rocket

noun

1. 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。
2. 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
3. 焰火；烟花
   a firework that goes high into the air and then explodes with coloured lights
4. 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

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. （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。
4. 用火箭弹攻击
   to attack a place with rockets

1. 火箭
   A rocket is a space vehicle that is shaped like a long tube.
2. N-COUNT 火箭弹;火箭推进式导弹
   A rocket is 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。
3. 烟花;焰火
   A rocket is a firework that quickly goes high into the air and then explodes.
4. VERB (价格)猛涨，飙升;（社会问题）急剧增多
   If things such as prices or social problems rocket, 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。
5. VERB 疾驰;飞奔
   If something such as a vehicle rockets somewhere, 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。

1. A Delta II rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral early this morning.
   今天一早，一枚“德尔塔”Ⅱ型火箭在卡纳维拉尔角发射升空。
2. The rocket tumbled out of control shortly after lift-off.
   发射后不久，火箭就失控坠落了。
3. The tiny rocket is attached to the spacecraft and is designed to propel it toward Mars.
   小火箭捆绑在宇宙飞船上，用于推动飞船飞向火星。
4. There has been a renewed rocket attack on the capital.
   首都遭受了新一轮的火箭袭击。
5. Fresh food is so scarce that prices have rocketed
   新鲜食物非常匮乏，导致价格猛涨。
6. The nation has experienced four years of rocketing crime.
   4年来，这个国家的犯罪率急剧上升。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. Interviewing politicians may not be rocket science, but it does matter.
   采访政治家可能并不是什么高难度的事，但的确很重要。
10. 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。
11. Soldiers using a multiple rocket launcher scored a direct hit on the steeple of a church.
    士兵们使用多管火箭筒直接击中一所教堂的尖塔。
12. The satellite was launched in a rocket.
    这颗卫星是装在火箭上发射的。
13. The explosive mixture in a rocket consists of both a fuel and a supply of oxygen.
    火箭中的爆炸性混合物由燃料和氧气构成。
14. The rocket penetrated the enemy's tank.
    火箭击穿了敌人的坦克。
15. I saw the launch of the rocket yesterday.
    我昨天看了火箭发射。
16. The computer controlled the rocket firing.
    计算机控制火箭引擎的发动。
17. We hope the space rocket will land safely on mars.
    我们希望宇宙火箭能安全在火星着陆。
18. The plane was blown to atoms by the rocket.
    飞机被火箭炸得粉碎。
19. He Congreve rocket was cumbersome and poorly stabilized.
    康格利夫火箭既笨重，稳定性又不好。
20. The rocket is due to lift off at noon on friday.
    火箭定于星期五中午发射。
21. In 2006 and 2009, North Korea followed rocket launches with nuclear tests.
    朝鲜2006年和2009年都在火箭发射后进行了核试验。
22. 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。
23. Our army destroyed the enemy's blockhouse with a rocket bomb.
    我军利用火箭弹炸毁了敌军的碉堡。
24. Development of a pressure-fed rocket engine using hydrogen peroxide and jp-8.
    用过氧化氢和jp-8燃料的压力输送火箭发动机的研制。
25. 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。
26. And then on the second elevator that's as fast as a space rocket.
    然后到了第二个电梯上，那快的就象一个太空火箭。
27. This article has designed the dynamic thrust test-bench for low-thrust liquid rocket engine within100N.
    本文设计了100N范围内小推力液体火箭发动机动态推力测试台架。
28. 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。
29. 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。

n.

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

1. a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion

   Synonym:    rocket engine

2. any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine

   Synonym:    projectile

3. sends a firework display high into the sky

   Synonym:    skyrocket

4. propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon

   Synonym:    skyrocket

5. erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender

   Synonym:    roquettegarden rocketrocket saladarugulaEruca sativaEruca vesicaria sativa

verb

1. propel with a rocket

2. shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
   1. prices skyrocketed

   Synonym:    skyrocket