Catapult
[ 'kætəpʌlt ]
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n. 弹弓;石弩;飞机弹射器;弹射座椅;
vt. 用弩炮发射;用弹弓射;用弹射器发射;猛投;
vi. 用弹射器弹射;快速移动;
💡 词根助记
cata(down)+pult(to brandish挥；舞动)→弹弓；弹出
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ cata-前缀“下”,pult-谐音“炮塔”:炮塔可以用弹弓向下面发射石头→弹弓
※ cat-猫,a-一,pu-拼音“扑”,lt-拼音“老头”:猫大叫一声,扑在老头身上,挡住了弹弓发射的石头
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
catapult
n
1 (US slingshot) Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic attached to it, used esp by children for shooting stones 弹弓（尤指儿童玩的）. =>illus 见插图.
2 (in ancient times) machine for throwing heavy stones in war （古时）石弩.
3 apparatus for launching gliders or for launching aircraft from the deck of a ship （使滑翔机或飞行器从轮船甲板上升空的）弹射器. catapult, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
shoot or launch (sth) from a catapult 用弹弓、 石弩或弹射器射出或弹射（某物）.
2 [Ipr, Tn.pr]
(cause sb/sth to) be thrown suddenly and with force （使某物）被猛力掷出
In the crash the driver (was) catapulted through the windscreen. 在事故中司机从挡风玻璃中（被）弹了出来.
🔁 扩展释义
*['kætәpʌlt]n. 弹射器, 弹弓, 弩炮vt. 发射
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Let me hear it.
说给我听听。
He licks his friend.
他舔着他的朋友。
The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
然而，这艘巨轮首航就下沉，造成大批人员死亡。人们将永远记着这艘巨轮的沉没惨剧。