新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

uproot

英 [ʌpˈruːt]

[VERB]

词汇频率：

VERB. 动词

uproots , uprooting , uprooted
1. [T 及物动词] 使…离开家园
If you uproot yourself or if you are uprooted, you leave, or are made to leave, a place where you have lived for a long time.
双语例句
例：
the trauma of uprooting themselves from their homes.
他们背井离乡的痛苦经历。
例：
He had no wish to uproot Dena from her present home.
他没想让德娜搬离她现在的家。
2. [T 及物动词] 把…连根拔起
If someone uproots a tree or plant, or if the wind uproots it, it is pulled out of the ground.
双语例句
例：
They had been forced to uproot their vines and plant wheat.
他们早已被迫把葡萄藤连根拔起，种上小麦。
例：
fallen trees which have been uprooted by the storm.
被暴风连根拔起，倒在地上的树。

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