| 单词 | root |
| 释义 | Word Frequency root 1(ruːt) noun 1. a. the organ of a higher plant that anchors the rest of the plant in the ground, absorbs water and mineral salts from the soil, and does not bear leaves or buds b. (loosely) any of the branches of such an organ 2. any plant part, such as a rhizome or tuber, that is similar to a root in structure, function, or appearance 3. a. the essential, fundamental, or primary part or nature of something your analysis strikes at the root of the problem b. (as modifier) the root cause of the problem 4. anatomy the embedded portion of a tooth, nail, hair, etc 5. origin or derivation, esp as a source of growth, vitality, or existence 6. (plural) a person's sense of belonging in a community, place, etc, esp the one in which he or she was born or brought up 7. an ancestor or antecedent 8. Bible a descendant 9. the form of a word that remains after removal of all affixes; a morpheme with lexical meaning that is not further subdivisible into other morphemes with lexical meaning Compare stem1 (sense 9)10. mathematics a number or quantity that when multiplied by itself a certain number of times equals a given number or quantity 3 is a cube root of 27 11. Also called: solution mathematics a number that when substituted for the variable satisfies a given equation 2 is a root of x3 – 2x – 4 = 0 12. music (in harmony) the note forming the foundation of a chord 13. Australian and New Zealand vulgar, slang an act of sexual intercourse 14. root and branch verb 15. Also: take root (intransitive) to put forth or establish a root and begin to grow 16. Also: take root (intransitive) to become established, embedded, or effective 17. (transitive) to fix or embed with or as if with a root or roots 18. Australian and New Zealand vulgar, slang to have sexual intercourse (with) Derived forms rooter (ˈrooter) noun rootlike (ˈrootˌlike) adjective rooty (ˈrooty) adjective rootiness (ˈrootiness) noun Word origin Old English rōt, from Old Norse; related to Old English wyrt wortWord Frequency root 2(ruːt) verb (intransitive) 1. (of a pig) to burrow in or dig up the earth in search of food, using the snout 2. (foll by about, around, in, etc) informal to search vigorously but unsystematically Derived forms rooter (ˈrooter) noun Word origin C16: changed (through influence of root1) from earlier wroot, from Old English wrōtan; related to Old English wrōt snout, Middle Dutch wrōte moleWord Frequency root 3verb (intransitive; usually foll by for) informal to give support (to a contestant, team, etc), as by cheering Derived forms rooter (ˈrooter) noun Word origin C19: perhaps a variant of Scottish rout to make a loud noise, from Old Norse rauta to roar |
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