root and branchru:tændbrɑ:ntʃ短语⁵¹⁶³⁷ 基本例句 adv.完全根本地;彻底的地 The medicine was so effective that it cured his disease root and branch. 根治该病以便使人们活得更长些。 iciba It was exterminated root and branch. 它被彻底剪除了。《新英汉大辞典》 Our enemies have been destroyed root and branch. 我们的敌人完全被歼灭了。 dictall