Word · Frequency #1992
rooted
生根；扎根
rooted is the past of root.
to grow roots; to take root and begin to grow
- 1.
To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
长出根；扎根并开始生长。
- 2.
To turn up or dig with the snout.
用鼻子拱或挖。
- 3.
To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings.
准备、监督或促成插条生根。
- 4.
To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.
以卑劣手段或谄媚求宠；巴结。
- 5.
To fix firmly; to establish.
牢固固定；确立。
- 6.
To rummage; to search as if by digging in soil.
翻找；如挖土般搜寻。
- 7.
Of a baby: to turn the head and open the mouth in search of food.
(婴儿)转头张嘴觅食。
- 8.
To root out; to abolish.
根除；废除。
- 9.
To tug or pull at the reins aggressively by driving the head downwards while wearing a bit.
(马)戴衔铁时低头猛拉缰绳。
使固定；确立；翻找；搜寻；根除；铲除；废除；（用鼻子）拱；拱土；（婴儿）转头张嘴觅食
In use
The tomato seedlings are rooting quickly in the moist soil.
If you leave the branch in water, it will root in about two weeks.
This rose cutting roots best in sandy, well-drained soil.
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。
root for sb/sth
We were all rooting for the home team.
我们都为主队加油。
root out sth
The government is trying to root out corruption.
Connections
Collocations
- root out
- 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。
- root around
- 翻找；搜寻
- She rooted around in her bag for the keys.她在包里翻找钥匙。
- rooted in
- 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。
- rooted to the spot
- 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。
- root cuttings
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /uːt/ 结尾，与 root /ruːt/ 押韵。注意形近词 foot /fʊt/ 和 soot（常读 /sʊt/，有时读 /suːt/）发音不同，不要混淆。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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