新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

launch

英  [lɔːntʃ]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • launches

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 发射

    The launch of a rocket, missile, or satellite is the act of sending it into the air or into space.

    双语例句

    例:

    This morning's launch of the space shuttle Columbia has been delayed.

    定于今天上午的哥伦比亚号航天飞机发射已经被推迟了。

    2[C 可数名词] 下水(试航)

    The launch of a ship or a boat is the act of putting it into water, often for the first time after it has been built.

    双语例句

    例:

    The launch of a ship was a big occasion.

    轮船下水试航在过去曾是大事。

    3[C 可数名词] 发起

    The launch of a large and important activity, for example a military attack, is the act of starting it.

    双语例句

    例:

    the launch of a campaign to restore law and order.

    发起旨在恢复法律和秩序的运动。

    4[C 可数名词] 推出

    The launch of a new product is the time when a company starts to make it available to the public.

    双语例句

    例:

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

    公司的花费也随着一份新星期日杂志的推出而增加。

    例:

    legal wrangling threatens to delay the launch of the product.

    法律纠纷将会推迟该产品的面世。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • launch into

    1[PHRASAL 短语] (热情地)开始做

    If you launch into something such as a speech, task, or fight, you enthusiastically start it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Horrigan launched into a speech about the importance of new projects.

    霍里根就新项目的重要性进行了一番热烈的演讲。

    VERB. 动词
  • launches , launching , launched

    1[T 及物动词] 发射

    To launch a rocket, missile, or satellite means to send it into the air or into space.

    双语例句

    例:

    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来研究宇宙射线。

    2[T 及物动词] 使(新船等)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.

    双语例句

    例:

    There was no time to launch the lifeboats because the ferry capsized with such alarming speed.

    因为渡船倾斜的速度如此之快,根本没有时间把救生艇放下水。

    3[T 及物动词] 发起

    To launch a large and important activity, for example, a military attack, means to start it.

    双语例句

    例:

    A group of 80 attackers launched an all-out assault just before dawn.

    由80名攻击者组成的小组在黎明前发起了一次全面进攻。

    例:

    The police have launched an investigation into the incident.

    警察已经开始对此事进行调查。

    4[T 及物动词] 推出(新产品)

    If a company launches a new product, it makes it available to the public.

    近义词

    unveil

    双语例句

    例:

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

    帮助公司推出一种低价“网络电脑”的强大同盟。

    例:

    Crabtree & Evelyn has just launched a new jam, Worcesterberry Preserve.

    瑰珀翠公司刚刚推出了一种新果酱,伍斯特郡浆果果酱。

    例:

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

    马莎百货雇用了模特琳达·伊万格丽斯塔来推出其新产品系列。