rocket /ˈrɒkɪt/ CET4 TEM4 rocketing,rocketed,rockets1.N-COUNT A rocket is a space vehicle that is shaped like a long tube. 火箭例：...the Apollo 12 rocket that took astronauts to the moon.…将宇航员送上了月球的阿波罗12号火箭。2.N-COUNT A rocket is a missile containing explosives that is powered by gas. 火箭弹例：There has been a renewed rocket attack on the capital.发生了对首都的新一轮火箭弹攻击。3.N-COUNT A rocket is a firework that quickly goes high into the air and then explodes. 火箭弹烟花4.V-I If things such as prices or social problems rocket, they increase very quickly and suddenly. 飞速增加; 飞速上涨例：Fresh food is so scarce that prices have rocketed.新鲜食物如此稀缺以致价格飞涨。5.V to propel (a missile, spacecraft, etc) by means of a rocket 用火箭运送6.V-I If something such as a vehicle rockets somewhere, it moves there very quickly. (车辆等) 疾驰; 飞奔例：A train rocketed by, shaking the walls of the row houses.一辆火车疾驰而过，震动着排房的墙壁。7.N-UNCOUNT Rocket is a vegetable with green leaves that are used in salads. 芝麻菜例：...a small salad of rocket and chopped tomato....一小盘芝麻菜和西红柿碎片色拉。
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