soar
v[I, Ipr]
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(a) go up high in the air quickly 急速升入高空
The jet soared into the air. 那架喷气式飞机飞上了天空.
(fig 比喻) Prices are soaring, ierising rapidly. 物价飞涨.
(fig 比喻) soaring temperatures,ie rapidly getting very hot 迅速增高的温度.
(b) be very high or tall 高耸; 矗立
cliffs soaring above the sea 矗立在海上的峭壁
Skyscrapers soar above the horizon. 摩天大楼拔地而起高耸入云.
2 hover in the air without moving the wings or using the engine; glide 翱翔; 滑翔
seagulls soaring over the cliffs 翱翔於悬崖峭壁之上的海鸥
a glider soaring above us 从我们头顶飞过的滑翔机.
🎯 考研助记
锁儿(谐音):怕儿子 高飞{儿大不由娘}锁住儿 so+ar(air):so is in the air: 高飞
🔁 扩展释义
*[sɒ:]n. 高扬, 翱翔vi. 往上飞舞, 高耸, 翱翔【经】 劲扬
📖 同为「博士」词汇
degradevt. 降低,贬低;使降级;降低…身分;使丢脸;
vt.& vi. (使)退化,降解,分解;降解;撤职,免职;降低品格[身价,价值(等)];
I'm sorry to have done that. I didn't mean to be so rude.
我为那样做感到抱歉。我并不想那样粗鲁的。
He passed his exams, and even better, when he left university he had earned enough money to start his own business, offering guide services to tourists.
他考试过关了,更惬意的是,他大学毕业时,所赚的钱足够他开始经营自己的行业--为游客提供导游服务。
2 Which subjects do you like reading about in newspapers, magazines and books?