catapult
n. 弹射器, 弹弓, 弩炮 vt. 发射
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教材释义与例句
弹弓；石弩；飞机弹射器；（飞机上的）座椅弹射器
用弹弓射；用弹射器发射；猛投
用弹射器弹射；快速移动
释义与例句
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A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
弹射器
投石机
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2.
A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
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A slingshot.
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An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
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An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.
比喻
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To fire a missile from a catapult.
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To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
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To increase the status of something rapidly.
及物The candidate selection for running mate has catapulted her to the national scene.
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To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.
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To have one's status increased rapidly.
不及物She catapulted to the national scene following her selection by the candidate.
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词源
From Middle French catapulte, from Latin catapulta, from Ancient Greek καταπέλτης (katapéltēs), from κατά (katá, “downwards, into, against”) + πάλλω (pállō, “to poise or sway a missile before it is thrown”). Doublet of catapulta.
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