sky-rocket

英 [s'kaɪr'ɒkɪt] 美 [s'kaɪr'ɒkɪt]

• n. 冲天火箭(一种焰火)

英英释义

名词 skyrocket:

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

2. sends a firework display high into the sky

动词 skyrocket:

1. shoot up abruptly, like a rocket

经典引文

• The cost of adequate medical care has skyrocketed out of the reach of millions of Americans.

  出自： A. E. Stevenson

• Sales rose steadily and then..skyrocketed.

  出自：Isis