soared
soared — verb
- soaredpresent simple I / you / we / they
- soareds3rd person singular
- soareding-ing form
- soarededpast simple
1. (of a number, amount, value, or level) to climb sharply over a short period — fo
(of a number, amount, value, or level) to climb sharply over a short period — for example, house prices jumping thirty percent in one year, or daily case numbers tripling within a week.
Coffee prices soared after a poor harvest in Brazil last spring.
soar + after + cause noun
Ramón watched in shock as his electricity bill soared by forty percent.
soar + by + percentage
Hospital admissions soared during the heatwave, with elderly patients hardest hit.
The company's share price soared from twelve dollars to nearly eighty in one quarter.
Online orders for masks soared in the days before the festival.
文法句型
soar + by/to/from + number
prices soared
用法筆記
Subject is usually a measurable quantity (prices, rates, profits, demand, temperatures). Frequently followed by 'by + percentage' or 'from X to Y' to quantify the rise. Distinguish from sense 2: sense 1 is metaphorical numerical rise; sense 2 is literal physical height.
常見錯誤
2. (of a bird, glider, or aircraft) to ride a current of warm rising air and stay i
(of a bird, glider, or aircraft) to ride a current of warm rising air and stay in the sky for a long time without flapping the wings or burning fuel.
Two bald eagles soared above the canyon for nearly an hour without flapping.
soar + above + place
Defne pointed at the kite that soared over the beach all afternoon.
soar + over + place
Vultures soared in lazy circles, scanning the dry plain for a meal.
The glider soared silently through the mountain pass at dawn.
文法句型
soar + above/over/through + place
用法筆記
Subject is typically a bird with wide wings (eagle, hawk, vulture, condor) or an engineless aircraft (glider, hang-glider, paraglider). The verb implies effortless flight using thermals, not powered flight. Distinguish from sense 3: sense 2 is the literal flight; sense 3 is reaching great height in general.
常見錯誤
3. (of a tall structure such as a building, mountain, or tower) to rise so far upwa
(of a tall structure such as a building, mountain, or tower) to rise so far upward that the top dominates everything around it.
The new tower soared above every other building in the financial district.
soar + above + comparison
Henry stared at the cliffs that soared straight out of the sea like a wall.
soar + adverb + out of + place
The cathedral spire soared more than a hundred metres into the misty sky.
Granite peaks soared on either side of the narrow valley road.
文法句型
soar + above/over + landmark
soar + into + the sky
用法筆記
Subject is a tall fixed object — buildings, towers, spires, cliffs, mountains, trees. The verb describes static vertical extent, not movement; the structure does not actually rise, but it appears to thrust upward. Often paired with 'above', 'into', or measurements.
常見錯誤
4. (of a performer, athlete, or creative work) to deliver a performance so impressi
(of a performer, athlete, or creative work) to deliver a performance so impressive that it lifts everyone watching — for example, a dancer in the lead role of a ballet, or a young pianist in a competition final.
Élise soared in the final act, drawing a standing ovation from the entire theatre.
soar + in + part of performance
The young violinist soared during the second movement and the judges gave top marks.
soar + during + part of performance
Devika's lead role soared so much that the audience clapped between scenes.
Piotr's opening speech soared, and even rival students cheered at the end.
文法句型
soar + in + performance
spirits soar
用法筆記
Subject is either a person delivering a performance or a specific creative work (a role, a speech, a song, a chapter). The metaphor borrows the effortless-flight image of sense 2 to suggest something rising above the ordinary. Most common in arts criticism, sports commentary, and competition reports.
常見錯誤
soared — noun
1. a single instance of rising up into the air, especially the moment a bird leaves
a single instance of rising up into the air, especially the moment a bird leaves the ground and climbs on the wind.
With one powerful soar, the hawk lifted clear of the cliff and disappeared north.
with one soar + clause
Tariro filmed the eagle's slow soar from the canyon floor to the ridge above.
possessive + soar (the act)
The glider's quiet soar into the morning sky lasted almost two hours.
A short soar carried the kite over the rooftops and out of sight.
文法句型
a + soar + of + bird
in one soar
用法筆記
Rare as a noun; mostly literary or technical writing about birds, gliders, and the physics of flight. In everyday speech, learners should use the verb form. Distinguish from sense 2: sense 1 is the event of rising; sense 2 is the height or distance reached.
常見錯誤
2. the distance or maximum height that a bird or glider covers during one stretch o
the distance or maximum height that a bird or glider covers during one stretch of effortless flight.
The condor's soar that morning reached almost four kilometres above the valley floor.
soar + reached + measurement
Pilots measured the glider's soar at over three hundred metres on the second attempt.
measure + soar + at + measurement
Eri recorded an unusually long soar by the young albatross before it returned to nest.
A modest soar of fifty metres lets the hawk spot its next meal.
文法句型
the soar + of + bird/glider
用法筆記
Used in technical or naturalist contexts where the size of a flight matters — bird-watching logs, gliding competition reports, raptor research notes. The number after 'of' or 'at' is the measured height or distance. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 is the event itself; sense 2 is its measurable extent.