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单词 soar
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Definition of soar in English:

soar

verb sɔːsɔr
[no object]
  • 1Fly or rise high in the air.

    the bird spread its wings and soared into the air
    figurative when she heard his voice, her spirits soared
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We run across the rooftop hand in hand and then soar into the air.
    • I also believe that the Phoenix will rise from the flames and soar to new heights.
    • The 25-year-old was untouchable as she soared to her winning height of 2.06m at the first attempt.
    • Sucking in a deep breath, I flapped my wings and soared into the sky.
    • I watched a plane with blinking red and blue lights soar out into the dark sky.
    • Nevertheless, persistence paid off, and man was finally able to soar aloft with improved gliding equipment.
    • For soaring high above the earth, a man is finally set free, breaking all bonds.
    • As I put it, the violin emerges from the orchestral fabric and soars into the stratosphere.
    • Above, the ridge soars up in a dramatic, turreted crest.
    • Then it suddenly soared above the branch to hover triumphantly high.
    • The Greek fans oohed as it soared through the air, then roared when it was caught.
    • Then we soared 170 metres above Lucern on a tethered, hot-air, balloon.
    • She hoped that his heart soared into the starry sky beside hers.
    • Even though the lance was small, his own power allowed him to soar upwards quickly, the ground rapidly growing farther and farther away.
    • A shopkeeper in Anmin said the smoke soared to the height of a factory smokestack but receded after about 10 minutes.
    • Each male sweeps round in a wide circle before suddenly soaring upwards.
    • In the distance, beyond a shallow bend, a football soared into the air.
    • By the time I ran outside he had spread his wings and soared into the sky gripping the pigeon with his talons.
    • As we talk, a high-bouncing trampolinist periodically soars to window-level view from the piazza below.
    • He hovered in midair for a moment, then soared upward, flying through the air.
    Synonyms
    fly up, wing, wing its way
    take off, take flight, take to the air
    ascend, climb, rise, mount
    1. 1.1 Maintain height in the air without flapping wings or using engine power.
      the gulls soared on the summery winds
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Flapping flight requires much more metabolic power than soaring, swimming or running.
      • There's the rustle of lizards in dry leaves, or an eagle soaring far overhead.
      • Unveiled girls in bright pink tunics gathered water from a turquoise river and balanced bundles on their heads while eagles soared above.
      • And in that instant a rare golden eagle soared across the sky, an arrow rammed through its mighty wing.
      • It is a sight to see these birds soaring above the city buildings.
      • There is a sequence in the film in which he imagines himself restored to the use of his limbs and then some, as he seems to soar like a gull over the beautiful Spanish coastline near his home.
      • All of them were looking up into the sky at two birds, soaring on thermals.
      • I watched a flock of birds soar majestically overhead and started to rise in temper.
      • The buzzard, soaring at a great height, suddenly finds itself caught up in a current of air against which it is impossible to battle.
      • High over the hills towards Thirlmere I watched a golden eagle soaring in the air.
      • Look hard and you may see an eagle soaring on the thermals above you, or find a black-banded porcupine quill lying on the path at your feet.
      • Sometimes they soar at a considerable height, but when fishing they fly fairly low or even very close to the surface.
      • Their broad wings allow them to soar, gull-like, flapping with strong, slow wing-beats.
      • The top rank had two stately cranes soaring above clouds.
      Synonyms
      glide, plane, float, drift, wheel, hang, hover
    2. 1.2 Increase rapidly above the usual level.
      the cost of living continued to soar
      Example sentencesExamples
      • For 10 straight days, they've soared to 109 degrees or higher.
      • After all, hardware gets faster, storage gets bigger, and profits soar higher.
      • Opium production has soared to record levels, and farmers continue to be reluctant to plant crops that pay buttons by comparison.
      • But by lunchtime the temperature had soared to 102 degrees and I almost fainted among the ruins.
      • As temperatures across the country soared towards record levels, the industry was predicting one of the best seasons for years.
      • Costs will soar, power and communication lines could be down for months and accommodation will be hard to find.
      • If growth stocks soar once again, these funds should, too.
      • His popularity soared so high, he became the greatest ambassador the game has ever known.
      • But doctors have ordered him to rest and told him to contact them straight away if his temperature soars again.
      • Our twin deficits are soaring to new records.
      • Because ground temperatures soar up to 128 degrees Fahrenheit, the birds can die on their nests.
      • One estate agent says some areas have seen prices soar by 25 per cent in three months.
      • The number of people infected with the HIV virus has also soared in recent years.
      • Prices have nearly doubled in the past year, soaring to their highest levels since 1988.
      • Oil prices are soaring once again, so that's an issue.
      • As unemployment soared nearly half the population were driven below the official poverty line.
      • Store rents are also rising as sales soar in ritzy shopping districts.
      • Delhi's summer is getting prolonged and temperatures are soaring to new levels for extended periods.
      • Despite the challenges, success rates have soared in recent years.
      • I scrabbled around in my bag, my panic levels soaring.
      Synonyms
      increase rapidly, shoot up, rise rapidly, escalate, spiral upwards
      informal go through the ceiling, go through the roof, skyrocket

