1. Roses will not root in such acid soil. 玫瑰在这种酸性土壤中不会生根。
2. We have to solve the problem from the root. 要解决问题，就要从它的根源处著手。
3. The new President promised to root out all corrupt practices . 新的总统承诺说，要除掉一切腐败惯例的根。
英英解释
n.
1. (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral
2. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
3. the place where something begins, where it springs into being
4. a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number
5. the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
6. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
7. a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be deri
8. the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support v.
1. take root and begin to grow
2. come into existence, originate
3. plant by the roots
4. dig with the snout
5. take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
6. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
7. cause to take roots
