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launch
常考释义
n. 发起；启动
Good. So we are burning up an enormous amount of fuel at every launch just to get the rocket up to what’s known as escape velocity.
很好。所以我们燃烧大量的燃料，为的就是让火箭摆脱所谓的逃逸速度。
You need to be familiar with product launches.
你必须熟知产品发布流程。
来自《新飞跃比弗利 第5季第16集》
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v. 发起；发动；开始从事
The government launched a massive literacy campaign.
政府发起一场大规模的扫盲运动。
The police have launched an investigation into the incident.
警方已对该事件展开调查。
Heavy fighting has been going on since the guerrillas launched their offensive.
游击队发起攻击后，激战一直持续不断。
The President was on holiday when the coup was launched.
政变发动时，总统正在休假。
We weren't in any kind of shape to launch a counterattack.
我们没有任何条件发起反击。
来自《饥饿游戏3：嘲笑鸟(上)》
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v. 推动；推进
Today I want to talk with you about another renewable source of energy， wind power. This isn't a new concept. In fact, wind has been used for centuries to pump water and launch sailing vessels. But more recently, wind power has been used.
今天我想和你们谈谈另一种可再生能源…风能。这不是一个新概念。事实上，风已经被用了几个世纪来抽水和推动帆船。但最近，风能已经被用来发电。
n. 发射
This morning's launch of the space shuttle Columbia has been delayed.
原定于今早的“哥伦比亚”号航天飞机的发射已被推迟。
If we call this in, they'll scrub the launch.
现在报告总部的话他们肯定会取消发射的
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v. 使下水
There was no time to launch the lifeboats because the ferry capsized with such alarming speed.
渡船以惊人的速度倾覆，根本来不及放救生艇下水。
v. 使（新船）首次下水
This ship was launched two years ago.
这艘船是两年前首次下水的。
v. 发射
Soviet rockets launched more satellites into orbit.
苏联火箭发射了更多卫星进入轨道。
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。
v. 将…投放市场；推出
Crabtree & Evelyn has just launched a new jam, Worcesterberry Preserve.
瑰柏翠刚推出一款新果酱，伍斯特浆果果酱。
Marks & Spencer recently hired model Linda Evangelista to launch its new range.
马莎百货公司最近聘请模特琳达•伊万格丽斯塔为其发布新系列产品。
They're going to launch a new model.
他们将发布新款。
The magazine was launched in 1964.
这本杂志于1964年首次发行。
n. 下水
We stood on the headland watching the launch of the lifeboat.
我们站在海岬，看着救生艇下水。
n. 投放市场
When is the launch?
何时投放市场？
The newspaper was selling well a year after the launch.
报纸发行一年以来颇为畅销。
The company's spending has also risen following the launch of a new Sunday magazine.
发行一本新周日杂志后，公司的开支也跟着上升。
n. 汽艇
The captain was on the deck of the launch, steadying the boat for the pilot.
船长站在汽艇甲板上为领航员保向。
We'll make a trip by launch to White Island.
我们将乘汽艇到怀特岛。
v. 弹射
n. 推动；推进
n. （航母甲板上飞机的）弹射
n. （附属战舰的）大汽艇，工作艇
launch vehicle
运载火箭
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