单词 | rocket |
释义 | Word Frequency rocket 1(ˈrɒkɪt) noun 1. a self-propelling device, esp a cylinder containing a mixture of solid explosives, used as a firework, distress signal, line carrier, etc 2. a. any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine, esp one used to carry a warhead, spacecraft, etc b. (as modifier) rocket propulsion rocket launcher 3. British and New Zealand informal a severe reprimand (esp in the phrase get a rocket) verbWord forms: -ets, -eting or -eted 4. (transitive) to propel (a missile, spacecraft, etc) by means of a rocket 5. (intr; foll by off, away, etc) to move off at high speed 6. (intransitive) to rise rapidly he rocketed to the top Word origin C17: from Old French roquette, from Italian rochetto a little distaff, from rocca distaff, of Germanic originWord Frequency rocket 2(ˈrɒkɪt) noun See also dyer's rocket, wall rocket 1. Also called: arugula a Mediterranean plant, Eruca sativa, having yellowish-white flowers and leaves used as a salad: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) 2. any of several plants of the related genus Sisymbrium, esp S. irio (London rocket), which grow on waste ground and have pale yellow flowers 3. yellow rocket 4. sea rocket 5. dame's rocket Word origin C16: from French roquette, from Italian rochetta, from Latin ērūca a caterpillar, hairy plant |
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