rocket1/ˋrɑkIt; ˈrɒkət or ˈrɒkIt/n [C] 1 a long thin vehicle that carries people or scientific equipment into space 火箭: a Soviet space rocket 苏联的航天火箭see box at见 SPACE1 方框2 a long thin weapon that carries a bomb and is fired from a plane, ship etc 火箭弹: antitank rockets 反坦克火箭弹3 a FIREWORK that goes high into the air and explodes 火箭式烟火
rocket2v [I] informal to increase very quickly【非正式】急速增加﹐猛增: The price of coffee has rocketed. 咖啡价格飞涨。