taproot

英[ˈtæpru:t]

美[ˈtæpˌrut, -ˌrʊt]

基本释义

Censorship strikes at the taproot of our free society.

检查制度动摇我们自由社会的根基.

期刊摘选

The root system of the soybean consists of a taproot formed by the radicle.

大豆的根系包括由胚根形成的主根.

辞典例句

Taproot A persistent primary root that grows vertically downward.

直根:垂直向下生长的宿存主根.

期刊摘选

Curiosity is the taproot of an intellectual life , the most valuable of our simian traits.

好奇是高智生命的根源，也是我们类人猿特征中最有价值的部分。

辞典例句

Noun

1. (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
2. something that provides an important central source for growth or development;
"the taproot of his resentment"
"genius and insanity spring from the same taproot"