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uprooted

UK //ʌpˈruːtɪd//US //ʌpˈruːtɪd//

词源

源自中古英语 'uprooten',由 'up-'(向上)和 'root'(根)组成,字面意思是“将根拔起”。

verb

❶ 指将植物从土壤中连根拔起,比喻人或事物被强行从熟悉的环境或状态中移除。

“The storm uprooted many trees in the park.”

(暴风雨将公园里的许多树木连根拔起。)

“She felt uprooted when her family moved to another country.”

(当她的家人搬到另一个国家时,她感到无所适从。)

同义词:displaced, removed, extracted

常见短语

uprooted from — 表示某人或某物被强行从其原本的环境或状态中移除。

“Many refugees were uprooted from their homeland by the conflict.”

(许多难民因冲突被迫离开家园。)