| 释义 |
root sb/sth outphrasal verbto find the person or thing that is causing a problem and remove or get rid of them找到并去除（祸根）；根除◆the secret agency was charged with rooting out subversives.间谍机构被指控除掉了颠覆分子。◆they have vowed to root out corruption within the police force.他们发誓要根除警方内部的腐败。 |