rootsth/sbout
—phrasal verbwithrootverbuk/ruːt/us/ruːt/
(SEARCH FOR)
informal
tosearchandfindsomething or someone that isdifficulttofind
(费力地)搜寻到,(经过搜寻)终于找到
I'verootedout anoldpairofshoesthat mightfityou.我终于翻出来一双旧鞋,你穿可能合脚。
(GET RID OF)
tofindandremoveapersonor thing that iscausingaproblem
找到并根除,发现并杜绝
Ms Campbell has beenappointedtorootoutinefficiencyin thiscompany.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。