put down roots

/ˌpʊt ˌdaʊn ˈruːts/NEUTRAL · B2
中文对应完全对应
落地生根

含义

to settle in a new place and feel you belong there

在新地方定居并有归属感.

例句

  1. 1After years of moving around for work, Priya finally put down roots in a small town near Bath.
  2. 2We'd like to put down roots somewhere with good schools and a park nearby.
  3. 3They've only lived in Leeds for a year, but they're already putting down roots and have joined the local choir.
  4. 4Ben moves flat every six months; he just doesn't want to put down roots anywhere.
  5. 5Did your grandparents put down roots here, or did they move again after a few years?

语法

只有 put 变化形式:puts、putting;过去式也是 put。roots 保持复数,放在 down 之后。

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