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deep-rooted

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌdeep-ˈrooted (also deeply rooted) adjective  CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENTa deep-rooted habit, idea, belief etc is so strong in a person or society that it is very difficult to change or destroy it 〔习惯、观念、信仰等〕根深蒂固的 deep-seated a deep-rooted suspicion of lawyers 对律师根深蒂固的不信任
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deep-rootedNone could halt or defeat such deep-rooted determination to learn.These expectations-and a lot of the ensuing disappointments-were heightened and exacerbated by my own deep-rooted impatience.No doubt that was one reason for the deep-rooted Labour hostility to devolution, and there were other reasons.Prior to the Revolution there was scant institutional evidence of deep-rooted nationalist sentiment.It acknowledged the deep-rooted nature of heterosexism and made a commitment to fight that.They may take a week or so to work, but can kill most deep-rooted perennial weeds without being persistent.The idea that acts of love are inferior to principled acts is a deep-rooted philosophical tradition.Collins has had to deal with deep-rooted prejudice against him.Leaving corridors of deep-rooted woodland can prevent salinity.
ˌdeep-ˈrooted adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus belief etc a idea, deep-rooted so is habit, strong


deep-rooted
ˌdeep-ˈrooted (also ˌdeeply ˈrooted) adjective
a deep-rooted habit, idea, belief etc is so strong in a person or society that it is very difficult to change or destroy it ⇨ deep-seated:
    a deep-rooted suspicion of lawyers


deep-rooted, BrE /ˌdiːp ˈruːtɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdiːp ˈruːtɪd/ 🔊 deep-seatedBrE /ˌdiːp ˈsiːtɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdiːp ˈsiːtɪd/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (of feelings and beliefs 感情和信仰) very fixed and strong; difficult to change or to destroy 根深蒂固的;强烈的;坚定的a deep-rooted desire强烈的愿望The country's political divisions are deep-seated. 这个国家的政治分歧根深蒂固。🔊🔊