to soar; to spike; to raise the standard
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to soar; to spike (of prices, etc.); to rise sharply
formalPrimarily used in economics, finance, and market analysis to describe a rapid and significant increase in prices, levels, or rates.
Jìn近
qī期
guó国
jì际
yóu油
jià价
chí持
xù续
biāo标
gāo高
。
International oil prices have continued to soar recently.
Yóu由
yú于
gōng供
yìng应
duǎn短
quē缺
，
liáng粮
shí食
jià价
gé格
yī一
yè夜
zhī之
jiān间
biāo标
gāo高
。
Due to supply shortages, grain prices spiked overnight.
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Tōng通
huò货
péng膨
zhàng胀
dǎo导
zhì致
shēng生
huó活
chéng成
běn本
bù不
duàn断
biāo标
gāo高
。
Inflation has caused the cost of living to keep rising sharply.
verb
to raise the standard; to elevate the benchmark
technicalUsed in contexts like quality control, engineering, or goal-setting to indicate setting a higher reference point or target.
Xīn新
guó国
biāo标
jiāng将
qì汽
chē车
ān安
quán全
xìng性
néng能
de的
hé合
gé格
xiàn线
biāo标
gāo高
le了
xǔ许
duō多
。
The new national standard has raised the passing line for automotive safety performance significantly.
Zhè这
cì次
jì技
shù术
gé革
xīn新
wèi为
wǒ我
men们
háng行
yè业
biāo标
gāo高
le了
jìng竞
zhēng争
mén门
kǎn槛
。
This technological innovation has elevated the competitive threshold for our industry.