launch

[英] [lɔ:ntʃ] [美] [lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ] 生词本

vt.

vi.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词:LAUNCH  
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1. VERB 发射(火箭、导弹或卫星) To launch a rocket, missile, or satellite means to send it into the air or into space. 
  • NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays...

    美国国家航空航天局计划发射一颗卫星上天,对宇宙射线进行研究。

  • A Delta II rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral early this morning.

    今天一早,一枚“德尔塔”Ⅱ型火箭在卡纳维拉尔角发射升空。

  • Launch is also a noun.
    • This morning's launch of the space shuttle Columbia has been delayed.

      原定今早“哥伦比亚”号航天飞机的发射已被推迟。

2. VERB 使(船)下水;使(新船)首次下水 To launch a ship or a boat means to put it into water, often for the first time after it has been built. 
  • There was no time to launch the lifeboats because the ferry capsized with such alarming speed.

    渡轮瞬间倾覆,根本没时间放救生艇下水。

  • Launch is also a noun.
    • The launch of a ship was a big occasion.

      新船下水是件大事。

3. VERB 开展(重大活动);发起,发动(军事袭击等) To launch a large and important activity, for example a military attack, means to start it. 
  • Heavy fighting has been going on after the guerrillas had launched their offensive...

    游击队发起攻击后,激烈的战斗一直持续不断。

  • The police have launched an investigation into the incident...

    警方已对该事件展开调查。

  • The President was on holiday when the coup was launched.

    政变发动时,总统正在度假。

  • Launch is also a noun.
    • ...the launch of a campaign to restore law and order.

      发起一场旨在恢复法律和秩序的运动

4. VERB 推出,发布(新产品) If a company launches a new product, it makes it available to the public. 
  • Crabtree & Evelyn has just launched a new jam, Worcesterberry Preserve...

    瑰珀翠刚推出一款新果酱——伍斯特浆果果酱。

  • Marks & Spencer recently hired model Linda Evangelista to launch its new range.

    玛莎百货最近聘请模特儿琳达·埃万杰利斯塔为其发布新系列产品。

  • Launch is also a noun.
    • The company's spending has also risen following the launch of a new Sunday magazine.

      发行一本新周日杂志后,公司的开支也跟着上升。

5. N-COUNT (在江河、湖泊和港口载人的)大型汽艇 A launch is a large motorboat that is used for carrying people on rivers and lakes and in harbours. 
  • The captain was on the deck of the launch, steadying the boat for the pilot...

    船长站在汽艇甲板上为领航员保向。

  • We'll make a trip by launch to White Island.

    我们将乘汽艇到怀特岛。

相关词组:
launch into 
Noun

1. a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck

2. the act of propelling with force

Verb

1. set up or found;

  • "She set up a literacy program"

2. propel with force;

  • "launch the space shuttle"
  • "Launch a ship"

3. launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage;

  • "launch a ship"

4. begin with vigor;

  • "He launched into a long diatribe"
  • "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"

5. get going; give impetus to;

  • "launch a career"
  • "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"

6. smoothen the surface of;

  • "float plaster"

体育

  • 1.下水

航天

<名>
  • 1.发射

航空

<名>
  • 1.发射
  • 2.带有动力装置的航空武器,从动力装置启动工作到其脱离载机的过程。

计算机

  • 1.发射;装入,运行
1. Are you at the launch of the new ship?
新船下水时你在场吗?

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2. I saw the launch of the rocket yesterday.
我昨天看了火箭发射。

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3. Jack's parents decided to launch him into business.
杰克的父母决定让他从商。

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4. Next year you may be ready to launch out as a concert pianist.
明年你可能就准备好以钢琴演奏家的身份登台了。

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5. The company proudly announced the launch of its new range of cars.
该公司骄傲地宣布其新一系列的轿车已投放市场。

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6. The launch of their new machines in this factory received much media coverage.
这个工厂投产的新机器广获传媒报道。

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7. The makers are about to launch out a new product.
制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。

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8. The musical theater company is about to launch a new performer on the musical world.
这家音乐公司即将向音乐界推出一位新人。

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9. Those who dared to launch out beyond the unknown waters became the discoverers of new lands.
那些敢于去人迹未至的海域航行的人成了新陆地的发现者。

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10. We're going to launch a big recruitment drive in the autumn.
我们将在秋季进行大规模征兵。

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11. Would it be wise to launch into this rough sea?
在这样汹涌的大海中游泳明智吗?

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