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单词 uproot
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
up•root /ʌpˈrut, -ˈrʊt/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object]
  1. to pull out by or as if by the roots:The wind uprooted the trees.
  2. to displace or remove (people) violently, such as from a home, country, customs, or way of life.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
up•root  (up ro̅o̅t, -rŏŏt),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to pull out by or as if by the roots:The hurricane uprooted many trees and telephone poles.
  2. to remove violently or tear away from a native place or environment:The industrial revolution uprooted large segments of the rural population.
  3. to destroy or eradicate as if by pulling out roots:The conquerors uprooted many of the native traditions.
  4. to displace, as from a home or country;
    tear away, as from customs or a way of life:to uproot a people.

v.i. 
  1. to become uprooted.
  • up- + root2 1610–20
up•rooted•ness, n. 
up•rooter, n. 
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . extirpate, banish, eliminate, remove.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
uproot /ʌpˈruːt/ vb (transitive)
  1. to pull up by or as if by the roots
  2. to displace (a person or persons) from native or habitual surroundings
  3. to remove or destroy utterly

upˈrooter n
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