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root sth in sth
常用于被动语态 be rooted in
He rooted his argument in scientific evidence.
他把论点建立在科学证据上。
生根；扎根
rooted — past of root
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
生根；扎根
to grow roots; to take root and begin to grow
He rooted his argument in scientific evidence.
他把论点建立在科学证据上。
长出根；扎根并开始生长。
To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
用鼻子拱或挖。
To turn up or dig with the snout.
准备、监督或促成插条生根。
To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings.
以卑劣手段或谄媚求宠；巴结。
To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.
root
Base
原形
roots
3rd person
第三人称单数
rooting
-ing
现在分词
rooted
Past
过去式
rooted
Past participle
过去分词
The tree roots deeply in the soil.
这棵树在土壤中深深扎根。
She rooted through the drawer looking for her keys.
她在抽屉里翻找钥匙。
They have rooted out all the corruption in the department.
他们已经根除了部门中的所有腐败。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The tomato seedlings are rooting quickly in the moist soil.
番茄幼苗在潮湿的土壤里很快长出根来。
If you leave the branch in water, it will root in about two weeks.
如果你把树枝放在水里，它大约两周后就会生根。
This rose cutting roots best in sandy, well-drained soil.
这根玫瑰插条在疏松、排水良好的沙土里最容易生根。
常用于被动语态 be rooted in
He rooted his argument in scientific evidence.
他把论点建立在科学证据上。
We were all rooting for the home team.
我们都为主队加油。
The government is trying to root out corruption.
政府正试图根除腐败。
Not this
His success roots from hard work.
Use this
His success is rooted in hard work.
中文常将‘根源于’直译为主动形式，但英语中表示‘源于’时，动词root常用被动结构‘be rooted in’，而非主动加介词from。
Not this
I root you.
Use this
I root for you.
中文‘支持’是及物动词，但英语中root表示‘支持’时是不及物动词，必须加介词for才能接宾语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
根除；铲除
The new manager vowed to root out corruption in the department.
新经理发誓要根除部门内的腐败。
翻找；搜寻
She rooted around in her bag for the keys.
她在包里翻找钥匙。
植根于；源于
Her fear of heights is rooted in a childhood accident.
她对高度的恐惧源于童年的一次事故。
呆住；一动不动
I stood rooted to the spot when I saw the snake.
看到蛇时，我吓得呆住了。
使插条生根
The gardener rooted the cuttings in a pot of damp sand.
园丁把插条放在一盆湿沙中使其生根。
支持；为……加油
We're all rooting for you to win.
我们都支持你赢。
翻找；搜寻
He rooted around in the drawer for a pen.
他在抽屉里翻找钢笔。
根除；杜绝
The new manager was hired to root out inefficiency.
新经理被聘来根除效率低下的问题。
扎根也许是人的灵魂最重要却最不为人知的需求。
A famous line from Simone Weil's The Need for Roots (L'Enracinement). It underlines that human beings need meaningful ties to a community, a place, and a tradition.
出自西蒙娜·薇依的《扎根》（L'Enracinement），强调人需要与社群、土地和传统建立有意义的联结。
在爱中扎根并立基。
A short verse from Ephesians 3:17 in the Christian Bible. It is often quoted in sermons and hymns to describe a faith that is firmly established in love.
出自基督教《圣经》以弗所书3:17，常在讲道和赞美诗中被引用，形容一种在爱中坚定确立的信心。
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
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联想：树根在土里向下钻，所以 root 作动词是“扎根”；猪用鼻子拱土翻找也叫 root，像根在土里搜寻。
语域：mixed 常见场景：植物栽培/园艺、日常口语（翻找、搜寻）、学术或政论文章（固定、确立） root 作动词有多个常用义项，语体不太统一：表示“生根、扎根”时通常用于植物生长或抽象概念，较中性；表示“使固定、确立”时比较正式；表示“翻找、搜寻”时多用于日常口语。使用时建议根据具体义项选择相应语体。
root作动词时，及物用法意为'使扎根'，常与in连用；不及物用法意为'源于'、'寻找'或'支持'（root for sb）。
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