Soar



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 高飞, 翱翔;猛增
• ［英］ v. 高飞, 翱翔 ( fly high) ; 猛增 ( rise rapidly )

Webster Collegiate

I. intransitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English soren, from Middle French essorer, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *exaurare, from Latin ex- + aura air — more at aura
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. to fly aloft or about
  • b.
    • (1) to sail or hover in the air often at a great height ; glide
    • (2) of a glider to fly without engine power and without loss of altitude
• 2. to rise or increase dramatically (as in position, value, or price) <stocks soared>
• 3. to ascend to a higher or more exalted level <makes my spirits soar>
• 4. to rise to majestic stature
• ? soarer noun

II. noun

• Date: 1596
• 1. the range, distance, or height attained in soaring
• 2. the act of soaring ; upward flight

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