skyrocket

/ˈskaɪrɒkɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈskaɪrɑːkɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈskī-ˌrä-kət/ (ame, mw)

skyrocket — verb

  • skyrocketpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • skyrocketshe / she / it
  • skyrocketedpast simple
  • skyrocketing-ing form

1. to increase suddenly and by a very large amount, often in price, value, or level

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to increase suddenly and by a very large amount, often in price, value, or level

例句

Wei's rent skyrocketed after the new apartment complex opened in the neighborhood.

intransitive: [something] skyrocketed

The company's profits skyrocketed after they launched the new smartphone.

同義詞
  • soar

    more general for upward movement; also used for prices and emotions

  • surge

    suggests a powerful, forceful increase, often in numbers or flow

  • shoot up

    informal; similar intensity but often used for numbers or physical height

反義詞
  • plummet

    to fall suddenly and quickly

  • plunge

    to drop steeply, often in value

文法句型

skyrocket (intransitive): [something] skyrocketed

skyrocket (transitive): [something] skyrocketed [something]

用法筆記

Frequently used in news and business contexts about prices, costs, demand, or rates. The transitive form ([cause] skyrocketed [thing]) is less common but acceptable.

常見錯誤

❌The price sky rocketed.
✅The price skyrocketed.
💡'skyrocket' is one word, not two.
❌The temperature skyrocketed gradually.
✅The temperature skyrocketed.
💡'skyrocket' means a sudden, large increase; use 'rose gradually' for slow changes.

skyrocket — noun