skyrocketing

skyrocketing — verb

  • skyrocketingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • skyrocketings3rd person singular
  • skyrocketinging-ing form
  • skyrocketingedpast simple

1. to rise or increase at a dramatically fast rate; also, to achieve fame or succes

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to rise or increase at a dramatically fast rate; also, to achieve fame or success with remarkable speed

例句

After the factory closed, unemployment in Diego's town skyrocketed to nearly thirty percent.

skyrocket to + percentage

Kenji could not believe how much his health insurance premium had skyrocketed this year.

同義詞
  • soar

    suggests graceful, sustained upward movement; less dramatic and often more positive in tone

  • surge

    emphasizes a sudden powerful wave-like increase, common for crowds and emotions

  • spike

    a sharp but often brief upward jump, especially visible on a graph

  • shoot up

    informal phrasal verb equivalent; common in everyday speech

反義詞
  • plummet

    to fall straight down very fast

  • plunge

    to drop suddenly and steeply

  • nosedive

    to fall sharply, especially of prices or performance

文法句型

skyrocket + from X to Y

skyrocket + to + number/level

用法筆記

Subject is almost always a measurable quantity: prices, costs, sales, rates, or numbers. Distinguish from 'increase' or 'rise': skyrocket always implies a sudden, dramatic jump, not a slow climb.

常見錯誤

❌Prices skyrocketed down after the announcement.
✅Prices plummeted after the announcement.
💡'skyrocket' only means going up; use 'plummet' or 'plunge' for going down.

2. to fly or be thrown upward through the air at very high speed, like a rocket bei

2.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

to fly or be thrown upward through the air at very high speed, like a rocket being launched

例句

The rescue team fired a flare that skyrocketed above the dark ocean waves.

skyrocket + above + location

Aisha ducked as burning embers skyrocketed from the bonfire into the night air.

同義詞
  • blast off

    specifically for rockets or spacecraft launching under their own power

  • catapult

    implies being thrown forcefully by a mechanism; not necessarily upward

  • shoot up

    informal equivalent for rapid upward physical movement

反義詞
  • drop

    to fall downward, typically without propulsion

  • descend

    to move downward gradually and under control

文法句型

skyrocket + into/above + location

skyrocket + off + surface

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 (RISE RAPIDLY): this sense describes literal physical movement through the air, typically of objects propelled by force. Rare in everyday conversation; sense 1 is far more common.

skyrocketing — noun