➡ See also the entry for rise另见rise条soar ♦︎ jump ♦︎ surge ♦︎ spiral ♦︎ rocket ♦︎ leap ♦︎ shoot upThese are all words that can be used when an amount, level or number increases quickly.这些词均表示急剧上升、猛涨。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to soar / jump / shoot up in price, number, etc.◆to soar / jump / surge / rocket / leap / shoot up (by) 10%, 2 000, etc.◆to soar / jump / rocket / leap / shoot up from 2% to 5%◆the price soars / jumps / surges / spirals / rockets / leaps / shoots up◆the cost soars / jumps / surges / spirals / rockets◆profits soar / jump / surge / leap◆the number / level soars / jumps / shoots up◆to soar / jump / surge / leap / shoot up suddenly◆to jump / surge / leap / shoot up dramatically■soar [intransitive] (written) to increase very quickly in value, amount or level(价值、数量或水平)急升,猛增◆Soaring costs have made progress difficult.猛增的成本使进展变得困难了。◆Air pollution is set to soar above safety levels.空气污染有可能严重超过安全水平。OPPtumble,plummet ⇨ slump■jump [intransitive] (especially journalism尤用于新闻) to increase suddenly and by a large amount猛涨;猛增◆Prices jumped by 60% last year.去年物价暴涨了60%。OPPslump ⇨ slump■surge [intransitive] (especially business尤用于商业) (of prices, profits or the rate of sth) to suddenly increase in value or level(价格、利润或比率)急剧上升,飞涨,激增◆Profits from cigarettes surged to $225m last year.去年的香烟利润激增至2.25亿元。OPPslump ⇨ slump see also surge ⇨ increasenoun■spiral ˈspaɪrəl (-ll-, NAmE usually-l-) [intransitive] (disapproving) to increase quickly in level or amount(水平或数量)急剧增长◆Prices are spiralling out of control.物价飞涨,失去了控制。ⓘ Spiral is nearly always used with a negative meaning. * spiral几乎总是含有消极意义◆spiralling debt / price / budget deficit激增的债务;飞涨的物价;急剧上升的预算赤字To spiral down/downwards is to decrease rapidly. * spiral down/downwards表示急剧下降◆Shares in the company continued to spiral downwards.公司的股价继续急剧下跌。■rocket [intransitive](of an amount or rate) to increase very quickly and suddenly(数量或比率)快速增长,猛增◆They were forced to move out because of the rocketing crime rate.由于犯罪率猛增,他们被迫搬了出去。OPPplummet ⇨ slump■leap(leapt, leaptorleaped, leaped) [intransitive] (oftenapproving) to increase suddenly and by a large amount猛涨;猛增◆The company saw pre-tax profits leap to £14.5 million in 2004.2004年公司的税前利润骤增到1 450万英镑。OPPplunge ⇨ slump■ˌshoot ˈup
phrasal verb
(shot, shot) (ratherinformal, oftendisapproving) to increase suddenly and by a large amount猛涨;猛增◆Ticket prices shot up last year.去年票价猛涨。NOTE辨析 Jump, leap or shoot up?Leap is usually used when the increase is seen as a positive thing: profits, shares and prices can leap or jump but costs can only jump. Leap usually suggests a more dramatic, surprising or significant increase. * leap通常指积极的增长,leap或jump可指profit、share和price增长,但jump只能指费用增长。leap通常指一种更加戏剧性、令人吃惊或意义重大的增长◆Raw material costs jumped 1 per cent last month.原材料价格上月涨了1%。◆Raw material costs leaped 1 per cent last month.Shoot up is used in more informal contexts, and especially when the increase is seen as a negative thing. * shoot up用于较为非正式的语境,尤指消极性增长◆Prices / charges / interest rates have shot up.价格/收费/利率暴涨。