison practices are in need of root and branch reform.
12PHRASE 扎根;定居;安家 If someone puts down roots, they make a place their home, for example by taking part in activities there or by making a lot of friends there. 扎根;定居;安家
When they got to Montana, they put down roots and built a life.
到了蒙大拿后,他们便在那里扎根并过上了新生活。
SYN settle, set up home, get established, make your home
13PHRASE (想法、信念或风俗)深入人心,根深蒂固 If an idea, belief, or custom takes root, it becomes established among a group of people. (想法、信念或风俗)深入人心,根深蒂固
Time would be needed for democracy to take root.
民主观念要深入人心需要时间。
Without a sensible sex education all kinds of strange and fantastic ideas will take root.