rocket

noun

/ˈrɒkɪt/

/ˈrɑːkɪt/

Idioms

[countable] 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火箭
- a space rocket太空火箭
- The rocket was launched in 2007.这枚火箭发射于 2007 年。
- The idea took off like a rocket (= it immediately became popular).这种思想立即风靡一时。
Wordfinder
- astronaut
- countdown
- dock
- launch
- mission
- orbit
- rocket
- satellite
- space
- weightless
Topics Spaceb2, Transport by airb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- space
verb + rocket
- launch
rocket + verb
- blast off
- lift off
- take off
- …
rocket + noun
- booster
- engine
- motor
- …
[countable] a missile (= a weapon that travels through the air) that carries a bomb and is driven by a stream of burning gases火箭武器；火箭（弹）
- a rocket attack火箭攻击
- A rocket smashed into the side of the building.一枚火箭弹击穿了大楼的侧面。
Topics War and conflictc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long-range
- anti-aircraft
- anti-tank
- …
verb + rocket
- fire
- shoot
rocket + verb
- explode
- hit something
- strike something
- …
rocket + noun
- attack
- launcher
- pod
- …
[countable] a firework that goes high into the air and then explodes with coloured lights焰火；烟花
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[uncountable] (British English)
(North American English arugula)
a plant with long green leaves that have a strong taste and are eaten raw in salads大蒜芥；芝麻菜；紫花南芥

词源noun senses 1 to 3 early 17th cent.: from French roquette, from Italian rocchetto, diminutive of rocca ‘distaff (for spinning)’, with reference to its cylindrical shape. noun sense 4 late 15th cent.: from French roquette, from Italian ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, from Latin eruca ‘downy-stemmed plant’.

Idioms

to give somebody a rocket | to get a rocket

(British English, informal) to speak angrily to somebody because they have done something wrong; to be spoken to angrily for this reason（受到）痛骂，斥责

rocket

verb

/ˈrɒkɪt/

/ˈrɑːkɪt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they rocket	/ˈrɒkɪt/ /ˈrɑːkɪt/
he / she / it rockets	/ˈrɒkɪts/ /ˈrɑːkɪts/
past simple rocketed	/ˈrɒkɪtɪd/ /ˈrɑːkɪtɪd/
past participle rocketed	/ˈrɒkɪtɪd/ /ˈrɑːkɪtɪd/
-ing form rocketing	/ˈrɒkɪtɪŋ/ /ˈrɑːkɪtɪŋ/

[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to increase very quickly and suddenly快速增长；猛增 synonym shoot up
- rocketing prices飞涨的价格
- Unemployment has rocketed up again.失业人数再次猛增。
- The total has rocketed from 376 to 532.总数从 376 猛增到 532。
- Sales have rocketed by 213 percent.销售额猛增了213%。
- They were forced to move out because of the rocketing crime rate.由于犯罪率猛增，他们被迫搬了出去。
Topics Change, cause and effectc1
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move very fast迅速移动
- The car rocketed out of a side street.汽车从一条小路上嗖的一下开了出来。
[intransitive, transitive] to achieve or to make somebody/something achieve a successful position very quickly（使）迅速成功，迅速提高地位
- rocket (somebody/something) to something The band rocketed to stardom with their first single.这支乐队的第一首单曲使他们一举成名。
Topics Successc2
[transitive] rocket something to attack a place with rockets用火箭弹攻击

词源verb early 17th cent.: from French roquette, from Italian rocchetto, diminutive of rocca ‘distaff (for spinning)’, with reference to its cylindrical shape.

Rocket

/ˈrɒkɪt/

/ˈrɑːkɪt/

the name of an early steam engine (= vehicle that pulls a train) designed in the 1820s by Robert Stephenson. It was the first engine to be used regularly on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, and the original version of it is now in the Science Museum, London.火箭：罗伯特·史蒂芬森（Robert Stephenson）在1820年代设计的早期蒸汽机（即牵引火车的车辆）的名称。它是利物浦和曼彻斯特铁路上第一个经常使用的发动机，其原始版本现在在伦敦的科学博物馆中。

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