"go through the roof" in Chinese (Simplified)
急剧上升大发脾气
Definition
指某物迅速上升,也可以表示突然非常生气。常用于价格或情绪。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
是口语化的比喻表达,常用于价格猛涨或人突然很生气。不是字面意思。
Examples
When oil prices go through the roof, everything gets more expensive.
当石油价格**急剧上升**时,所有东西都变得更贵了。
His anger went through the roof when he saw the mess.
他看到乱七八糟的时候,怒火**直冲顶**。
Sales usually go through the roof during the holiday season.
节日期间,销售额通常会**急剧上升**。
If rent goes through the roof again, I'll have to move out.
如果房租又**急剧上涨**,我就得搬出去。
Dad went through the roof when he saw my grades.
爸爸看到我的成绩时,**大发脾气**。
Our electricity bill went through the roof last month because of the heat.
由于炎热,上个月我们的电费**猛增**。