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uproot

英[ˌʌp'ruːt] 美[ˌʌp'ruːt]
  • vt. 连根拔起;迁离;根除
uprootedness uprooted uprooted uprooting uproots
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详细释义

Verb:
  1. move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment;

    "The war uprooted many people"

  2. destroy completely, as if down to the roots;

    "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"
    "root out corruption"

  3. pull up by or as if by the roots;

    "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

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

    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. Whthin seconds a tornado can uproot trees.
      几秒钟内,龙卷风就能连根拔起大树。
    2. The trunk of an elephant is powerful enough to uproot trees.
      大象的长鼻强壮得足以将树木连根拔起。
    3. The family decided to uproot themselves and emigrate to Australia.
      他们全家决定离开故土,移居澳大利亚。
    4. To take the new job he had to uproot his whole family and settled abroad.
      他为接受新的工作不得不举家迁居,在国外重新安家。
    5. A bad habit once contracted takes a very long time to uproot (or root up).
      坏习惯一旦养成,需要很长的时间才能根除。
    6. A bad habit once contracted takes a very long time to uproot.
      坏习惯一旦养成,需要很长的时间才能根除。

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