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词组 root out
释义
Idiom
root outroot out (something)
to find and remove a problem.
She promises to root out corruption in state government.Retreating forces can blend into the landscape, making it more difficult to root them out.

Phr V
root out
roots, rooting, rooted
root out sth/sb or root sth/sb out
to find and get rid of the thing or person that is causing a problem
It is our aim to root out corruption.
informal to search and find something or someone that is difficult to find
He rooted out an old pair of shorts to lend me.
phraseroot out1. root out sth/sbroot sth/sb out to find out where a particular kind of problem exists and get rid of the problem or the people that are causing it - use this about problems in society or in an organization: The new Chief Officer promised to root out corruption and inefficiency in the city's police force. The Irish people must take action to root out the killers in their midst. a campaign to root out racism and sexism in the music industry SIMILAR TO: get rid of, eradicate formal2. root out sthroot sth out informal to find something by searching for it, especially when it is difficult to find: I've got a sleeping bag somewhere - I'll root it out for you next time you come. SIMILAR TO: dig out

root out

1. To seek out and find something after close inspection or thorough investigation. A noun or pronoun can be used between "root" and "out." Unfortunately, we had to look through each file in the system to root out the true problem.
2. To find something at its source and incapacitate or destroy it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "root" and "out." It turns out that the exterminator didn't root the termites out completely the first time. The new mayor has vowed to root out street crime.

root something out

to get rid of something completely; to destroy something to its roots or core. No government will ever root out crime completely. The principal wants to root out troublemakers at the local school.

root out

Search for, seek to discover, as in He was trying to root out the reason for her long absence. This idiom alludes to the way hogs dig by using their snouts. [Mid-1800s]

root out

v.
1. To uncover or expose the source of something: The government agents rooted out the source of the drug money. The mayor hated corruption and vowed to root it out.
2. To incapacitate or destroy something at its source: The exterminator was unable to root out the last few mice from the kitchen. The gophers are making a mess of the lawn—we need to root them out!
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