| 释义 |
catapult | BrE ˈkatəpʌlt, AmE ˈkædəˌpəlt | A. noun ① (for stones) 弹弓 dàngōng ▸ to use a catapult; 打弹弓 ② ▸ Aviation a catapult (launcher) 弹射器 tánshèqì ③ Military 弩炮 nǔpào B. transitive verb ① (propel) 猛掷 měng zhì ▸ the explosion catapulted the car into a tree 爆炸把车腾空弹起撞在树上 ② figurative (launch) 使跃起 shǐ yuèqǐ ▸ to be catapulted to success 一跃成功 ▸ to catapult sb to fame 使某人一举成名 |