汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 追根究底
追根究底
to get to the heart of the matter
Investigate the foundation / Generally refers to the reason for questioning something
追究底细。
zhuī gēn jiū dǐ/de
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

追根究底,还是钱一个字。

The bottom line is money.

追根究底,就是对现在的一种终结吧。

Argumentative, that is, right now the end of a bar.

追根究底,并没有甚么实际上的伤害,是吗?

So, there was no actual damage after all, is that right?

那个冒充伪装的存在并不是空无,它可追根究底到那个小客体。

That there-being is not nothing. It is attributed to that object that is a.

那么,为什么男人不去时不时地追根究底,逼迫自己的另一半说出真话呢?

So why wouldn't any men cop to stretching the truth from time to time?

即便是前者到现在也应该已经领悟了:追根究底,何必要积攒那些无价值的外国资产呢?

Even the former should now understand this: why, after all, accumulate worthless foreign assets?