launch是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 an event to celebrate or introduce something new -- 启动仪式，发布会

  • How much champagne will we need for the launch? 这次发布会我们需要多少香槟酒？

  • Illness prevented her attending the launch party for her latest novel. 她因病无法出席为她新近推出的小说举办的庆祝聚会。

• 1 an occasion when a ship is put into water, or a spacecraft is sent into space, for the first time -- 下水（船首次出航）；发射（火箭首次升空）

  • The launch of the space shuttle was delayed for 24 hours because of bad weather. 因天气情况不佳，宇宙飞船的发射被推迟了24个小时。

• 2 a boat that has an engine and carries passengers for short distances, especially on a lake or a river, or from the land to a larger boat -- （尤指河或湖上的）汽艇，摩托艇

• 3 to begin something such as a plan or introduce something new such as a product -- 启动，推出，发起

  • The programme was launched a year ago. 这项计划是1年前开始实施的。

  • The airline will launch its new transatlantic service next month. 这家航空公司下个月将开辟一条新的跨越大西洋的航线。

  • A devastating attack was launched on the rebel stronghold. 向叛军堡垒发起了猛烈的进攻。

  • [ + adv/prep ] UK After working for the company for several years she decided to launch out on her own and set up in business. 在为该公司工作数年后，她决定在商界自立门户。

• 4 to send something out, such as a new ship into the water or a spacecraft into space -- 使（新船）下水；发射（火箭）

  • A spokesman for the dockyard said they hoped to launch the first submarine within two years. 船厂发言人说他们希望在两年内让第一艘潜艇下水。

  • to launch a missile 发射导弹

  • The defender launched himself at the attacking player, bringing him to the ground. 防守队员猛地扑向进攻者，把他摔倒在地。