rocket
/ˈrɒkɪt/
n. / v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
火箭;迅速上升;猛增
释义与例句
n.
火箭
a vehicle or missile that is driven by burning fuel and can travel into space
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The rocket carried a weather satellite into orbit.
这枚火箭将一颗气象卫星送入轨道。
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Scientists watched the rocket climb slowly into the sky.
科学家们注视着火箭缓缓升空。
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A rocket needs enormous amounts of fuel to escape Earth's gravity.
火箭需要大量燃料才能摆脱地球引力。
v.
迅速上升;猛增
to increase very quickly and suddenly
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House prices have rocketed in the city centre over the past year.
过去一年,市中心的房价飞涨。
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Demand for the new phone rocketed after the advertisement appeared.
广告播出后,这款新手机的需求量猛增。
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Her confidence rocketed after she passed the driving test.
通过驾照考试后,她的信心大增。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
rocket 既是航天火箭,也可作动词表示“猛涨”;missile 只指导弹。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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rocketry 火箭技术;火箭学不可数名词,指火箭的设计、制造和发射技术。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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missile 导弹rocket 侧重靠发动机推进的飞行器,可用于航天或携带弹头;missile 侧重作为武器、能制导飞向目标的导弹。正误对比:launch a rocket into space(正确,发射航天火箭)/launch a missile into space(错误,导弹用于攻击目标,不用于航天)。The defence system can track an incoming missile. 防御系统能够追踪来袭导弹。
常见搭配
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launch a rocket 发射火箭The company plans to launch a rocket carrying three satellites. 这家公司计划发射一枚运载三颗卫星的火箭。
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space rocket 航天火箭A giant space rocket stood on the launch pad. 一枚巨大的航天火箭矗立在发射台上。