Water passes into the roots of a plant by osmosis.

水渗透至植物根部。

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English majors would be asked to explore the roots of language.

英语专业的学生会被要求探究语言的根源。

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The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.

这种感觉的根源可能在于我们的童年。

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The roots of the plant may have to grow several meters deep to reach groundwater.

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And they were infused with this culture of listening and action, and whatever-it-takes sort of attitude that was sort of the roots of the company.

并受到了我们公司,倾听和行动的文化熏陶，而且抱有一种不惜任何代价完成任务的心态,这是我们公司的基础。

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When they're through and had reached their peak, their notion of monarchy is something fit for barbarians, but not for Greeks. A free man may not live under a monarchy, and the roots of that, I think, are visible in Homer.

当他们赢得竞争,到达权利的顶峰时,他们所谓的君主制其实更适合于异邦人,而不是希腊人,君主统治下不存在自由人,这个想法的根源可以在《荷马史诗》中找到

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To really return to the roots of traditional Welsh food though, you need to go foraging.

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The roots of the dispute go back to a 1997 deal brokered by Hindery.

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The roots of his hair suggested he was killed sometime between 1994 and 1997.

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