英语词汇“rocket”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense rockets, present participle rocketing, past tense, past participle rocketed

1. countable noun

A rocket is a space vehicle that is shaped like a long tube.

2. countable noun [oft NOUN noun]

A rocket is a missile containing explosive that is powered by gas.

There has been a renewed rocket attack on the capital.

Synonyms: missile, projectile More Synonyms of rocket

3. countable noun

A rocket is a firework that quickly goes high into the air and then explodes.

4. verb

If things such as prices or social problems rocket, they increase very quickly and suddenly.

[journalism]

Fresh food is so scarce that prices have rocketed. [VERB]

The nation has experienced four years of rocketing crime. [VERB-ing]

Synonyms: escalate, rise, soar, spiral More Synonyms of rocket

5. verb

If something such as a vehicle rockets somewhere, it moves there very quickly.

A train rocketed by, shaking the walls of the row houses. [VERB preposition/adverb]

Dublin has rocketed up the charts to become one of Europe's most popular touristdestinations for city breaks. [VERB preposition/adverb]

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单词	rocket
释义	Trends of rocket View usage for: rocket (rɒkɪt) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense rockets, present participle rocketing, past tense, past participle rocketed 1. countable noun A rocket is a space vehicle that is shaped like a long tube. 2. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] A rocket is a missile containing explosive that is powered by gas. There has been a renewed rocket attack on the capital. Synonyms: missile, projectile More Synonyms of rocket 3. countable noun A rocket is a firework that quickly goes high into the air and then explodes. 4. verb If things such as prices or social problems rocket, they increase very quickly and suddenly. [journalism] Fresh food is so scarce that prices have rocketed. [VERB] The nation has experienced four years of rocketing crime. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: escalate, rise, soar, spiral More Synonyms of rocket 5. verb If something such as a vehicle rockets somewhere, it moves there very quickly. A train rocketed by, shaking the walls of the row houses. [VERB preposition/adverb] Dublin has rocketed up the charts to become one of Europe's most popular touristdestinations for city breaks. [VERB preposition/adverb] More Synonyms of rocket rocket in British English 1 (ˈrɒkɪt) noun 1. a self-propelling device, esp a cylinder containing a mixture of solid explosives, used as a firework, distress signal, line carrier, etc 2. a. any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine, esp one used to carry a warhead, spacecraft, etc b. (as modifier) rocket propulsion rocket launcher 3. British and New Zealand informal a severe reprimand (esp in the phrase get a rocket) verbWord forms: -ets, -eting or -eted 4. (transitive) to propel (a missile, spacecraft, etc) by means of a rocket 5. (intr; foll by off, away, etc) to move off at high speed 6. (intransitive) to rise rapidly he rocketed to the top Word origin C17: from Old French roquette, from Italian rochetto a little distaff, from rocca distaff, of Germanic origin rocket in British English 2 (ˈrɒkɪt) noun 1. Also called: arugula a Mediterranean plant, Eruca sativa, having yellowish-white flowers and leaves used as a salad: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) 2. any of several plants of the related genus Sisymbrium, esp S. irio (London rocket), which grow on waste ground and have pale yellow flowers 3. yellow rocket 4. sea rocket 5. dame's rocket See also dyer's rocket, wall rocket Word origin C16: from French roquette, from Italian rochetta, from Latin ērūca a caterpillar, hairy plant rocket in American English 1 (ˈrɑkɪt) noun 1. any of various devices, typically cylindrical, containing liquid or solid propellants which when ignited produce hot gases or ions that escape through a rear vent and drive the container forward by the principle of reaction: simple rockets are used mainly as fireworks, signals, and projectile weapons, while more complex rockets are used to propel guided missiles, ballistic missiles, and spacecraft see also rocket engine, rocket motor 2. a spacecraft, missile, probe, etc. propelled by a rocket verb intransitive 3. to go like a rocket; dart ahead swiftly 4. to travel in a rocket 5. to soar; rise rapidly prices rocketed verb transitive 6. to convey in a rocket 7. to attack by firing a rocket at 8. to propel with or as with sudden force a hit song rocketing a singer to stardom Word origin It rocchetta, spool or bobbin, rocket, orig. dim. of rocca, distaff < OHG roccho, distaff: from the resemblance in shape rocket in American English 2 (ˈrɑkɪt) noun 1. any of various plants of the crucifer family, with white, yellow, pink, or purple flowers; esp., sea rocket (genus Cakile) found along seashores in Europe and North America 2. arugula : also rocket salad 3. dame's violet Word origin Fr roquette < It rochetta, var. of ruchetta, dim. < ruca, rocket < L eruca, kind of colewort More idioms containing rocket not rocket science Image of rocket © FotograFFF, shutterstock Examples of 'rocket' in a sentence rocket In decent soil and full light you will find that walnuts go like rockets. