Trunk and leaf had the most and the least accumulation of the elements, respectively, and branch and root were comparable.

元素在不同器官中的积累，以干最多，叶最少，枝和根接近。

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The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch.

政府着手完全彻底地摧毁这个组织。

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An absolute pathname begins with the root directory and follows the tree branch by branch until the path to the desired directory or file is completed.

绝对路径名从根目录开始，通过一个又一个的分支，一直到你要去的目录或者文件为止。

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He came to Wembley armed with advisers and a PowerPoint presentation, proposing root and branch change in English national football.

BBC: Radio 4 Profile: England manager Fabio Capello

The barrister said the firm had now moved to a new factory at Greenfield from its Deeside plant, and has carried out a "root and branch" safety review.

BBC: Mold Law Courts

The U.S. and U.N. envoys should proactively back a root-and-branch Congolese reform process to address critical issues that undergird the conflict, from decentralization to army reform.

CNN: Congo's "Terminator" surrenders, what next for peace?