catapult

[US]/'kætəpʌlt/
[UK]/'kætəpʌlt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 石弩;弹弓;飞机弹射器
vt. 用弹弓射;用弹射器发射
vi. 用弹射器弹射;快速移动
Word Forms
复数catapults
现在分词catapulting
过去式catapulted
第三人称单数catapults
过去分词catapulted

Example Sentences

The boy surrendered the catapult to the teacher.

那孩子把弹弓交给了老师。

their music catapulted them to the top of the charts.

他们的音乐使他们跃升流行榜首。

the horse catapulted away from the fence.

马纵身跃离篱笆。

the plane was refuelled and catapulted back into the air again.

飞机加完油再次被弹射上天。

the explosion catapulted the car 30 yards along the road.

爆炸把汽车沿路抛出30码远。

The articulation of the theory of relativity catapulted Albert Einstein to the pinnacle of fame.

相对论的问世将艾尔伯特·爱因斯坦推到了名誉的顶峰。

Alexander’s engineers built floating rafts for the heavy catapults.

亚历山大的工兵修建了浮动的筏子来运载沉重的弩炮。

Onboard aircraft were of mainly the floatplane type.They were stored above deck, usually within the center region of the ship on a small catapult used to launch the aircraft into the air.

(大意)这些舰载飞机大部分都是水上飞机,平时放置于船舯甲板上的弹射器以便将飞机弹射至空中。

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