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root something/someone out
phrasal verb with rootverbuk /ruːt/ us /ruːt/
(SEARCH FOR)
informal
to search and find something or someone that is difficult to find: （费力地）搜寻到，（经过搜寻）终于找到
I've rooted out an old pair of shoes that might fit you.我终于翻出来一双旧鞋，你穿可能合脚。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Searching
-seeking
beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcombing
body search
bounty hunter
comb
hunt someone/something down
hunter
hunting ground
keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom
leave no stone unturnedidiom
lookout
needle
scout
scrounge around
search
seek someone/something out
seeker
troll
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Finding and discovering
(GET RID OF)
to find and remove a person or thing that is causing a problem: 找到并根除，发现并杜绝
Ms Campbell has been appointed to root out inefficiency in this company.坎贝尔女士已经受命来调查并解决这家公司效率低下的问题。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking things away from someone or somewhere
appropriate
bear away
carry someone away
carry something off
collect someone/something from somewhere
debug
divest someone of something
drain
drain (something) away
drainage
dredge
expropriate
relieve
removal
remove
rob
rout someone out
seize
shear
sweep
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Removing and extracting
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