1590s (implied in uprooted), in the figurative sense, from up (adv.) + root (v.). The literal sense is first recorded 1690s. Related: Uprooted; uprooting.
双语例句
1. Work commitments forced her to uproot herself and her son from Reykjavik.
她的工作迫使她和儿子从雷克雅未克搬走。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He had no wish to uproot Dena from her present home.
他没想过让德娜离开现在的家去别处居住。
来自柯林斯例句
3. They had been forced to uproot their vines and plant wheat.
他们已被迫将葡萄藤连根拔除，改种小麦。
来自柯林斯例句
4. We decided to uproot and head for Scotland.
我们决定迁往苏格兰。
来自《权威词典》
5. Time required to uproot a tree is about a minute.
