uproot
英 [?p'ru?t]
美[,?p'rut]
- vt. 根除，连根拔起；迫使某人离开出生地或定居处
- vi. 迁离；改变生活方式
CET6+TEM4TOEFL低频词畅通词汇
词态变化
第三人称单数:?uproots;过去式:?uprooted;过去分词:?uprooted;现在分词:?uprooting;
中文词源
uproot 连根拔起，背井离乡
比喻用法。
英文词源
- uproot (v.)
- 1590s (implied in uprooted), in the figurative sense, from up (adv.) + root (v.). The literal sense is first recorded 1690s. Related: Uprooted; uprooting.
双语例句
- 1. Work commitments forced her to uproot herself and her son from Reykjavik.
- 她的工作迫使她和儿子从雷克雅未克搬走。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He had no wish to uproot Dena from her present home.
- 他没想过让德娜离开现在的家去别处居住。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They had been forced to uproot their vines and plant wheat.
- 他们已被迫将葡萄藤连根拔除，改种小麦。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. We decided to uproot and head for Scotland.
- 我们决定迁往苏格兰。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. Time required to uproot a tree is about a minute.
- 将一株树连根拔除需要一分钟左右.
来自辞典例句