rocket
gb/ɹˈɑkət/ us/ɹˈɑkət/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 7700
rakéta, megugrik, az egekbe szökik, rukkola, tűzijáték-rakéta, száguld, kilő, rakétahajtómű, rakétamotor
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B1
1
rakéta
A2
The company plans to launch a reusable rocket next year.
A vállalat jövőre egy újra felhasználható rakétát tervez felbocsátani.
A rocket carrying several satellites exploded shortly after takeoff.
Egy több műholdat szállító rakéta röviddel a felszállás után felrobbant.
Residents reported hearing the sound of a rocket hitting the outskirts of the city.
The children watched the small model rocket shoot into the sky.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The rocket went high into the sky.
A rakéta magasan felszállt az égbe.
They watched a rocket take off on TV.
A tévében nézték, ahogy egy rakéta felszáll.
The army fired a rocket at the target.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse "rocket" and "spaceship". A "rocket" is the powered vehicle or projectile itself, while "spaceship" usually suggests a space vehicle that carries people and can be used like a ship. Learners may also overuse "rocket" for all space vehicles; satellites and space stations are not usually called rockets once they are in orbit.
Σημασία
vehicle or missile driven by rocket
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
launch a rocket
|space rocket
|rocket launch
|rocket attack
|rocket fuel
|rocket scientist
Συνώνυμα
missile (Usually emphasizes a weapon designed to be fired at a target; may be guided or unguided.)
|
spacecraft (Refers only to vehicles used in space, not to weapons fired in the atmosphere.)
Αντώνυμα
glider (A flying craft that has no engine and does not use powered thrust.)
Θέματα
science
|technology
|war
|transportation
|politics
Ορισμός
A kind of vehicle or weapon that moves because gas from burning fuel is pushed out of its back, often used to go into space or to attack a target.
A vehicle or missile that is driven forward by the force from burning fuel in a rocket engine, especially one used for space travel or as a weapon.
ΡΉΜΑ
B2
2
megugrik
B2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to rocket from [amount] to [amount]
Housing prices have rocketed over the past decade.
A lakásárak az elmúlt évtizedben megugrottak.
The number of online orders rocketed during the holiday season.
Az online rendelések száma megugrott az ünnepi időszakban.
Demand for electric cars rocketed after the new law was announced.
Our electricity bill rocketed when we started using air conditioning every day.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
Food prices rocketed last year.
Tavaly megugrottak az élelmiszerárak.
The company's sales rocketed in June.
A cég eladásai júniusban megugrottak.
After the video went viral, his followers rocketed.
The temperature rocketed in the afternoon.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes use "rocket" as a transitive verb in this sense (e.g., *"The company rocketed the prices"*). In standard usage, the thing that goes up is the subject: "Prices rocketed" or "Sales rocketed". If you want a transitive verb, use "raise" or "increase" ("The company raised the prices").
Σημασία
rise or increase very fast
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
prices rocket
|rocket in value
|rocket from ... to ...
|sales rocketed
|costs have rocketed
|rocket overnight
Συνώνυμα
soar (Common in business and news; suggests a big and often positive increase.)
|
skyrocket (Very close in meaning; slightly more informal and vivid.)
Αντώνυμα
plummet (Describes a very fast and sudden fall in amount or level.)
Θέματα
business
|statistics
|news
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
To go up very fast, especially in number, price, or level.
To rise or increase extremely quickly and suddenly, especially in amount, price, or level.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B1
3
rukkola
B1
I ordered a steak with a side of rocket and tomatoes.
Steaket rendeltem rukkolával és paradicsommal köretként.
She sprinkled fresh rocket over the pizza before serving it.
Tálalás előtt friss rukkolát szórt a pizzára.
The salad was made with rocket, pear, and blue cheese.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
We had pasta with rocket and cheese.
Tésztát ettünk rukkolával és sajttal.
He put rocket and tomato in his sandwich.
Rukkolát és paradicsomot tett a szendvicsébe.
She likes the strong taste of rocket in her salad.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may think of space travel when they see "rocket salad" and not realize that "rocket" here means a type of salad leaf. North American learners may not recognize that British "rocket" is the same as American "arugula."
Σημασία
peppery salad leaf (arugula)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
rocket salad
|wild rocket
|baby rocket
|rocket leaves
|rocket and parmesan
Συνώνυμα
arugula (The usual word in American and Canadian English; same plant.)
