launch
- IPA[lɔːn(t)ʃ]
英式
- set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water;set (a newly built ship or boat) afloat for the first time with an official ceremony
- an act or instance of launching something;an occasion at which a new product or publication is introduced to the public
verb: launch, 3rd person present: launches, gerund or present participle: launching, past tense: launched, past participle: launched
- 釋義
- 片語
動詞
- 1. set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water the town's lifeboat was launched to rescue the fishermen 同義詞
- ▪ set (a newly built ship or boat) afloat for the first time with an official ceremony the ship was launched in 1843 by Prince Albert
- ▪ send (a missile, satellite, or spacecraft) on its course they launched two Scud missiles 同義詞
- ▪ hurl (something) forcefully a chair was launched at him 同義詞
- ▪ make a sudden energetic movement I launched myself out of bed
- ▪ utter (criticism or a threat) vehemently he launched a biting attack on BBC chiefs
- 2. start or set in motion (an activity or enterprise) the government is to launch a £1.25 million publicity campaign
- ▪ introduce (a new product or publication) to the public for the first time two new Ford models are to be launched in the US next year
名詞
- 1. an act or instance of launching something the launch of a new campaign against drinking and driving
- ▪ an occasion at which a new product or publication is introduced to the public a book launch