Word · Frequency #1992
rooted
生根；扎根
rooted is the past of root.
核心释义
to grow roots; to take root and begin to grow
- 1.
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.
- 2.
用鼻子拱或挖。
To turn up or dig with the snout.
- 3.
准备、监督或促成插条生根。
To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings.
- 4.
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.
- 5.
牢固固定；确立。
To fix firmly; to establish.
- 6.
翻找；如挖土般搜寻。
To rummage; to search as if by digging in soil.
- 7.
(婴儿)转头张嘴觅食。
Of a baby: to turn the head and open the mouth in search of food.
- 8.
根除；废除。
To root out; to abolish.
- 9.
(马)戴衔铁时低头猛拉缰绳。
To tug or pull at the reins aggressively by driving the head downwards while wearing a bit.
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
用法In use
The tomato seedlings are rooting quickly in the moist soil.
用法提示：root 在此作动词，表示“生根、长出根来”，用于现在进行时。
If you leave the branch in water, it will root in about two weeks.
用法提示：root 作动词，意为“生根”，在条件句中使用原形。
This rose cutting roots best in sandy, well-drained soil.
用法提示：root 作动词，意为“生根”，此处为第三人称单数形式。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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）。
发音与拼写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。
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.