root /ru:t/ I. n. ［c］ 1.根(部)： the root of a plant 植物的根； pull up by the root(s) 连根拔起； put down (new) roots (在某地)扎下根来 2.根本，根源：the root of all evil 一切罪恶的根源； get to/at the root of the matter 寻根究底； attack a problem at the root 从根本上解决问题；be identical at root 在根本上是一致的；the root cause 根本原因 3.用于习语 take root 扎根，被人接受：Democracy is now struggling to take root in most of these countries.民主思想正在大多数的这些国家中顽强扎根。‖II. vt. & vi. 1. (使)生根，(使)扎根： root a cutting in the earth 插枝植树； root a principle in the mind 在心中确立一项原则；be rooted in the masses 在群众中生根 Some cuttings root easily. 有些插枝易于生根。2. 用于短语动词 root out 铲除，消灭：It is our aim to root out corruption. 我们的目标是铲除腐败。