soar
verb- [intransitive]
if the value, amount or level of something soars, it rises very quickly synonym rocket急升;猛增 soaring costs/prices/temperatures 猛增的成本;飞涨的物价;骤升的温度 Air pollution will soon soar above safety levels. 空气污染将很快超过安全水平。 Unemployment has soared to 18 per cent. 失业率飙升至18%。
Homophones soar | soresoar sore- soar verb
Fuel prices are set to soar. 燃料价格将会飙升。
- sore adjective
My eyes are sore from staring at a screen for too long. 我的眼睛因为盯着屏幕看太久而疼痛。
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc1Soaring costs have made progress difficult. 猛增的成本使进展变得困难了。 Borrowing is set to soar to an astonishing £60 billion. 借款很有可能猛增至惊人的 600 亿英镑。 Inflation has soared from 5 per cent to 15 per cent. 通胀率从5%飙升至15%。 Profits have soared dramatically in recent months. 近几个月来利润猛增。 Property stock has soared to new heights. 地产股飞涨并创新高。 Retail sales soared by 10 per cent in the twelve months to November. 在截至去年11月的12个月里,零售额飙升了10%。 The death toll soared past 100 000. 死亡人数激增,超过了 10 万人。 The fuel shortage sent prices soaring. 燃料短缺使价格飞涨。 This model will soar up the sales charts. 这个型号的销售业绩将猛升。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- dramatically
- be expected to
- be set to
- by
- from
- to
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- send something soaring
- soar to new heights
- [intransitive] soar (up) (into something)
to rise quickly and smoothly up into the air 升空;升腾 The rocket soared (up) into the air. 火箭升空。 - (figurative)
Her spirits soared (= she became very happy and excited). 她情绪高涨。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by airc1The plane was soon soaring up into the sky. 飞机很快就要升空了。 The ball went soaring past my head. 那球从我的头顶飞过。 She stopped suddenly and her bag went soaring through the air. 她骤然停下,于是乎手提包嗖地飞到半空中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- overhead
- up
- …
- above
- across
- into
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- [intransitive]
to fly very high in the air or remain high in the air 高飞;翱翔 an eagle soaring high above the cliffs 在山崖上空高高翱翔的鹰
Extra ExamplesTopics Birdsc1A buzzard soared high overhead. 一只鵟在高空翱翔。 The jets soared above us. 喷气式飞机在我们上空翱翔。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- overhead
- up
- …
- above
- across
- into
- …
- [intransitive]
to be very high or tall 高耸;耸立 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- overhead
- up
- …
- above
- across
- into
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- [intransitive]
when music soars, it becomes higher or louder (音乐)升高,增强 soaring strings 激昂的弦乐 Her voice would soar over the orchestra with little effort. 她的声音不费吹灰之力就能在管弦乐队上空翱翔。
Word Originlate Middle English: shortening of Old French essorer, based on Latin ex- ‘out of’ + aura ‘breeze’.