rocket
noun
uk/ˈrɒk.ɪt/us/ˈrɑː.kɪt/rocketnoun(DEVICE)
B2[C]
alargecylinder-shapedobjectthatmovesveryfastbyforcingoutburninggases, used forspacetravelor as aweapon:
火箭；火箭发动机；火箭弹Theylauncheda rocket to theplanetVenus.他们向金星发射了一枚火箭。
Therebelswerefiringanti-tankrockets.叛军在发射反坦克火箭弹。
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[C](alsoskyrocket)
atypeoffireworkthatfliesup into theairbeforeexploding
焰火；烟花；火箭式空中大烟火- Thecountdownto the rocketlaunchwillbeginat 9.00 a.m.
- Therearsectionsof the rocketfellaway.
- The rocketarcedgracefullyinto thesky.
- The rocketblewup on thelaunchpad.
- If there's anydoubtabout the rocket'sengines, we ought tocancelthelaunch.
Bombs & missiles
- anti-mine
- anti-missile
- anti-radar
- anti-satellite
- anti-ship
- enrich
- enrichment
- Exocet
- firebomb
- frag bomb
- Molotov cocktail
- mortar
- mushroom cloud
- napalm
- neutron bomb
- suicide belt
- suicide vest
- superbomb
- surface-to-air missile
- test ban treaty
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Space travel
Fireworks
rocketnoun(PLANT)
[U]UK(USarugula)
aplantwhoselonggreenleavesare used insalads
芝麻菜；紫花南芥
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Types of vegetable
- alfalfa
- allium
- Anaheim
- artichoke
- arugula
- Chinese cabbage
- Chinese leaves
- collard
- corn on the cob
- corn salad
- Jerusalem artichoke
- jicama
- kabocha
- kale
- kohlrabi
- salsify
- savoy cabbage
- scallion
- Scotch bonnet
- shallot
Idiom
get/be given a rocket
rocket
verb[Ioften+ adv/prep]
informaluk/ˈrɒk.ɪt/us/ˈrɑː.kɪt/(alsoskyrocket)toriseextremelyquicklyor makeextremelyquickprogresstowardssuccess:
迅速上升；迅速成功，一举成功Housepricesin thenorthare rocketing (up).北部的房价正在飞涨。
Theirteamrocketedtothetopof theLeague.他们的球队在联赛上一举领先。
Sharon Stone rocketedtofamein thefilm"Basic Instinct".莎朗．斯通凭借电影《本能》一举成名。
to increase
- increaseWe need to increase production to meet demand.
- growThe number of people living alone grows each year.
- risePrices rose by 10 per cent.
- go upHouse prices keep going up.
- escalateCrime in the city has escalated in recent weeks.
Price increases
- accrual
- added value
- anti-inflation
- anti-inflationary
- appreciate
- counter-inflation
- counter-inflationary
- go through the roofidiom
- inflate
- inflationary spiral
- overheat
- reinflate
- reinflation
- rise
- roof
- runsomethingup
- shooting
- shrinkflation
- skyrocket
- soaring
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Increasing and intensifying