The construction of the new reservoir forced engineers to uproot dozens of century-old oak trees from the valley floor.
新水库的建设迫使工程师们将山谷中数十棵百年橡树连根拔起。
Which choice best defines “uproot”?
A — To pull up by the roots; displace.. “uproot” means To pull up by the roots; displace..
Which word means “To pull up by the roots; displace.”?
B — uproot. “uproot” means To pull up by the roots; displace..
uproot — To pull up by the roots; displace.. In Chinese: 连根拔起;根除;使背井离乡.
uproot is pronounced //ʌpˈruːt//.
The construction of the new reservoir forced engineers to uproot dozens of century-old oak trees from the valley floor. (新水库的建设迫使工程师们将山谷中数十棵百年橡树连根拔起。)
displace, extract, eradicate — all close in meaning to uproot (To pull up by the roots; displace.).
plant, establish — each the opposite of uproot (To pull up by the roots; displace.).
Yes. uproot is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
up + root(根) → 把根拔起 → 根除、迁离。