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KK: [ˈrɑkɪt]
DJ: [ˈrɒkit]
n.[C]
- 飛彈,火箭;火箭發動機
They planned to send a
rocket to the moon.
他們計畫向月球發射火箭。
- 火箭式投射器;火箭彈
- (火箭式)大煙火;信號火箭
- 【英】【俚】斥責
vt.
- 用火箭運載
They succeeded in
rocketing a satellite into orbit.
他們成功地用火箭把一顆衛星送入運行軌道。
- 用火箭轟擊
vi.
- 向前急衝;飛快行進[Q]
The train
rocketed by.
火車飛馳而過。
- 迅速上升;猛漲[(+up)]
His profits
rocketed.
他的利潤猛增。
辨析
rocket2
KK: [ˈrɑkɪt]
DJ: [ˈrɒkit]
rocket1
n.
- a cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents.
▸a missile or spacecraft propelled by an engine providing thrust on the same principle.
- Brit. informal a severe reprimand.
v.
(rockets, rocketing, rocketed)
- (of an amount, price, etc.) increase very rapidly and suddenly.
- move very rapidly.
- attack with rocket-propelled missiles.
Etymology
C17: from Fr. roquette, from Ital. rocchetto, dimin. of rocca ‘distaff (for spinning)’, with ref. to its cylindrical shape.
rocket2
n.
Brit. an edible Mediterranean plant of the cabbage family, eaten in salads.
[
Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa.]
▸used in names of other fast-growing plants of this family, e.g. sweet rocket.
Etymology
C15: from Fr. roquette, from Ital. ruchetta, dimin. of ruca, from L. eruca ‘downy-stemmed plant’.