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catapult n.弹弩；发射机v.发射 (1) 那孩子把弹弓交给了老师。(2) 这孩子用绷弓子打碎了邻居家的玻璃。(3) 弩炮向敌人发射了上百磅石块。(4) 在事故中司机从挡风玻璃中(被)弹了出来。(5) 跳跃运动通常利用能使表演者高高地弹入空中的跳板。 To pronounce catapult, accent the first syllable: "CAT a pult." Catapult can also be a verb that means "to hurl or shoot forward." It's not only objects that catapult. A hit single can catapult a band to great fame, for example, or a high score may catapult you into first place. Just don't catapult any cats. That would catapult you to notoriety, and probably also to jail.

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英 ['kætəpʌlt] 美 ['kætəpʌlt] (1) The boy surrendered the catapult to the teacher.(2) The child broke his neighbor's window with a catapult.(3) The catapult shot hundred-pound rocks at the enemy.(4) In the crash the driver (was) catapulted through the windscreen.(5) Leaping is usually done with a springboard that catapults the performer high into the air. A catapult is something that hurls things through the air, like a catapult that sends pumpkins flying in an annual Halloween competition. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]弹弓 A catapult is a device for shooting small stones. It is made of a Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic tied between the two top parts.   [BRIT 英]in AM, use 美国英语用 slingshot2[N-COUNT 可数名词](航空母舰上弹射飞机升空的)弹射装置，弹射器 A catapult is a device that is used to send aircraft into the air from an aircraft carrier. 3[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](将…)弹出；(使)射出 If someone or something catapults or is catapulted through the air, they are thrown very suddenly, quickly, and violently through it.   [V prep]  [be V-ed prep/adv]  [Also V n prep/adv]We've all seen enough dummies catapulting through windscreens in TV warnings to know the dangers of not wearing seat belts...在电视里，假人穿过挡风玻璃飞出去的警示镜头我们见得多了，知道不系安全带的危险。He was catapulted into the side of the van.他被弹飞出去，撞在货车的侧面。4[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）突然处于…境地；（使）忽然身处…情况下 If something catapults you into a particular state or situation, or if you catapult there, you are suddenly and unexpectedly caused to be in that state or situation.   [V n prep/adv]  [be V-ed  prep/adv]  [V to n]'Basic Instinct' catapulted her to top status among Hollywood's glamour goddesses...《本能》使她跃至一线，成功跻身好莱坞耀眼的女明星之列。Suddenly she was catapulted into his jet-set lifestyle...突然间，她过上了他那种阔佬生活。Affleck catapulted to fame after picking up an Oscar.摘得奥斯卡奖后，阿弗莱克一举成名。

英语单词	catapult
英美音标	英 ['kætəpʌlt] 美 ['kætəpʌlt]
中文释义	n.弹弩；发射机 v.发射
英语例句	(1) The boy surrendered the catapult to the teacher. (2) The child broke his neighbor's window with a catapult. (3) The catapult shot hundred-pound rocks at the enemy. (4) In the crash the driver (was) catapulted through the windscreen. (5) Leaping is usually done with a springboard that catapults the performer high into the air.
中文例句	(1) 那孩子把弹弓交给了老师。 (2) 这孩子用绷弓子打碎了邻居家的玻璃。 (3) 弩炮向敌人发射了上百磅石块。 (4) 在事故中司机从挡风玻璃中(被)弹了出来。 (5) 跳跃运动通常利用能使表演者高高地弹入空中的跳板。
vocabulary简明	A catapult is something that hurls things through the air, like a catapult that sends pumpkins flying in an annual Halloween competition.
vocabulary扩展	To pronounce catapult, accent the first syllable: "CAT a pult." Catapult can also be a verb that means "to hurl or shoot forward." It's not only objects that catapult. A hit single can catapult a band to great fame, for example, or a high score may catapult you into first place. Just don't catapult any cats. That would catapult you to notoriety, and probably also to jail.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]弹弓 A catapult is a device for shooting small stones. It is made of a Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic tied between the two top parts. [BRIT 英] in AM, use 美国英语用 slingshot 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](航空母舰上弹射飞机升空的)弹射装置，弹射器 A catapult is a device that is used to send aircraft into the air from an aircraft carrier. 3 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](将…)弹出；(使)射出 If someone or something catapults or is catapulted through the air, they are thrown very suddenly, quickly, and violently through it. [V prep] [be V-ed prep/adv] [Also V n prep/adv] We've all seen enough dummies catapulting through windscreens in TV warnings to know the dangers of not wearing seat belts... 在电视里，假人穿过挡风玻璃飞出去的警示镜头我们见得多了，知道不系安全带的危险。 He was catapulted into the side of the van. 他被弹飞出去，撞在货车的侧面。 4 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）突然处于…境地；（使）忽然身处…情况下 If something catapults you into a particular state or situation, or if you catapult there, you are suddenly and unexpectedly caused to be in that state or situation. [V n prep/adv] [be V-ed prep/adv] [V to n] 'Basic Instinct' catapulted her to top status among Hollywood's glamour goddesses... 《本能》使她跃至一线，成功跻身好莱坞耀眼的女明星之列。 Suddenly she was catapulted into his jet-set lifestyle... 突然间，她过上了他那种阔佬生活。 Affleck catapulted to fame after picking up an Oscar. 摘得奥斯卡奖后，阿弗莱克一举成名。

Catapult Prep/Adv Ed [V Catapulted High Air N Count