
好词典

源自中古英语 'wroten'(用鼻子拱土),与古英语 'wrōtan' 同源,最终可追溯至原始日耳曼语词根。现代词义扩展出'支持'的比喻用法。
❶ 为某人或某事物加油助威,表达支持或鼓励,常用于体育比赛或竞赛场景中。
“The crowd was rooting loudly for their home team.”
(观众们正在为他们主队大声加油。)
“I'll be rooting for you in the competition tomorrow.”
(明天的比赛我会为你加油的。)
❶ 指植物生根或动物用鼻子拱土寻找食物的行为,描述生物的自然活动过程。
“The pig was rooting around in the mud for food.”
(那头猪正在泥地里拱来拱去寻找食物。)
“These cuttings should start rooting in about two weeks.”
(这些插条大约两周后就会开始生根。)
rooting for — 表示支持某人或某团队取得成功,常用于比赛或重要场合的鼓励用语。
“The whole town is rooting for the local football team to win the cup.”
(全镇居民都在支持本地足球队赢得奖杯。)
rooting around — 形容动物用鼻子或爪子在地面翻找东西的动作,或比喻人翻找物品的行为。
“The dog was rooting around in the garbage looking for scraps.”
(那只狗在垃圾堆里翻找食物残渣。)