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Serve with a bitter radicchio and rocket salad to complement the rich filling. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But how to get a rocket at short notice? Times, Sunday Times (2016) You can go like a rocket. Times, Sunday Times (2017) The Ferrari driver was showing off and shot from the lights like a rocket. The Sun (2016) There had been rocket attacks on an area called New Aleppo. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In 2013, shrapnel tore through his leg in a rocket attack. Times, Sunday Times (2016) As a result, food prices have rocketed, the economy has collapsed and families can barely afford to eat. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It is reminiscent of the 1970s when the hot dry summer of 1976 had food prices rocketing and people suddenly wanting to grow their own. The Sun (2017) It would not need to strain the limits of rocket and engine technology. Dyson, Freeman Infinite in All Directions (1989) We all liked the dressing on our rocket salad. Times, Sunday Times (2006) This season the ambitious pair have taken off like a rocket. The Sun (2015) There are seasoned pros out here who need a rocket to get a move along. Times, Sunday Times (2013) This was due largely to rocketing food and fuel prices. The Sun (2008) The boiler is thundering like a space shuttle rocket booster. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We all hope the rocket will fly high and true. Times, Sunday Times (2014) In some places fireworks and rockets were sent up. Times, Sunday Times (2015) All the lorries carrying the longrange rockets were destroyed. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Ion engines are ten times more efficient than conventional rocket engines. Times, Sunday Times (2009) They always go up like a rocket and come down like a feather. The Sun (2015) Maybe get into a rocket with a chimp or something. The Sun (2011) Much of the surge in inflation is imported with rocketing food and fuel costs. The Sun (2008) Remote card crime rocketed by 23 per cent in the first half of the year. The Sun (2014) For 3,000 you can push the buttons to send the unmanned rocket hurtling into space. Times, Sunday Times (2007) She used her owner's chest as a springboard and launched herself like a rocket into the air. Jan Fennell FRIENDS FOR LIFE (2003) A new study showed that while street crime is rocketing, the number of thugs brought to book is plummeting. The Sun (2006) Word lists with rocket missile In other languages rocket British English: rocket /ˈrɒkɪt/ NOUN A rocket is a space vehicle shaped like a long tube. ...the rocket that took astronauts to the moon. American English: rocket Arabic: صَارُوخ Brazilian Portuguese: foguete Chinese: 火箭 Croatian: raketa Czech: raketa kosmická Danish: raket Dutch: raket European Spanish: cohete Finnish: raketti French: fusée German: Rakete Greek: πύραυλος Italian: razzo Japanese: ロケット Korean: 로켓 Norwegian: rakett Polish: rakieta European Portuguese: foguete Romanian: rachetă Russian: ракета Latin American Spanish: cohete Swedish: raket Thai: จรวด Turkish: roket Ukrainian: ракета Vietnamese: tên lửa British English: rocket VERB If things such as prices or social problems rocket, they increase very quickly and suddenly. Fresh food is so scarce that prices have rocketed. American English: rocket Brazilian Portuguese: disparar Chinese: 飞速增加 European Spanish: dispararse French: monter en flèche German: in die Höhe schießen Italian: salire alle stelle Japanese: 急騰する Korean: 치솟다 European Portuguese: disparar Latin American Spanish: dispararse All related terms of 'rocket' ion rocket a rocket propelled by an ion engine rocket base a firing range for rockets rocket fire You can use fire to refer to the shots fired from a gun or guns. rocket fuel an explosive charge that powers a rocket rocket gun a device that shoots missiles ; a rocket launcher rocket ship a spacecraft powered by rockets sea rocket any of several plants of the related genus Cakile , esp C . maritima , which grow along the seashores of Europe and North America and have mauve , pink , or white flowers wall rocket any of several yellow-flowered European plants of the genus Diplotaxis, such as D . muralis, that grow on old walls and in waste places: family Brassicaceae ( crucifers ) crotch rocket a high-speed , high-performance motorcycle characterized by an aerodynamic body shape which requires or encourages the driver to lean forward dame's rocket → another name for dame's violet dyer's rocket a Eurasian resedaceous plant, Reseda luteola, with a spike of yellowish-green flowers and long narrow leaves: formerly cultivated as the source of a yellow dye, used with woad to make Lincoln green London rocket the plant Sisymbrium irio rocket attack a missile attack rocket engine a reaction engine in which a fuel and oxidizer are burnt in a combustion chamber , the products of combustion expanding through a nozzle and producing thrust rocket motor a rocket engine, specif. one having a solid propellant formed into a long, hollow cylinder : the cylinder serves as the combustion chamber when the propellant is ignited rocket plane a plane powered by rockets rocket range a firing range for rockets solid rocket any of various