roots

US: /ˈɹuts/
UK: /ɹˈuːts/


English Vietnamese dictionary


root /ru:t/
  • danh từ
    • rễ (cây)
      • to take root; to strike root: bén rễ
      • to pull up by the roots: nhổ cả rễ ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
    • cây con cả rễ (để đem trồng)
    • ((thường) số nhiều) các cây có củ (cà rốt, củ cải...)
    • chăn, gốc
      • the root of a mountain: chân núi
      • the root of a tooth: chân răng
    • căn nguyên, gốc rễ, nguồn gốc, căn bản, thực chất
      • to get at (to) the root of the matter: nắm được thực chất của vấn đề
      • the root of all evils: nguồn gốc của mọi sự xấu xa
    • (toán học) căn; nghiệm
      • real root: nghiệm thực
      • square (second) root: căn bậc hai
    • (ngôn ngữ học) gốc từ
    • (âm nhạc) nốt cơ bản
    • (kinh thánh) con cháu
    • to blush to the roots of one's hair
      • thẹn đỏ cả mặt; mặt đỏ tía tai
    • roof and branch
      • hoàn toàn, triệt để
    • to destroy root and branch: phá huỷ hoàn toàn
    • to lay the axe to the root of
      • đào tận gốc (cây); phá huỷ đi, trừ tận gốc (cái gì)
    • to strike at the root of something
      • (xem) strike
  • ngoại động từ
    • làm bén rễ, làm bắt rễ (cây...)
    • (nghĩa bóng) làm ăn sâu vào, làm cắm chặt vào
      • terror rooted him to the spot: sự khiếp sợ làm cho anh ta đứng chôn chân tại chỗ
      • strength rooted in unity: sức mạnh xây dựng trên sự đoàn kết
    • (+ up, out...) nhổ bật rễ; trừ tận gốc, làm tiệt nọc
    • nội động từ
      • bén rễ, ăn sâu vào ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
      • động từ+ (rout) /raut/
        • (như) rootle
        • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) tích cực ủng hộ, reo hò cổ vũ
          • to root for a candidate: tích cực ủng hộ một ứng cử viên
          • to root for one's team: (thể dục,thể thao) reo hò cổ vũ đội mình

      Thesaurus dictionary


      I n.
      1 base, basis, foundation, source, seat, cause, fountain-head, origin, fount, well-spring:
      Love of money is the root of all evil.
      2 rootstock, rootstalk, tap root, rootlet; tuber; Technical radix, radicle, radicel, rhizome, rhizomorph:
      When transplanting seedlings, special care should be taken not to damage the roots
      3 root and branch. radically, completely, utterly, entirely, wholly, totally:
      The Romans sought to destroy Carthage root and branch.
      4 roots. origins, heritage, family, lineage, house, antecedents, forefathers, foremothers, descent, genealogy, family tree, forebears, ancestors, predecessors, stock, pedigree; birthplace, motherland, fatherland, native land or country or soil, cradle:
      Carlotta spent years tracing her roots to ancient Rome. The roots of civilization first appeared in Mesopotamia
      5 take root. become set or established or settled, germinate, sprout, grow, develop, thrive, burgeon, flourish, spread:
      Good work habits should take root at an early age; then they will last a lifetime.
      v.
      6 plant, set, establish, found, fix, settle, embed or imbed; entrench, anchor:
      The cuttings failed to grow because they were not properly rooted. Hilary's fear of heights is rooted in a childhood fall from a tree
      7 root out.
      (a) Sometimes, root up. uproot, eradicate, eliminate, destroy, extirpate, exterminate:
      Any subversives in the organization must be rooted out.
      (b) find, uncover, discover, dig up or out, unearth, turn up, bring to light:
      The survey of accounts is aimed at rooting out customers who are slow in paying.
      v.
      rootle, forage, dig, pry, nose, poke, ferret, burrow, rummage, delve, search, ransack:
      Harvey has been rooting about in the garage looking for his tennis racket.
      II v.
      Usually, root for. cheer (for), applaud (for); boost, support, encourage, urge on:
      I'm rooting for our side to win.

      Concise English dictionary


      roots|rooted|rootingruːt
      noun
      +(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
      +(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
      +the place where something begins, where it springs into being
      +a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number
      +the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
      +someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
      +a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
      +the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
      verb
      +take root and begin to grow
      +come into existence, originate
      +plant by the roots
      +dig with the snout
      +take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
      +become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
      +cause to take roots