(used with an adverb or a preposition 与副词或介词连用) to increase very quickly 飈升;快速增长◆Profits shot up 40% last year. 去年利润飈升了 40%。◆The dollar briefly shot above 120 yen. 美元短暂升至 120 日元以上。➡ see note at increase
(used with an adverb or a preposition 与副词或介词连用) to become important, powerful, famous, etc. suddenly or quickly 迅速变得重要(或强大、出名等)◆They think he will shoot to the top of the company. 他们认为他将很快升到公司最高层。◆She shot to fame by building up the company from nothing into a stock market star. 她把公司从默默无名做成股票市场上的明星,由此迅速成名。
➡overshoot , undershoot ●ˈshoot for sth () to try to achieve or get sth, especially sth difficult 努力争取◆We've been shooting for a pay raise for months. 几个月来,我们一直在争取加薪。