uproot

/ʌp'ru:t/ uk　 词频 #18870

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uproot 是什么意思

中文释义

vt. 连根拔起, 根除

英文释义

v. move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment

v. destroy completely, as if down to the roots

v. pull up by or as if by the roots

uproot 的真实例句

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The idea that we should train up a child to sleep alone from birth is hard to uproot.

—— Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012)

Footage online shows vehicles submerged, trees uprooted and houses hit by landslides.

—— New Zealand declares state of emergency in Wellington as floods hit

Preliminary reports include a lot of flooding, uprooted trees and downed power lines, said Jaden Sanchez, spokesperson for the Saipan mayor's office.

—— Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean

They've had their lives uprooted in some cases.

—— Inside Linda McMahon's effort to dismantle the Department of Education

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