root something ↔ out

phrasal verbphr v

a) STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto find out where a particular kind of problem exists and get rid of it 根除，杜绝〔问题〕

Action is being taken to root out corruption in the police force.

正在采取措施根除警察队伍里的腐败现象。

b) FINDto find something by searching for it 搜寻

I’ll try and root out something for you to wear.

我会找些衣服出来给你穿。

Examples from the Corpus

root out• It might be impossible to root them out.• It was time, as a city documentary of the period declared, to root the cancer out.• Many gardeners find it hard to rip out a perennial flower that has taken root.• This is to stop the roots drying out.• It would have taken a battalion to root the fanatics out, and the casualties would have been horrendous.• There are those who root for teams out of sheer love of sport, and those who play just for fun.• Where the roots stick out the bank gives way to a hollow where the buffaloes are tethered during the day.• Comb from tip to root, working out the knots at the end before moving up the hair.

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