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词汇 root
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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
idiomroothave a (good) root round BrEBrEspoken to look through a lot of things, especially by moving them around:They've got some good stuff in this shop - we'll have to come back and have a good root round when we've got more time.I've had a root round upstairs but I can't find that shirt anywhere - are you sure you left it here?root and branch1 used about a change that affects every part of an organization or system:Dr Banks of the Green Party said that her party wanted root and branch electoral reform.In order to cut costs significantly we will have to make some root and branch cuts in spending.2 if you oppose or destroy something root and branch, you oppose or destroy it totally:The manifesto condemned Spain's 1812 constitution root and branch, and suggested a return to a more "traditional" constitution.There is archaeological evidence to suggest that the Emperor Constantius was intent on destroying Paganism root and branch.take rootif an idea or system takes root, it becomes accepted or established:Ms Bhutto claimed that all she wanted was to see democracy take root in Pakistan after more than 40 years of military rule.As financial authorities moved to defend the stock markets, a sense of confidence began to take root among investors.
phraseroot[rooted, rooted, rooting]
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/sbroot 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 sthroot 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 uproot 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

root

1. 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.
See:
  • at the grass roots
  • be rooted in (something)
  • determine the root of the problem
  • figure out the root of the problem
  • find the root of the problem
  • get at the root of the problem
  • get to the root of (something)
  • get to the root of something
  • get to the root of the problem
  • glued/rooted to the spot
  • grass roots
  • grassroots
  • Idleness is the root of all evil
  • money is the root of all evil
  • put down roots
  • put roots down
  • root
  • root (someone or something) out of (something or some place)
  • root (something) in (something)
  • root and branch
  • root around
  • root around for (something)
  • root around in (something)
  • root around in (something) for (something)
  • root cause
  • root for
  • root for (someone or something)
  • root in
  • root of the matter
  • root of the matter, the
  • root of the problem
  • root out
  • root out of
  • root through (something) (for something)
  • root up
  • rooted in
  • rooted to
  • rooted to (something or some place)
  • rooted to the spot
  • rooting interest
  • rooting-tooting
  • rootin'-tootin'
  • strike at the root of
  • strike at the root of (something)
  • take root
  • take root, to
  • the crux of the matter
  • the grass roots
  • the root cause
  • the root of the issue
  • the root of the matter
  • the root of the problem
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