1PHRASAL VERB 铲除;清除 If you root out a person, you find them and force them from the place they are in, usually in order to punish them. 铲除;清除
The generals have to root out traitors. [VERBPREP. noun]
将军们得把叛国者全部铲除。
It shouldn't take too long to root him out. [VERB noun PREP.]
把他铲除掉应该不需要太长的时间。
2PHRASAL VERB 根除;杜绝;彻底解决 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. 根除;杜绝;彻底解决 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
There would be a major drive to root out corruption. [VERBPREP. noun]