uproot

英 [ˌʌp'ruːt] 美 [ˌʌp'ruːt]

• vt. 连根拔起；迁离；根除

英英释义

Verb:

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

   "The war uprooted many people"
   

2. destroy completely, as if down to the roots;

   "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"
   "root out corruption"
   

3. pull up by or as if by the roots;

   "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Whthin seconds a tornado can uproot trees.
   几秒钟内，龙卷风就能连根拔起大树。
2. The trunk of an elephant is powerful enough to uproot trees.
   大象的长鼻强壮得足以将树木连根拔起。
3. The family decided to uproot themselves and emigrate to Australia.
   他们全家决定离开故土，移居澳大利亚。
4. To take the new job he had to uproot his whole family and settled abroad.
   他为接受新的工作不得不举家迁居，在国外重新安家。
5. A bad habit once contracted takes a very long time to uproot (or root up).
   坏习惯一旦养成，需要很长的时间才能根除。
6. A bad habit once contracted takes a very long time to uproot.
   坏习惯一旦养成，需要很长的时间才能根除。

经典引文

• A system of tipping had prevailed..which he would endeavour to uproot.

  出自：Daily News

• She uprooted the family from Kent..and went to farthest Pembrokeshire.

  出自：Daily Telegraph

近反义词

【近义词】

• deracinate 根除
• extract 摘录
• withdraw 撤回
• remove 消除
• pull up (使)停下
• dig up 挖出
• rip up 撕碎
• displace 取代
• evacuate 疏散
• move on 继续前进
• relocate 重新装置
• extirpate 根除
• eradicate 根除
• exterminate 消灭
• out 出
• pull 拉
• pull out 拔出
• root out 根除

【反义词】

• establish 建立