单词 | soar |
释义 | soar —soarer, n. —soaringly, adv. /sawr, sohr/, v.i. 1. to fly upward, as a bird. 2. to fly at a great height, without visible movements of the pinions, as a bird. 3. to glide along at a height, as an airplane. 4. to rise or ascend to a height, as a mountain. 5. to rise or aspire to a higher or more exalted level: His hopes soared. n. 6. an act or instance of soaring. 7. the height attained in soaring. [1325-75; ME soren < MF essorer < VL *exaurare, equiv. to L ex- EX-1 + aur(a) air + -are inf. suffix] Syn. 1. See fly1. 4. tower; mount. |
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