- 1暴漲、飆升
If a price, a number, or an amount skyrockets, it goes up a very long way in a very short time. News writers love it for rents, oil, temperatures, or case numbers in an outbreak. The picture is a rocket shooting straight into the sky — so the rise feels sudden and steep, not a slow climb. You will mostly meet this verb. There is also a noun, a kind of , which is where the picture comes from; almost always meet the money-and-news meaning. It is informal-to-neutral: fine in newspapers, a bit colourful for a very serious report. The number is what skyrockets: “Prices skyrocketed,” not usually “the boss skyrocketed the prices,” though you will hear people stretch it.
組成From sky + rocket. Rocket is the firework that shoots up; that word came into English from Italian rocchetto.
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
skyrocketnoun/ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/
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A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.
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A rebuke, a scolding.
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slangA pocket.
skyrocketverb/ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/
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informalTo rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.
- The shortage caused prices to skyrocket.
- Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.
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informalTo cause to increase suddenly and extremely.
- This is an area you'll have to work out in precise detail, as it's the area most likely to skyrocket your costs—or, without careful planning, leave you with thirsty guests.
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