root

US /rut, rʊt/

UK /ru:t/

A2 初級
  • n. 根源;根源;祖先;(數學方程式的)根;根;(牙齒;頭髮等的)根;根部;字根;原形
  • v. 生根;(動物)挖掘;翻找;使固定

例句

severed from our cultural roots by industrialization

A group of scientists takes over a supermarket to root out an alien infestation.