launch

1. V-T To launch a rocket, missile, or satellite means to send it into the air or into space. 發(fā)射

NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays. 美國(guó)國(guó)家航空航天局計(jì)劃發(fā)射一顆衛(wèi)星來(lái)研究宇宙射線。

2. N-VAR Launch is also a noun. 發(fā)射

This morning's launch of the space shuttle Columbia has been delayed. 定于今天上午哥倫比亞號(hào)航天飛機(jī)的發(fā)射已經(jīng)被推遲了。

3. V-T To launch a ship or a boat means to put it into water, often for the first time after it has been built. 使 (新船等) 下水

There was no time to launch the lifeboats because the ferry capsized with such alarming speed. 因?yàn)槎纱瑑A斜的速度如此之快，根本沒(méi)有時(shí)間把救生艇放下水。

4. N-COUNT Launch is also a noun. 下水

The launch of a ship was a big occasion. 船下水曾是一件大事。

5. V-T To launch a large and important activity, for example, a military attack, means to start it. 發(fā)起

A group of 80 attackers launched an all-out assault just before dawn. 有80名攻擊者的一個(gè)小隊(duì)在黎明前發(fā)起了一次全面進(jìn)攻。

The police have launched an investigation into the incident. 警察已經(jīng)開(kāi)始對(duì)此事件進(jìn)行調(diào)查。

6. N-COUNT Launch is also a noun. 發(fā)起

...the launch of a campaign to restore law and order. …旨在恢復(fù)法律和秩序的運(yùn)動(dòng)的發(fā)起。

7. V-T If a company launches a new product, it makes it available to the public. 推出 (新產(chǎn)品)

...powerful allies to help the company launch a low-cost "network computer."

…幫助公司推出一種低價(jià)“網(wǎng)絡(luò)電腦”的強(qiáng)大同盟。

8. N-COUNT Launch is also a noun. 推出

The company's spending has also risen following the launch of a new Sunday magazine. 公司的花費(fèi)也隨著一份新星期日雜志的推出而增加。

9. N a motor driven boat used chiefly as a transport boat 摩托艇