扎根zhā∥gēn 1.植物的根向土壤里生长。{take root; (of a plant) extend roots into the soil} 2.〈比喻fig.〉深入到人群或事物中去,打下基础{be rooted in; take or strike root (among the masses or in sth.); make a foundation}: ～基层{take root in the grass-roots}|他在农村扎了根。{He settled down in the countryside.}