catapult是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a device that can throw objects at a high speed -- 投射器；石弩；彈射器

  • In the past, armies used catapults to hurl heavy stones at enemy fortifications. 古代軍隊使用石弩將重石投向敵人的防禦工事。

  • On that type of aircraft carrier, a catapult was used to help launch aircraft. 那種航空母艦利用彈射器彈射飛機升空。

• 1 to throw someone or something with great force -- 把…射出，把…彈出

  • When the two vehicles collided, he was catapulted forwards. 兩車相撞時，他被甩向了前方。

  • The award for best actress meant that almost overnight she was catapulted into the limelight. 獲得最佳女演員獎意味著她幾乎一夜之間成了公眾關注的焦點。