词汇 | root |
释义 | root Theme: GLUTTONY in. to eat food like a pig.Don't root. Slow down and enjoy your food.Max is downstairs rooting now. It won't take that slob long to eat. Theme: TOBACCO n. a cigarette or a cigar.That root you're smoking sure stinks.You got a root I can borrow? root 1. noun 1 the penis US, 1968. 2 an act of sexual intercourse AUSTRALIA, 1959. 3 a sexual partner. Especially used in contexts where a person's sexual abilities are rated; see DUD ROOT AUSTRALIA, 1969. 4 marijuana; a marijuana cigarette US, 1959. 5 an amphetamine or other central nervous system stimulant US, 1971. 6 a kick. The variant 'rooter' also exists IRELAND, 1962 2. verb 1 to copulate with someone AUSTRALIA, 1958. 2 to confound someone; to defeat someone AUSTRALIA, 1944. 3 to give a hefty blow to someone or something AUSTRALIA, 1975.► get rootedgo away; piss off. An analogue to 'get fucked' AUSTRALIA, 1961.► root like a rattlesnake(usually of a woman) to have sex with vigour and uninhibited enthusiasm AUSTRALIA, 1969 root for 1. root for sb informal to give support or encouragement to someone in a competition, test, or difficult situation, because you want them to succeed: Good luck - we'll all be rooting for you!2. root for sb especially AmE to support a sports team or player by shouting and cheering: We were all rooting for Green Bay to win the NFC Championship Game.■ SIMILAR TO: cheer on be rooted in be rooted in sth to have developed from something and be strongly influenced by it: policies that are rooted in Marxist economic theory Much of Housman's poetry was rooted in the literary traditions of ancient Rome. root out 1. root out sth/sb • root sth/sb out to find out where a particular kind of problem exists and get rid of the problem or the people that are causing it - use this about problems in society or in an organization: The new Chief Officer promised to root out corruption and inefficiency in the city's police force. The Irish people must take action to root out the killers in their midst. a campaign to root out racism and sexism in the music industry■ SIMILAR TO: get rid of, eradicate formal2. root out sth • root sth out informal to find something by searching for it, especially when it is difficult to find: I've got a sleeping bag somewhere - I'll root it out for you next time you come.■ SIMILAR TO: dig out root up root sth up • root up sth to dig or pull a plant and its roots out of the ground: I'll just root up these weeds.■ SIMILAR TO: pull up, dig up, uproot root1. n. a cigarette or a cigar. That root you’re smoking sure stinks. 2. in. to eat food like a pig. Bart is downstairs rooting now. It won’t take that slob long to eat.
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