root for

英 [ruːt fɔː(r)]

美 [ruːt fɔːr]

支持; 为…鼓劲

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 支持;为…鼓劲
  If youare rooting forsomeone, you are giving them your support while they are doing something difficult or trying to defeat another person.
  1. Good luck, we'll be rooting for you...
     祝你好运，我们会支持你的。
  2. It's one of those movies in which you're forced to root for the villain.
     这是那种让人不得不为坏人叫好的电影。

英英释义

verb

• take sides with
  1. We all rooted for the home team
  2. I'm pulling for the underdog
  3. Are you siding with the defender of the title?
  Synonym:pull

双语例句

• Even if this is a joke, it's still a good enough reason to root for Team USA.
  虽然这只是个玩笑，但作为支持美国队的理由来说，足够了！
• It's one of those movies in which you're forced to root for the villain.
  这是那种让人不得不为坏人叫好的电影。
• The debugger could not find the application root for the project.
  调试器找不到项目的应用程序根。
• Let's assume both directories are under a global "spec" directory, which is a sort of root for configuration files.
  让我们假定这两个目录都在一个全局“spec”目录下，该目录是配置文件的一种根目录。
• He is not likely to succeed in the election because very few voters root for him.
  他不大可能在竞选中获胜，因为支持他的选民寥寥无几。
• On game day, fans always root for their favorite team.
  比赛日，球迷总是支持他们最爱的球队。
• And why would you root for me?
  你为什么站在我这边？
• But you leave the soft root for our taking.
  但你们留下了为我们所用的软弱基础。
• However, I am Korean, which means I definitely root for the Korean national team.
  不过，因为我是韩国人，所以我当然也要支持韩国队。
• The Root for Openness, Compatibility and Innovation of Dongjiang Culture
  东江文化开放性、兼容性和创新性特征构成的主要来源