uproot

[US]/ʌp'ruːt/
[UK]/ˌʌp'rut/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 根除,连根拔起
vi. 迁离,改变生活方式
Word Forms
第三人称单数uproots
过去分词uprooted
现在分词uprooting
过去式uprooted
复数uproots

Phrases & Collocations

uproot trees

连根拔起树木

uproot weeds

连根拔起杂草

uproot a problem

彻底解决问题

uproot a habit

改掉习惯

uproot a system

根除体制

uproot a belief

改变信念

Example Sentences

the elephant's trunk is powerful enough to uproot trees.

大象鼻子有足够力量把树连根拔起。

a revolution is necessary to uproot the social order.

根本改变现行社会秩序需要革命。

The wind uprooted some trees.

风将一些树连根拔起。

The typhoon uprooted numerous trees.

台风把许多树连根拔起。

Many people were uprooted from their homes by the flood.

水灾令许多人背井离乡。

my father travelled constantly and uprooted his family several times.

父亲经常出游,多次举家迁移。

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