soar
/sɔː(r)/verb
no obj.
1- fly or rise high in the air高飞; 翱翔：
the bird spread its wings and soared into the air
鸟儿展开翅膀, 飞上高空
figurative 〈喻〉when she heard his voice, her spirits soared.
她一听到他的声音就兴高采烈。
1.1
- maintain height in the air without flapping wings or using engine power滑翔：
the gulls soared on the summery winds.
海鸥在夏天的风中滑翔。
1.2
- increase rapidly above the usual level剧增：
the cost of living continued to soar
生活费用持续猛增
as adj. soaring the soaring crime rate.急剧上升的犯罪率。
派生词
soarer
nounsoaringly
adverb词源
late Middle English: shortening of Old French essorer, based on Latin ex- 'out of'+aura 'breeze'.