意味: aerial root

n. 地上にある茎から発生した根

root イディオム

get to the root of the problem

find the cause, get to the bottom of We got to the root of the problem. The children are afraid of the dog.

money is the root of all evil

money is the cause of bad things If money is the root of all evil, why do you want to be rich?

put down roots

live in one place for years, buy land and raise a family After moving from town to town, we put down roots in Moose Jaw.

root for

cheer for, pull for Who are you rooting for - the Leafs or les Canadiens?

root of the problem

(See the root of the problem)

the root of the problem

the cause of the problem, the reason for the problem Students don't do enough reading - that's the root of the problem.

daisy roots

London Cockney rhyming slang for boots

Rooti Poo

the ghetto eqivalent to a nerd

root out

1．remove by the roots连根拔除We rooted out the weeds in our garden．我们清除园子里的草。
2． destroy completely肃清；灭绝
We must root out this evil．我们要根除这种弊病。
It is necessary to root out corruption in government．有必要根除政府的腐败行为。
3．discover and bring to light翻出；找出
Julie rooted out some reference books from the library．朱丽从图书馆里找了一些参考书。
Can you root out some good players for the team？你能为队里物色几个优秀选手吗？

take root

Idiom(s): take root

Theme: BEGINNINGS

to begin to take hold or have effect. (Also literal, referring to plants.)
• Things will begin to change when my new policies take root.
• My ideas began to take root and influence other people.

rooted to the spot

Idiom(s): rooted to the spot

Theme: MOVEMENT - LACKING

unable to move because of fear or surprise.
• Joan stood rooted to the spot when she saw the ghostly figure.
• Mary was rooted to the spot as the mugger snatched her bag.

Money is the root of all evil.

Money is the main cause of wrongdoing and problems.

Grass roots

This idioms is often used in politics, where it refers to the ordinary people or voters. It can be used to mean people at the bottom of a hierarchy.

Root hog or die poor

(USA) It's a expression used in the Southern USA that means that you must look out for yourself as no one's going to do it for you. (It can be shortened to 'root hog'. A hog is a pig.)

root for|root

v. phr. To cheer for; applaud; support. During the Olympics one usually roots for the team of one's own country.

root-bound|bound|root

adj. 1. Having a limited amount of space for root growth. After seven or eight years day lilies become root-bound and will not bloom well unless they are divided. 2. Liking the familiar place where you live and not wanting to go away from it; having a sentimental attachment to one place. Mr. Jones has lived in Connecticut all his life. He is too root-bound to consider moving to another state.

take root|root|take

v. phr. 1. To form roots so as to be able to live and grow. We hope the transplanted apple trees will take root. 2. To be accepted; to be adopted; to live and succeed in a new place. Many European customs failed to take root in the New World. The immigrants to our country took root and began to think of themselves as Native Americans.

root

root
In addition to the idioms beginning with root, also see put down roots; take root.
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- root and branch
- root for
- root of the matter
- root out
- rooted to the spot

root and branch

root and branch
Utterly, completely, as in The company has been transformed root and branch by the new management. Alluding to both the underground and aboveground parts of a tree, this idiom was first recorded in 1640.

root of the matter

root of the matter
The essential part or cause of something, as in We still don't understand what happened; we must get to the root of the matter. This expression was first recorded in the Bible (Job 19:28).