1590s (implied in uprooted), in the figurative sense, from up (adv.) + root (v.). The literal sense is first recorded 1690s. Related: Uprooted; uprooting.
雙語例句
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。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He had no wish to uproot Dena from her present home.
他沒想過讓德娜離開現(xiàn)在的家去別處居住。
來自柯林斯例句
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。
來自柯林斯例句
4. We decided to uproot and head for Scotland.
我們決定遷往蘇格蘭。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. Time required to uproot a tree is about a minute.