root /ru:t/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the…
- (n.) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- (n.) a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
Chinese translation
- n. 根, 根本, 根源, 基础, 底部
- vt. 使扎根, 使固定, 根除, 肃清, 搜出, 用鼻拱
- vi. 生根, 固定, 源于, 用鼻拱土, 寻找, 捧场, 支持
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun / verb
- Pronunciation
- /ru:t/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.41 · Rare
Word forms
rooted, rooting, roots
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