| 词汇 | rocketing |
| 释义 | rocketing present participle ofrocket rocket verb[ Ioften+ adv/prep ] informaluk /ˈrɒk.ɪt/ us /ˈrɑː.kɪt/(alsoskyrocket) to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success: 迅速上升;迅速成功，一举成功 House prices in the north are rocketing (up).北部的房价正在飞涨。 Their team rocketed to the top of the League.他们的球队在联赛上一举领先。 Sharon Stone rocketed to fame in the film "Basic Instinct".莎朗．斯通凭借电影《本能》一举成名。 to increase increaseWe need to increase production to meet demand. growThe number of people living alone grows each year. risePrices rose by 10 per cent. go upHouse prices keep going up. escalateCrime in the city has escalated in recent weeks. Price increases accrual added value anti-inflation anti-inflationary appreciate by something appreciate in value appreciation bull market dead cat bounce go through the roofidiom hyperinflation inflationary overcharge projected value put something up rack rack something up rebound reinflate roof You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Increasing and intensifying Examples of rocketingrocketing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Reform of the courts could not prevent the state criminal justice system from almost collapsing in the early 1990s due to the rocketing number of people under arrest. I am heartily relieved that there are signs that the rocketing increase in world prices is levelling off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would mean, in turn, that the inflationary spiral would go rocketing higher and higher. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With rising unemployment and rocketing food prices, the economic situation for many families is bleak. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the result following their advice is nearly a million unemployed and rocketing prices, have we anything for which to thank this "think tank"? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not that a disgrace at a time when water bills are rocketing? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, the rocketing trade figures over the past few years bear out that belief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So the only result would be to get deeper into the red, to send the pound plummeting and prices and unemployment rocketing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When one looks at the prices which are rocketing it becomes of particular importance to know whether any attempt has been made to limit profiteering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The three crucial areas of escalating crime, rocketing unemployment and virtual extinction of local authority house building for rent are closely interlinked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result is that we have not had rocketing prices and incipient inflation, and there has not been the continuous demand for increases of wages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I need not add that rocketing inflation would be equally ruinous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The service is deteriorating, and costs are rocketing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rocketing rise in the number of divorces is proof of how productive the present system is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a crisis within the game that stems from the rocketing of the bills for the policing of matches in recent years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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