"put roots down" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 紮根
• 定居

Definition

在一個地方定居下來，把那裡當作自己的家，通常是融入社區，建立自己的生活。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是偏書面的習語，表示定居並融入新環境、長期生活。多用於人，也可用於公司。不要和「放下東西」混淆，含義更深。

Examples

After moving to the city, they decided to put roots down there.

搬到城市後，他們決定在那裡**紮根**。

Many people want to travel before they put roots down.

許多人想在**紮根**之前先旅行。

She finally felt ready to put roots down in a small town.

她終於準備好在一個小鎮**紮根**了。

It took us a few years, but now we've really put roots down here.

我們花了幾年，但現在真的在這裡**紮根**了。

After so much moving, I'm ready to put roots down somewhere for good.

搬了那麼多次家，我終於想**紮根**下來，不再搬了。

It's not easy to put roots down in a new country, but making friends helps a lot.

在新國家**紮根**不容易，但交朋友很有幫助。