skyrocketing
skyrocketing — noun
1. a tube-shaped firework attached to a stick that flies upward before bursting wit
a tube-shaped firework attached to a stick that flies upward before bursting with coloured lights or sparks.
The children watched a red skyrocket burst into a shower of golden sparks.
burst into [colour] sparks
Minho lit the fuse of the skyrocket and stepped back quickly.
lit the fuse
A loud bang came from the skyrocket just before it exploded in the night sky.
Camille's grandfather showed her how to angle the stick before launching the skyrocket.
文法句型
a [adjective] skyrocket
skyrocket + verb (burst / explode / light up)
用法筆記
This literal sense is much less common than the verb sense. Many modern speakers use 'skyrocket' only as a verb.
常見錯誤
skyrocketing — verb
- skyrocketingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- skyrocketings3rd person singular
- skyrocketinging-ing form
- skyrocketingedpast simple
1. to increase suddenly and by a very large amount, used especially of prices, cost
to increase suddenly and by a very large amount, used especially of prices, costs, numbers, or levels of popularity.
House prices in Taipei have skyrocketed since the new train station opened.
prices + skyrocket + since [event]
Beatriz saw her company's profits skyrocket after the online store launched in Brazil.
profits skyrocket after [event]
The cost of eggs skyrocketed during the winter months last year.
Emre's popularity skyrocketed when a famous chef shared his recipe video online.
Temperatures in the desert skyrocket as soon as the sun rises above the dunes.
文法句型
[price / cost / rate] + skyrocket
[price / cost] + skyrocket + (from [X]) + to [Y]
用法筆記
Subject is almost always a quantity (price, cost, rate, level, number) or an abstract concept (popularity, demand). Personal subjects ('she skyrocketed') are rare and sound informal or journalistic.
常見錯誤
2. to move upward through the air at very high speed, like a firework or rocket bei
to move upward through the air at very high speed, like a firework or rocket being launched.
The rocket skyrocketed through the clouds and disappeared from view within seconds.
skyrocket through [medium]
A massive column of water skyrocketed into the air after the explosion shook the harbour.
skyrocket into the air
Nila watched bright orange sparks skyrocket from the campfire and fade into the dark sky.
The basketball skyrocketed from Benjamin's hand and sailed straight through the hoop.
文法句型
[thing] + skyrocket + [direction phrase] (into / through / above / from)
用法筆記
This literal sense is close to the original meaning derived from the firework noun. Distinguish from sense 1: this describes physical upward movement, not a numerical increase.