n (1)火箭似的烟火(kind of firework)[C]：Let off/Fire/See～s. 放/放/看烟火。a distress～求救烟火(信号弹);

(2)火箭(device used to drive a plane for space travel)[C]：a space/manned/carrier/step/three-stage～宇宙/载人/运载/多级/三级火箭;launch/send a～to Mars 向火星发射/发射一枚火箭;The～sped up into the sky with flames roaring from its tail. 火箭尾部喷出熊熊的火焰加速向空中飞去。

(3)火箭式投射器;火箭弹(weapon contain-ing an explosive charge)[C]：fire anti-tank/anti-aircraft～s 发射反坦克/防空火箭弹;a ballistic/long-range/seeking～弹道/远程/自导火箭;～fuel/launcher 火箭燃料/发射器;a～attack 火箭攻击;

give sb/get a rocket 生气斥责某人/挨骂(BrE，infml)：The boy got a～. 那个男孩挨骂了。The boss gave him a～. 老板狠狠地骂了他一顿。

v (1)剧增，迅速上升(rise or increase very quickly)[I，I+prep，I+adv(up)]：Bread prices/The cost of oil/Unemployment～ed(up) over the past year. 面包的价格/石油的成本/失业率在过去一年里迅速上升。He～ed to fame. 他很快便出名了。〖同〗rise;

(2)飞速前进(move with great speed)[I+prep，I+adv]：A train (car)～ed through the station/out of the garage/by/past/along/away/off. 火车(汽车)飞快地通过车站/驶出车库/疾驶而过/疾驶而过/飞速开走/飞速开走/飞速开走。～to stardom overnight 一夜之间成了明星;

(3)利用火箭(运送)(travel in or by means of a rocket)[I，T+n]：～to/off the moon 乘火箭飞往/离开月球;～a satellite into orbit 用火箭把卫星送入轨道;

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