词典释义：
a cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents, used typically as a firework or signal
（尤指用作烟火或信号的）火箭。
(亦作
火箭发动机；（以喷气发动机作为动力的）火箭。
an elongated rocket-propelled missile or spacecraft
火箭弹；火箭推进式导弹；火箭推进式航天器。
used, especially in similes and comparisons, to refer to a person or thing that moves very fast or to an action that is done with great force
（像火箭般）快速行动者；飞快行进的物体；有力的行动
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she shot out of her chair like a rocket .她像火箭般地从椅子上弹了起来。
[in sing.]
〈英，非正式〉 严厉的斥责。
[no obj.](of an amount, price, etc.)increase very rapidly and suddenly
（数量、价格等）迅速增长；猛涨
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sales of milk in supermarkets are rocketing 超市牛奶的销售量飞速上升
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[as adj.
rocketing ]rocketing prices .飞涨的价格。
[with adverbial of direction]move or progress very rapidly
飞快移动；飞速行进；迅速上升
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he rocketed to national stardom .他像火箭般迅速跃为国家明星。
[with obj. and adverbial]cause to move or progress very rapidly
使飞速行进；使迅速上升
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she showed the kind of form that rocketed her to the semi-finals last year .她表现了去年使她迅速进入半决赛的那种竞技状态。
[with obj.]attack with rocket-propelled missiles
用火箭攻击
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the city was rocketed and bombed from the air .这个城市从空中遭到火箭和炸弹的袭击。
an edible Mediterranean plant of the cabbage family, sometimes eaten in salads
芝麻菜；紫花南芥。参见<Bold>ARUGULA</Bold>.
used in names of other fast-growing plants of this family, e.g.
［用于十字花科中其他生长快速的植物名中，如London rocket, sweet rocket］。
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rise like a rocket （and fall like a stick ） rise suddenly and dramatically （and subsequently fall in a similar manner） 迅速崛起，迅速败落
"early 17th cent.: from French
