uproot

uproot

英 [ʌp'ruːt]
　　美 [,ʌp'rut]

vt. 根除，連根拔起；迫使某人離開出生地或定居處
　　vi. 遷離；改變生活方式

中文詞源：

uproot 連根拔起，背井離鄉

比喻用法。

例句：

1. Work commitments forced her to uproot herself and her son from Reykjavik.
她的工作迫使她和兒子從雷克雅未克搬走。

2. He had no wish to uproot Dena from her present home.
他沒想過讓德娜離開現在的傢去別處居住。

3. They had been forced to uproot their vines and plant wheat.
他們已被迫將葡萄藤連根拔除，改種小麥。

4. We decided to uproot and head for Scotland.
我們決定遷往蘇格蘭。

5. Time required to uproot a tree is about a minute.
將一株樹連根拔除需要一分鐘左右.