- root
 - [ru:t, rut]
 - n. 根;根源;词根;祖先
vi. 生根;根除
vt. 生根,固定;根源在于 
反义词
           
       参考例子
           - 1.Roses will not root in such acid soil.
 - 玫瑰在这种酸性土壤中不会生根。
 
- 2.We have to solve the problem from the root.
 - 要解决问题,就要从它的根源处著手。
 
- 3.The new President promised to root out all corrupt practices .
 - 新的总统承诺说,要除掉一切腐败惯例的根。
 
英文解释
           - n.
 - 1.(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral
 - 2.(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
 - 3.the place where something begins, where it springs into being
 - 4.a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number
 - 5.the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
 - 6.someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
 - 7.a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be deri
 - 8.the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
 
- v.
 - 1.take root and begin to grow
 - 2.come into existence, originate
 - 3.plant by the roots
 - 4.dig with the snout
 - 5.take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
 - 6.become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
 - 7.cause to take roots
 
网络释义
               - root
 - 树根; 根,基础; 叶根; 根本;
 
- root hair
 - 根毛; 跦祷;
 
- beet root
 - 甜菜根; 红菜头; 甜菜瑰根;
 
- Platycodon Root
 - 桔梗; 桔梗粉末;
 
- root cause
 - 根源; 根本原因; 根原因; 原因;