They were socially uprooted and transplanted.是什么意思？

They were socially uprooted and transplanted.

他们成群结队地背井离乡,迁居他处.

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

socially

adv. 在社交方面，善于交际地，在社会（地位）上，在全社会中；

例句
The National Party is lifting its profile as socially conservative guardian of traditional values.
国家党正在提升自己作为持社会保守立场的传统价值观捍卫者的形象。

uprooted

v. 把（某物）连根拔起( uproot的过去式和过去分词 )，根除，赶走，把…赶出家园；

例句
...fallen trees which have been uprooted by the storm.
被暴风雨连根拔起、倒伏在地上的树木

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

transplanted

vt. 移植（transplant的过去式与过去分词形式）；

例句
The patient's immune system would reject the transplanted organ as a foreign object.
病人的免疫系统会对移植器官产生异质排斥反应。