meteoric 英 [ˌmi:tiˈɒrɪk]   美 [ˌmitiˈɔrɪk]

meteoric

meteoric  英 [ˌmi:tiˈɒrɪk] 美 [ˌmitiˈɔrɪk]

adj. 流星的,流星般的 

a meteoric rise to fame 迅速成名
a meteoric career 迅速成功的事业

  • Because meteors move through the sky so quickly, we often refer to something moving very fast as meteoric. A newly-popular singer might be said to experience a meteoric rise to the top. (The fall can be meteoric, too.)
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  • adj. 流星的,流星般的
  • 1. a meteoric rise to fame

    迅速成名

  • 2. a meteoric career

    迅速成功的事业

  • 3. meteoric craters

    流星撞击形成的坑

  • meteoric (adj.) 1812, "pertaining to meteors;" earlier "dependent on atmospheric conditions" (1789), from meteor + -ic. Figurative sense of "transiently brilliant" is from 1836.
me·teor·ic / ˌmiːtiˈɒrɪk ; NAmE ˌmiːtiˈɔːrɪk / adjective 1 achieving success very quickly 迅速成功的 a meteoric rise to fame 迅速成名 a meteoric career 迅速成功的事业 2 connected with meteors 流星的 meteoric craters 流星撞击形成的坑 me·teor·ic / ˌmiːtiˈɒrɪk ; NAmE ˌmiːtiˈɔːrɪk /
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