【植物動詞】Root
Root,名詞「根」,root vegetables 根莖類食物
Root,動詞「生根」
This plant will root in water.
(這種植物會在水裡生根)
Root,動詞「根深蒂固」
a deep-rooted idea
(根深蒂固的觀念)
The idea of selflessness is deeply rooted in our culture.
(無私利他的觀念根深蒂固在我們的文化裡)
Root,動詞「拔根」
** 常配合介係詞up,而且up放在root前面
The thunderstorm up rooted the tree.
(大雷雨把樹連根拔起)
Root,動詞「起源於…」,搭配介係詞in
Our failure rooted mainly in lack of funding.
(我們失敗的根本原因是資金不足)
Root,動詞「搜尋」
** 常搭配介係詞around, through, out等
I rooted through my backpack for my phone.
(我翻遍背包找我的手機)
Root,動詞「用腳或鼻子挖土找東西」,通常指豬
The pig is rooting in soil for food.
(豬翻土找東西吃)
常用詞:Root to the spot,釘住、嚇呆
They stood rooted to the spot when the dinosaurs came to life.
(當他們見到活的恐龍,都驚呆了)
常用片語:Root out,「根除」或「發現」
Xi determined to root out corruption in China.
(習近平決心要根除中國的貪腐)
Jiang will root out a solution to deal with Xi.
(江澤民會找出辦法對付習近平)
常用片語:Root for someone,「加油、支持」
** 為什麼Root for是加油呢?有這麼一說,豬用鼻子挖土找東西吃(root for food)的時候會不斷"呼噜噜"為自己加油,所以Root for someone就是用豬叫聲"呼噜噜"為人加油。
** 神鬼奇航男主角Will親了女主角之後,Jack船長安慰男配角: 「其實我一直都是支持你的」
You should know I was rooting for you.
(我跟你說,其實我一直都是支持你的)
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