rockets using solid fuel ullage rocket a small hydrogen peroxide rocket engine that produces sufficient acceleration to keep propellants in their places when the main rocket is shut off yellow rocket any of several yellow-flowered plants of the related genus Barbarea , esp B . vulgaris booster rocket a person or thing that supports, assists , or increases power or effectiveness distress rocket a rocket fired from a ship to warn others nearby that it is in distress rocket launcher A rocket launcher is a device that can be carried by soldiers and used for firing rockets. rocket research research into rocket engines for spacecraft rocket science Rocket science is the study , design , and development of spacecraft . vernier rocket a person or thing that thrusts rocket-propelled launched by means of a rocket rocket propulsion propulsion for spacecraft rocket scientist A rocket scientist is someone whose job is to design and develop spacecraft . rocket technology the technology of the design, operation, maintenance , and launching of rockets not rocket science very easy to learn or understand within rocket range able to be reached by rockets dame's violet a Eurasian hairy perennial plant, Hesperis matronalis , cultivated in gardens for its mauve or white fragrant flowers: family Brassicaceae ( crucifers ) retrorocket a small auxiliary rocket engine on a larger rocket, missile , or spacecraft , that produces thrust in the opposite direction to the direction of flight in order to decelerate the vehicle or make it move backwards booster A booster is something that increases a positive or desirable quality. Chinese translation of 'rocket' rocket (ˈrɔkɪt) n (c) (Space) 火箭 (huǒjiàn) (枚, méi) (Mil) 火箭式导(導)弹(彈) (huǒjiànshì dǎodàn) (= firework) 火箭式礼(禮)花 (huǒjiànshì lǐhuā) (个(個), gè) vi (also sky-rocket) 剧(劇)增 (jùzēng) (noun) in the sense of missile Definition a self-propelling device, usually cylindrical, which produces thrust by expelling through a nozzle the gases produced by burning fuel, such as one used as a firework or distress signal There has been a rocket attack on the capital. Synonyms missile nuclear missiles projectile an enormous artillery gun used to fire a huge projectile 1 (verb) in the sense of escalate Definition to increase rapidly Fresh food is so scarce that prices have rocketed sharply. Synonyms escalate rise We need to increase our charges in order to meet rising costs. soar soaring unemployment spiral a spiralling trend of violence shoot up increase dramatically go through the roof 2 (verb) in the sense of zoom A train rocketed by. Synonyms zoom A police car zoomed by. shoot They had almost reached the boat when a figure shot past them. career The car went careering off down the track. speed The engine noise rises only slightly as I speed along. tear The door flew open and she tore into the room. whizz A car whizzed past. Additional synonyms in the sense of career Definition to rush in an uncontrolled way The car went careering off down the track. Synonyms rush, race, speed, tear, dash, barrel (along) (informal), bolt, hurtle, burn rubber (informal) in the sense of projectile Definition an object thrown as a weapon or fired from a gun an enormous artillery gun used to fire a huge projectile Synonyms missile, shell, bullet, rocket in the sense of rise Definition to increase in amount or value We need to increase our charges in order to meet rising costs. Synonyms increase, mount, go up, rocket, soar, spiral, escalate, shoot up, get higher Synonyms of 'rocket' rocket Explore 'rocket' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of shoot Definition to move very rapidly They had almost reached the boat when a figure shot past them. Synonyms speed, race, rush, charge, fly, spring, tear, flash, dash, barrel (along) (informal, US, Canadian), bolt, streak, dart, whisk, whizz (informal), hurtle, scoot, burn rubber (informal) in the sense of soar Definition to rise or increase suddenly above the usual level soaring unemployment Synonyms rise, increase, grow, mount, climb, go up, rocket, swell, escalate, shoot up in the sense of speed Definition to move or go somewhere quickly The engine noise rises only slightly as I speed along. Synonyms race, rush, hurry, zoom, career, bomb (along), tear, flash, belt (along) (slang), barrel (along) (informal, US, Canadian), sprint, gallop, hasten, press on, quicken, lose no time, get a move on (informal), burn rubber (informal), bowl along, put your foot down (informal), step on it (informal), make haste, go hell for leather (informal), exceed the speed limit, go like a bomb (British, New Zealand, informal), go like the wind, go like a bat out of hell in the sense of spiral Definition to increase or decrease with steady acceleration a spiralling trend of violence Synonyms soar, rise, escalate, climb, rocket, shoot up in the sense of tear Definition to hurry or rush The door flew open and she tore into the room. Synonyms rush, run, charge, race, shoot, fly, career, speed, belt (slang), dash, hurry, barrel (along) (informal, US, Canadian), sprint, bolt, dart, gallop, zoom, burn rubber (informal) in the sense of whizz Definition to move or go quickly A car whizzed past. Synonyms speed, race, career, hurtle, bomb, tear, rush, flash, belt (slang), zoom
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