| [/ˈrɔkɪt; ˋrɑkɪt/] n 用法:
1 firework or similar device that shoots into the air when lit and then explodes 火箭式烟火或类似装置:
a di`stress rocket, ie used to signal for help 呼救信号火箭. 用法:
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(a) cylindrical device that flies by expelling gases produced by combustion, used to propel a warhead or spacecraft 火箭（发射器）.
(b) bomb or shell together with the rocket propelling it 火箭（弹）:
[attrib 作定语] a `rocket attack 火箭攻击. =>illus 见插图. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) give sb/get a `rocket (Brit infml) reprimand sb/be reprimanded severely 严厉斥责某人[受到严厉斥责]. rocket 2
v 用法:
1 [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (up) increase very rapidly 迅速增加:
Unemployment levels have rocketed (to new heights). 失业率猛然上升（到新的水平）. *
House prices are rocketing (up). 房价在飞涨. 用法:
2 [Ipr, Ip] move extremely quickly 飞快地移动:
He rocketed to stardom (ie became famous) overnight. 他转瞬间成了明星. *
rocket along, away, off, past, etc 飞快地行进、 离开、 离去、 越过等. |