- [countable]
a spacecraft in the shape of a tube that is driven by a stream of gases let out behind it when fuel is burned inside 火箭 a space rocket 太空火箭 The rocket was launched in 2007. 这枚火箭发射于 2007 年。 The idea took off like a rocket (= it immediately became popular). 这种思想立即风靡一时。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- space
- launch
- blast off
- lift off
- take off
- …
- booster
- engine
- motor
- …
- [countable]
a missile (= a weapon that travels through the air) that carries a bomb and is driven by a stream of burning gases 火箭武器；火箭（弹） a rocket attack 火箭攻击 A rocket smashed into the side of the building. 一枚火箭弹击穿了大楼的侧面。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long-range
- anti-aircraft
- anti-tank
- …
- fire
- shoot
- explode
- hit something
- strike something
- …
- attack
- launcher
- pod
- …
- [countable]
a firework that goes high into the air and then explodes with coloured lights 焰火；烟花 - [uncountable] (British English) (North American English arugula)
a plant with long green leaves that have a strong taste and are eaten raw in salads 大蒜芥；芝麻菜；紫花南芥
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 early 17th cent.: from French roquette, from Italian rocchetto, diminutive of rocca ‘distaff (for spinning)’, with reference to its cylindrical shape. noun sense 4 late 15th cent.: from French roquette, from Italian ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, from Latin eruca ‘downy-stemmed plant’.
Idioms
to give somebody a rocket | to get a rocket
- (British English, informal)
to speak angrily to somebody because they have done something wrong; to be spoken to angrily for this reason （受到）痛骂，斥责