skyrocket

skyrocket
noun
  1. a rocket designed to explode high in the air as a signal or firework
    (作为信号或焰火的)冲天火箭
(-rocketed, -rocketing)
  1. [no obj.](informal)(of a price, rate, or amount) increase very steeply or rapidly
    (非正式)(价格、比率或数量)急速增长,猛长
    the cost of the welfare system has skyrocketed.
    福利系统费用急速增长。
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