Θέματα
food
|daily life
|food_drink
Ορισμός
A small green salad plant with a strong taste; in American English it is called "arugula."
A leafy green plant with a strong, peppery taste, commonly used in salads; known as arugula in North American English.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B2
4
They lit a rocket and watched it burst into green and gold sparks.
Meggyújtottak egy tűzijáték-rakétát, és nézték, ahogy zöld és arany szikrákra robban.
A stray rocket hit the roof and started a small fire.
Egy eltévedt tűzijáték-rakéta eltalálta a tetőt, és kisebb tüzet okozott.
Children were warned not to hold rockets in their hands.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He set off a rocket in the garden.
Elindított egy tűzijáték-rakétát a kertben.
The rocket went up and made a loud noise.
A tűzijáték-rakéta felszállt, és nagyot durrant.
We watched rockets in the sky on New Year's Eve.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes use "rocket" for all types of fireworks. In English, "rocket" is just one type; others include "fountain", "Roman candle", or "firecracker." When you are not sure of the type, use the general word "fireworks."
Σημασία
firework that shoots upward
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
set off a rocket
|fire a rocket
|sky rocket
|rocket display
|Roman candle and rockets
Συνώνυμα
firework (General word; does not specify the rocket shape or movement.)
Θέματα
celebrations
|daily life
|arts_entertainment
|daily_life
Ορισμός
A kind of firework on a stick that flies up into the sky and then explodes with lights or noise.
A type of firework that is fixed to a stick and shoots up into the sky before exploding with light or sound.
ΡΉΜΑ
B2
5
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to rocket [adverb] / in/into/through [place]
The car rocketed past us on the motorway.
Az autó elszáguldott mellettünk az autópályán.
The ball rocketed into the top corner of the net.
A labda a háló felső sarkába száguldott.
A flare rocketed into the night sky, lighting up the beach.
The elevator rocketed to the 50th floor in seconds.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The train rocketed through the tunnel.
A vonat átszáguldott az alagúton.
The plane rocketed into the sky.
A repülőgép szinte kilőtt az égbe.
The ball rocketed over the goalkeeper.
The roller coaster rocketed down the first hill.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse this physical-movement sense with the "increase quickly" sense and use it with money or numbers where "rocketed" is possible but ambiguous. With physical movement, the subject is a moving object like a car, ball, or person; with increases, the subject is an amount, price, or level.
Σημασία
move extremely fast, like a rocket
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
rocket past
|rocket up
|rocket into the air
|rocket through the sky
|rocket down the highway
Συνώνυμα
shoot (Common in this sense ("shoot past"); very similar idea of sudden fast movement.)
|
zoom (Informal; suggests fast movement with a loud or smooth sound.)
Αντώνυμα
crawl (Describes moving very slowly, the opposite of rocketing.)
Θέματα
movement
|sports
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
To go very fast and suddenly in one direction, like a rocket in the sky.
To move extremely fast and suddenly in a particular direction, often upward or forward, like a rocket.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
C1
TECHNICAL
6
rakétamotor
B2
Each booster contains a solid-fuel rocket that burns for about two minutes.
Minden gyorsítórakéta tartalmaz egy szilárd hajtóanyagú rakétahajtóművet, amely körülbelül két percig működik.
The new rocket is more efficient and produces less vibration.
Az új rakétahajtómű hatékonyabb, és kevesebb rezgést okoz.
Engineers tested the main rocket on the ground before attaching it to the spacecraft.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The rocket on the back of the plane helps it go faster.
A repülőgép hátulján lévő rakétahajtómű segít, hogy gyorsabban haladjon.
They are working on a new rocket for the spaceship.
Egy új rakétahajtóművön dolgoznak az űrhajóhoz.
This rocket uses a special kind of fuel.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners often do not realize that "rocket" can mean just the engine, not the whole vehicle. In technical writing, context usually makes it clear whether "rocket" refers to an engine, a stage, or a complete vehicle.
Σημασία
rocket engine or motor
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
liquid-fuel rocket
|solid-fuel rocket
|rocket motor
|rocket engine
|strap-on rocket
Συνώνυμα
rocket engine (More explicit technical term; the same thing but clearer that it is an engine.)
Θέματα
science
|technology
|transportation
Ορισμός
A kind of engine that pushes gas out very fast to make a vehicle or missile move, used in rockets and spacecraft.
