单词 | rising |
释义 | rising (once / 78 pages) 1adjn 2n WORD FAMILY rising: risings+/rise: risen, riser, rises, rising/riser: risers USAGE EXAMPLESUnsecured debt, including spending on credit cards, is rising at its fastest pace in 11 years, the Bank of England said. BBC(Jan 03, 2017) Though rivers along the Gulf Coast were rising rapidly Monday, only minor flooding was predicted. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) If those projections prove true, 2016 would mark the seventh consecutive year of rising automotive sales. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj sloping upward Syn acclivitous, uphill ascending moving or going or growing upward 2adj advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status a rising trend a rising market Syn|Ant improving, up getting higher or more vigorous falling becoming lower or less in degree or value downbecoming progressively lower soft(of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value 3adj newly come into prominence a rising young politician Syn new not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered 4adj coming to maturity the rising generation Syn emerging future yet to be or coming 5n a movement upward 2Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper ascension, ascent, rise fall a movement downward climb, climbing, mounting an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) elevation, lift, raisingthe event of something being raised upward heave, heavingan upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) liftoffthe initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad rapid climb, rapid growth, zooma rapid rise takeoffthe initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) upliftingthe rise of something change of location, travel a movement through space that changes the location of something n organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper insurrection, rebellion, revolt, uprising Peasant's Revolt a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II Indian Mutinydiscontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow) insurgence, insurgency an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict intifada, intifadahan uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000 mutinyopen rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers) battle, conflict, struggle an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) |
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