Derivatives

  • soarer

  • noun
    • Frigatebirds are noted soarers, spending much of the day riding the winds and roosting at night on trees or cliffs.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • With large, broad wings, they are excellent aerial soarers and gliders.
      • Since it involves very little wing flapping, soaring is energetically efficient - all a soarer needs to do is stay alert, and it can stay aloft almost indefinitely.
      • But one suspects that the really big pterosaurs were dynamic soarers and spent an awful lot of time on the wing.
      • Only particularly large animals can be efficient soarers; we'll discuss why later.
  • soaringly

  • adverbˈsɔːrɪŋliˈsɔrɪŋli
    • When ‘The Divine Husband’ isn't an exercise in clever variations on trivial themes, it is engaging and soaringly lyrical.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There are bigger household names from this era than hers, but none with a sound this soaringly satisfying.
      • The song is certainly not without merit, in particular its soaringly memorable chorus and some nice guitar figures towards the end.

Origin

Late Middle English: shortening of Old French essorer, based on Latin ex- 'out of' + aura 'breeze'.

  • Soar is a shortening of Old French essorer, ‘to rise into the air’ based on the Latin elements ex- ‘out of, from’ and aura ‘breeze’.

Rhymes

abhor, adore, afore, anymore, ashore, awe, bandore, Bangalore, before, boar, Boer, bore, caw, chore, claw, cocksure, comprador, cor, core, corps, craw, Delors, deplore, door, draw, drawer, evermore, explore, flaw, floor, for, forbore, fore, foresaw, forevermore, forswore, four, fourscore, furthermore, Gábor, galore, gnaw, gore, grantor, guarantor, guffaw, hard-core, Haugh, haw, hoar, ignore, implore, Indore, interwar, jaw, Johor, Lahore, law, lessor, lor, lore, macaw, man-o'-war, maw, mirador, mor, more, mortgagor, Mysore, nevermore, nor, oar, obligor, offshore, onshore, open-jaw, or, ore, outdoor, outwore, paw, poor, pore, pour, rapport, raw, roar, saw, scaur, score, senhor, señor, shaw, ship-to-shore, shop-floor, shore, signor, Singapore, snore, softcore, sore, spore, store, straw, swore, Tagore, tau, taw, thaw, Thor, threescore, tor, tore, torr, trapdoor, tug-of-war, two-by-four, underfloor, underscore, war, warrantor, Waugh, whore, withdraw, wore, yaw, yore, your
 
 

Definition of soar in US English:

soar

verbsôrsɔr
[no object]
  • 1Fly or rise high in the air.

