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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- uproot
[ʌp'rut]
[ʌp'ruːt]
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1.
vt.
连根拔除;挖(根)
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2.
vt.
根除,根绝;赶走;彻底消灭
Collins English-English Dictionary
- uproot
[^p'ruːt]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to pull up by or as if by the roots
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2.
vt.
to displace (a person or persons) from native or habitual surroundings
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3.
vt.
to remove or destroy utterly
Examples
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The trunk of an elephant is powerful enough to uproot trees.
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大象的长鼻强壮得足以将树木连根拔起。
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uproot
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坏习惯一旦养成,需要很长的时间才能根除。
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A bad habit once contracted takes a very long time to uproot (or root up).
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铲除
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root out; uproot; eradicate
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