soar
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++soar /sɔː $ sɔːr/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] 1 amounts/prices etc 数量/价格等INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT to increase quickly to a high level 猛增，骤升 OPP plummet Her temperature soared. 她的体温骤然升高。 The price of petrol has soared in recent weeks. 最近几个星期汽油价格猛涨。 soaring unemployment 急剧上升的失业率► see thesaurus at increase2 in the sky 在天上 a) UPto fly, especially very high up in the sky, floating on air currents 高飞，翱翔 She watched the dove soar above the chestnut trees. 她看着鸽子在栗子树的上空展翅飞翔。 b) UPto go quickly upwards to a great height 急速升高 The ball soared to left field. 那球腾空而起，飞到了左外场。3 spirits/hopes 情绪/希望INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC if your spirits (=the way you are feeling, for example happy, sad etc) or hopes soar, you begin to feel very happy or hopeful 高涨；腾飞 OPP sink Adam’s smile sent her spirits soaring. 亚当的微笑让她飘飘然了。4 look tall 显得很高 [not in progressive]HIGH if buildings, trees, towers etc soar, they look very tall and impressive 耸立，屹立 SYN tower Here the cliffs soar a hundred feet above the sea. 这里峭壁耸立，高出海面100英尺。 a soaring skyscraper 高耸入云的摩天大厦→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
soar• In the last year, discourse has deteriorated, and partisanship has soared.• Adam's smile sent her spirits soaring.• In Montreal, gleaming office towers soar above 18th-century cathedrals.• An eagle soared above us.• Bonds soared, as the 10-year government bond yield fell 9 basis points to 8. 24.• The result is that family income has soared at the top and fallen at the bottom.• The snow goose flew down low over the field and then soared back up gracefully.• In the first year of peace, Lebanon's GDP soared by almost 40%.• But the $ 86 billion F-22 program has been plagued with mismanagement, design flaws and soaring costs.• The ball soared high into the air.• The price of a Kalashnikov has soared in just a few days from $ 50 to about $ 250 Tuesday.• Beyond the river, which was wide and hasty in spate, Llan-fawr soared into cloud.• The cost of a business Website can soar into millions of dollars.• The space shuttle soared into orbit.• Temperatures soared into the nineties.• Keep a look out too for buzzards soaring over the crags which surround you, and also for the odd kestrel.• soaring real estate prices• Last year, the drugs haul soared to 130,00 tablets.• The death toll soars to 376 in Chicago from last week's heat wave.• The temperature soared to 90°.sent ... spirits soaring• And that was the marvel that sent my spirits soaring!• But it was not just the short-lived weather which sent spirits soaring.• It should have sent her spirits soaring, but it didn't, because wasn't need just another aspect of lust?From Longman Business Dictionarysoarsoar /sɔːsɔːr/ verb [intransitive] to increase quickly to a high levelBeef demand soared due to Americans adopting high protein diets. —soaring adjective [only before a noun]Despite soaring prices, business is good.→ See Verb tableOrigin soar (1300-1400) Old French essorer, from Vulgar Latin exaurare, from Latin aura “air”soar verbChinese
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soar
soar /sɔː $ sɔːr/
verb [intransitive]
OPP plummet:
Her temperature soared.
The price of petrol has soared in recent weeks.
soaring unemployment
2. IN THE SKY
a. to fly, especially very high up in the sky, floating on air currents:
She watched the dove soar above the chestnut trees.
b. to go quickly upwards to a great height:
The ball soared to left field.
3. SPIRITS/HOPES if your spirits (=the way you are feeling, for example happy, sad etc) or hopes soar, you begin to feel very happy or hopeful
OPP sink:
Adam’s smile sent her spirits soaring.
4. LOOK TALL [not in progressive] if buildings, trees, towers etc soar, they look very tall and impressive
SYN tower:
Here the cliffs soar a hundred feet above the sea.
a soaring skyscraper
■ to increase
▪increase to become larger in number, amount, or degree: Sales increased by 25%. | The level of violence has increased.
▪go up to increase. Go up is less formal than increase, and is the usual verb to use in everyday English: The price of coffee has gone up.
▪rise to increase. Rise sounds a little formal and is often used when talking about the level of something increasing: The demand for oil has been rising steadily. | Living standards have risen dramatically.
▪grow to increase, especially gradually over a period of time – used about numbers or amounts: Since 1990, US imports of foreign goods have grown at a rate of 7.7% per year. | The number of people working from home has grown substantially.
▪escalate to increase to a high level – used about things that you do not want to increase such as costs, crimes, or violence: Fuel prices are escalating. | The fighting has escalated.
▪double/triple to become twice as much or three times as much: Since 1950, the number of people dying from cancer has almost doubled. | The company’s profits tripled last quarter.
▪expand to become larger in size, or to include a wider range of activities: The business has expanded at a rate of 15% per year. | We are hoping to expand into mobile phone services.
▪soar to increase and reach a very high level – used about numbers and amounts, or about feelings: The temperature soared to 36.6 degrees centigrade. | His confidence soared. | The singer’s popularity has soared.
▪shoot up to increase very quickly and suddenly – used about prices, numbers, or temperatures: Share prices shot up 30% over the last week.
soar /sɔː $ sɔːr/
verb [intransitive] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: essorer, from Vulgar Latin exaurare, from Latin aura 'air'
1. AMOUNTS/PRICES ETC to increase quickly to a high level Language: Old French
Origin: essorer, from Vulgar Latin exaurare, from Latin aura 'air'
OPP plummet:
2. IN THE SKY
a. to fly, especially very high up in the sky, floating on air currents:
b. to go quickly upwards to a great height:
3. SPIRITS/HOPES if your spirits (=the way you are feeling, for example happy, sad etc) or hopes soar, you begin to feel very happy or hopeful
OPP sink:
4. LOOK TALL [not in progressive] if buildings, trees, towers etc soar, they look very tall and impressive
SYN tower:
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