taproot

• n. [植] 直根；[植] 主根

tap,塞子，root,根。

taproot (n.)

c. 1600, from tap (n.) + root (n.).

1. 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。

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2. 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.

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3. Censorship strikes at the taproot of our free society.

检查制度动摇我们自由社会的根基.

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4. Taproot A persistent primary root that grows vertically downward.

直根:垂直向下生长的宿存主根.

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