    the bird spread its wings and soared into the air
    figurative when she heard his voice, her spirits soared
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As we talk, a high-bouncing trampolinist periodically soars to window-level view from the piazza below.
    • I also believe that the Phoenix will rise from the flames and soar to new heights.
    • A shopkeeper in Anmin said the smoke soared to the height of a factory smokestack but receded after about 10 minutes.
    • As I put it, the violin emerges from the orchestral fabric and soars into the stratosphere.
    • For soaring high above the earth, a man is finally set free, breaking all bonds.
    • He hovered in midair for a moment, then soared upward, flying through the air.
    • The 25-year-old was untouchable as she soared to her winning height of 2.06m at the first attempt.
    • Each male sweeps round in a wide circle before suddenly soaring upwards.
    • Nevertheless, persistence paid off, and man was finally able to soar aloft with improved gliding equipment.
    • Then it suddenly soared above the branch to hover triumphantly high.
    • I watched a plane with blinking red and blue lights soar out into the dark sky.
    • Above, the ridge soars up in a dramatic, turreted crest.
    • The Greek fans oohed as it soared through the air, then roared when it was caught.
    • In the distance, beyond a shallow bend, a football soared into the air.
    • She hoped that his heart soared into the starry sky beside hers.
    • Then we soared 170 metres above Lucern on a tethered, hot-air, balloon.
    • Sucking in a deep breath, I flapped my wings and soared into the sky.
    • Even though the lance was small, his own power allowed him to soar upwards quickly, the ground rapidly growing farther and farther away.
    • By the time I ran outside he had spread his wings and soared into the sky gripping the pigeon with his talons.
    • We run across the rooftop hand in hand and then soar into the air.
    Synonyms
    fly up, wing, wing its way
    1. 1.1 Maintain height in the air without flapping wings or using engine power.
      the gulls soared on the summery winds
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And in that instant a rare golden eagle soared across the sky, an arrow rammed through its mighty wing.
      • There's the rustle of lizards in dry leaves, or an eagle soaring far overhead.
      • The buzzard, soaring at a great height, suddenly finds itself caught up in a current of air against which it is impossible to battle.
      • Sometimes they soar at a considerable height, but when fishing they fly fairly low or even very close to the surface.
      • All of them were looking up into the sky at two birds, soaring on thermals.
      • Look hard and you may see an eagle soaring on the thermals above you, or find a black-banded porcupine quill lying on the path at your feet.
      • Flapping flight requires much more metabolic power than soaring, swimming or running.
      • High over the hills towards Thirlmere I watched a golden eagle soaring in the air.
      • There is a sequence in the film in which he imagines himself restored to the use of his limbs and then some, as he seems to soar like a gull over the beautiful Spanish coastline near his home.
      • The top rank had two stately cranes soaring above clouds.
      • It is a sight to see these birds soaring above the city buildings.
      • Unveiled girls in bright pink tunics gathered water from a turquoise river and balanced bundles on their heads while eagles soared above.
      • I watched a flock of birds soar majestically overhead and started to rise in temper.
      • Their broad wings allow them to soar, gull-like, flapping with strong, slow wing-beats.
      Synonyms
      glide, plane, float, drift, wheel, hang, hover
    2. 1.2 Increase rapidly above the usual level.
      the cost of living continued to soar
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As temperatures across the country soared towards record levels, the industry was predicting one of the best seasons for years.
      • Store rents are also rising as sales soar in ritzy shopping districts.
      • One estate agent says some areas have seen prices soar by 25 per cent in three months.
      • But doctors have ordered him to rest and told him to contact them straight away if his temperature soars again.
      • If growth stocks soar once again, these funds should, too.
      • Because ground temperatures soar up to 128 degrees Fahrenheit, the birds can die on their nests.
      • Costs will soar, power and communication lines could be down for months and accommodation will be hard to find.
      • His popularity soared so high, he became the greatest ambassador the game has ever known.
      • After all, hardware gets faster, storage gets bigger, and profits soar higher.
      • Despite the challenges, success rates have soared in recent years.
      • Opium production has soared to record levels, and farmers continue to be reluctant to plant crops that pay buttons by comparison.
      • Our twin deficits are soaring to new records.
      • But by lunchtime the temperature had soared to 102 degrees and I almost fainted among the ruins.
      • Prices have nearly doubled in the past year, soaring to their highest levels since 1988.
      • Oil prices are soaring once again, so that's an issue.
      • I scrabbled around in my bag, my panic levels soaring.
      • As unemployment soared nearly half the population were driven below the official poverty line.
      • Delhi's summer is getting prolonged and temperatures are soaring to new levels for extended periods.
      • The number of people infected with the HIV virus has also soared in recent years.
      • For 10 straight days, they've soared to 109 degrees or higher.
      Synonyms
      increase rapidly, shoot up, rise rapidly, escalate, spiral upwards

Origin

Late Middle English: shortening of Old French essorer, based on Latin ex- ‘out of’ + aura ‘breeze’.

 
 
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