soar
UK [sɔ:r] US [sɔ:r] verb
RISE QUICKLY 快速上升
ADVANCED intransitive usually + adverb or preposition
■to rise very quickly to a high level 猛增，骤升•All night long fireworks soared into the sky.整个晚上烟火不断地窜上高空。 •Temperatures will soar into the eighties over the weekend say the weather forecasters.天气预报员说，周末气温会骤升至华氏80多度。 •House prices had soared a further twenty per cent.房价又窜升了20％。 ADVANCED transitive
■to reach a great height 升至（很高的高度），高达•The highest peak in the range soars 15 771 feet into the sky.这一山脉的最高峰高耸入云，海拔达15771呎。
UK [sɔ:r] US [sɔ:r] verb
FLY 飞翔
intransitive
■(of a bird or aircraft) to rise high in the air while flying without moving the wings or using power （鸟或飞行器）翱翔，飞翔•She watched the gliders soaring effortlessly above her.她看着滑翔机在她头顶上方轻松自如地翱翔。 |