skyrocketing
skyrocketing — 名詞
1. a tube-shaped firework attached to a stick that flies upward before bursting wit
沖天炮
能射向高空並爆炸的煙火裝置
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.
孩子們看著紅色的沖天炮爆裂成一陣金色的火花。
burst into [colour] sparks
Minho lit the fuse of the skyrocket and stepped back quickly.
Minho 點燃了沖天炮的引信，然後迅速往後退。
lit the fuse
A loud bang came from the skyrocket just before it exploded in the night sky.
沖天炮在夜空爆炸前，先發出了一聲巨響。
Camille's grandfather showed her how to angle the stick before launching the skyrocket.
Camille 的祖父教她在發射沖天炮前，要如何調整木棍的角度。
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 — 動詞
- 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
飆漲；暴增
價格或數字突然大幅上升
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.
自從新火車站啟用後，台北的房價就開始飆漲。
prices + skyrocket + since [event]
Beatriz saw her company's profits skyrocket after the online store launched in Brazil.
Beatriz 看到公司的利潤在巴西的線上商店開張後暴增。
profits skyrocket after [event]
The cost of eggs skyrocketed during the winter months last year.
去年冬季，雞蛋的價格飆漲。
Emre's popularity skyrocketed when a famous chef shared his recipe video online.
一位名廚在網路上分享 Emre 的食譜影片後，他的人氣飆漲。
Temperatures in the desert skyrocket as soon as the sun rises above the dunes.
沙漠的氣溫在太陽爬上沙丘後便急速飆升。
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
高速上升
以極快速度向上移動穿過空中
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.
火箭高速上升穿過雲層，幾秒鐘內就從視線中消失了。
skyrocket through [medium]
A massive column of water skyrocketed into the air after the explosion shook the harbour.
爆炸撼動了港口後，一道巨大的水柱高速衝向空中。
skyrocket into the air
Nila watched bright orange sparks skyrocket from the campfire and fade into the dark sky.
Nila 看著明亮的橙色火花從營火中高速升起，在漆黑的天空中逐漸消失。
The basketball skyrocketed from Benjamin's hand and sailed straight through the hoop.
籃球從 Benjamin 手中高速飛出，直接穿過籃框。
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.