rocket

英 [ˈrɒkɪt]

美 [ˈrɑːkɪt]

n. 火箭; 火箭武器; 火箭(弹); 焰火; 烟花
v. 快速增长; 猛增; 迅速移动; (使)迅速成功，迅速提高地位

复数：rockets　过去分词：rocketed　过去式：rocketed　第三人称单数：rockets　现在分词：rocketing　

Collins.3 / BNC.6074 / COCA.4094

习惯用语

to give sb a rocket

to get a rocket

（受到）痛骂，斥责
to speak angrily to sb because they have done sth wrong; to be spoken to angrily for this reason

noun

火箭
a spacecraft in the shape of a tube that is driven by a stream of gases let out behind it when fuel is burned inside
1. a space rocket
  太空火箭
2. The rocket was launched in March 1980.
  这枚火箭发射于1980年3月。
3. The idea took off like a rocket (= it immediately became popular) .
  这种思想立即风靡一时。
火箭武器；火箭（弹）
a missile (= a weapon that travels through the air) that carries a bomb and is driven by a stream of burning gases
1. a rocket attack
  火箭攻击
焰火；烟花
a firework that goes high into the air and then explodes with coloured lights
大蒜芥；芝麻菜；紫花南芥
a plant with long green leaves that have a strong flavour and are eaten raw in salads

verb

快速增长；猛增
to increase very quickly and suddenly
1. rocketing prices
  飞涨的价格
2. Unemployment has rocketed up again.
  失业人数再次猛增。
3. The total has rocketed from 376 to 532.
  总数从376猛增到532。
迅速移动
to move very fast
1. The car rocketed out of a side street.
  汽车从一条叉路上嗖的一下开了出来。
（使）迅速成功，迅速提高地位
to achieve or to make sb/sth achieve a successful position very quickly
1. The band rocketed to stardom with their first single.
  这支乐队的第一首单曲就使他们一举成名。
用火箭弹攻击
to attack a place with rockets

火箭
Arocketis a space vehicle that is shaped like a long tube.
N-COUNT 火箭弹;火箭推进式导弹
Arocketis a missile containing explosive that is powered by gas.
1. There has been a renewed rocket attack on the capital.
  首都遭受了新一轮的火箭袭击。
烟花;焰火
Arocketis a firework that quickly goes high into the air and then explodes.
VERB (价格)猛涨，飙升;（社会问题）急剧增多
If things such as prices or social problemsrocket, they increase very quickly and suddenly.
1. Fresh food is so scarce that prices have rocketed...
  新鲜食物非常匮乏，导致价格猛涨。
2. The nation has experienced four years of rocketing crime.
  4年来，这个国家的犯罪率急剧上升。
VERB 疾驰;飞奔
If something such as a vehiclerocketssomewhere, it moves there very quickly.
1. A train rocketed by, shaking the walls of the row houses...
  一辆火车疾驰而过，排屋的墙都摇晃起来。
2. Dublin has rocketed up the charts to become one of Europe's most popular tourist destinations for city breaks.
  都柏林的排名飞速攀升，成为了欧洲最受欢迎的旅游度假城市之一。

noun

a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
Synonym:rocket engine
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
Synonym:projectile
sends a firework display high into the sky
Synonym:skyrocket
propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
Synonym:skyrocket
erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
Synonym:roquettegarden rocketrocket saladarugulaEruca sativaEruca vesicaria sativa

verb

There has been a renewed rocket attack on the capital.
首都遭受了新一轮的火箭袭击。
The rocket is due to lift off at noon on friday.
火箭定于星期五中午发射。
The results provide calculational basis to the aiming mechanism design of ship-borne rocket launcher system.
计算结果为舰载火箭炮瞄准机的设计提供了依据。
This year, I joined a rocket club in my city.
今年，我加入了我们市的一个火箭俱乐部。
The influence of structure axial vibration on the internal ballistics of solid rocket motor was investigated.
文中研究了固体发动机结构的轴向振动对燃烧室内弹道性能的影响。
The rocket penetrated the enemy's tank.
火箭击穿了敌人的坦克。
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to make a rock record.
制作摇滚唱片并不要求你非得绝顶聪明。
Technicians checked the rocket and the spacecraft on Monday to test how it functioned, Cui said.
周一技术员对火箭和飞船的进行了检查，测试了它们的运行情况，崔吉俊说。
The rocket tumbled out of control shortly after lift-off.
发射后不久，火箭就失控坠落了。
The plane was blown to atoms by the rocket.
飞机被火箭炸得粉碎。