An engine that produces thrust by expelling exhaust gases at high speed, especially one used to power vehicles or missiles in space or the atmosphere.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
rocket
IPA
GB/ɹˈɑkət/
US/ɹˈɑkət/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
rock - et (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (rock)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: rocket
- Plural: rockets
Verb
- Base: rocket
- 3rd Person Singular: rockets
- Present Participle: rocketing
- Past: rocketed
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
rockets
noun
rocketing
verb
rocketed
verb
Related words
rocketry
noun
Advanced or less common
rocketeer
noun
Εκφράσεις
give someone a rocket
1/ɡˈɪv sˈʌmwˌʌn ə ɹˈɑkət/
idiom
informal
strongly tell someone off
To speak to someone very angrily because they have done something wrong.
Παραδείγματα
- The manager gave him a rocket for being late again.
- She’ll give you a rocket if she finds out you broke her laptop.
- The coach gave the whole team a rocket after their poor performance.
like a rocket
1/lˈaɪk ə ɹˈɑkət/
idiom
informal
very fast, very suddenly
Used to say that something moves or increases extremely fast and suddenly.
Παραδείγματα
- The car took off like a rocket.
- Her career went up like a rocket after the show.
- The ball shot into the air like a rocket.
not rocket science
1/nˈɑt ɹˈɑkət sˈaɪəns/
idiom
informal
said when something is easy
Used to say that something is not very difficult to understand or do.
Παραδείγματα
- Just follow the instructions; it's not rocket science.
- Cooking basic pasta is not rocket science.
- Managing your password safely is important, but it's not rocket science.
rocket ahead
1/ɹˈɑkət əhˈɛd/
phrasal verb
advance or progress much faster
To move, grow, or make progress much faster than other people or things.
Παραδείγματα
- The company has rocketed ahead of its competitors in the last two years.
- Her career rocketed ahead after she won the award.
- Electric cars have rocketed ahead in popularity.
rocket fuel
1/ɹˈɑkət fjˈul/
idiom
informal
very strong drink or stimulant
A very strong drink or substance that gives you a lot of energy, usually said jokingly about coffee or alcohol.
Παραδείγματα
- This coffee is rocket fuel; I can't sleep after one cup.
- Be careful with that homemade wine—it's rocket fuel.
- He drinks an energy drink that's basically rocket fuel before the gym.
rocket scientist
1/ɹˈɑkət sˈaɪəntɪst/
fixed phrase
expert in rocket science, or very clever person
Literally, a person who studies or designs rockets; informally, a very clever person, especially in science.
Παραδείγματα
- You don't have to be a rocket scientist to use this software.
- He really is a rocket scientist who works for a space agency.
- She's no rocket scientist, but she knows how to run a business.
rocket ship
1/ɹˈɑkət ʃˈɪp/
fixed phrase
spacecraft shaped like a rocket
A spacecraft that looks like a rocket and can travel into space.
Παραδείγματα
- As a child he dreamed of flying a rocket ship.
- The cartoon shows a rocket ship landing on the moon.
- They built a model rocket ship for the school project.
rocket to fame
1/ɹˈɑkət tə fˈeɪm/
fixed phrase
become famous very suddenly
To become famous very quickly, in a short time.
Παραδείγματα
- She rocketed to fame after posting a single video online.
- The young actor rocketed to fame with his first film.
- The band rocketed to fame in the early 2000s.
rocket up
1/ɹˈɑkət ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
go up very quickly
To go up to a much higher level very quickly, especially in price, number, or rate.
Παραδείγματα
- Rents have rocketed up in the city centre.
- Fuel costs rocketed up after the new tax was introduced.
- Unemployment figures rocketed up during the crisis.
rocket science
1/ɹˈɑkət sˈaɪəns/
idiom
science of rockets and spaceflight
Science and engineering that study how rockets and spacecraft work and fly.
Παραδείγματα
- He has a PhD in rocket science.
- Rocket science requires a deep understanding of physics and engineering.
- The book explains rocket science for general readers.
rocket science
2/ɹˈɑkət sˈaɪəns/
idiom
informal
something very difficult to do or understand
Used to say something is not very hard, often in the negative form ‘It’s not rocket science’.
Παραδείγματα
- Fixing this computer isn’t rocket science.
- Learning to cook is not rocket science.