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skyrocket

🇬🇧 UK/'skai.rɒkit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To rise or increase suddenly and dramatically.

（价格、数量等）急剧上升，猛涨

n.

A firework that shoots high into the sky and explodes.

冲天烟火，火箭式焰火

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
skyother
+
rocketother
=skyrocket

Common Collocations

  • 1.prices skyrocket价格暴涨
  • 2.costs skyrocket成本飙升
  • 3.skyrocket overnight一夜之间猛涨
  • 4.[demand skyrockets]需求激增

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    House prices skyrocketed during the pandemic, making homeownership unaffordable for many.

  • 2.

    After the viral video, her social media followers skyrocketed overnight.

  • 3.

    Demand for electric vehicles has skyrocketed as fuel costs continue to rise.

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