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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A good marriage takes work and shouldn't be based on feelings alone.
一段好的婚姻要用心去经营，而不是仅仅建立在感情的基础上。
The ground around here is stony and not very good for farming.
在这里附近的地多石做为耕作不很好的。
Today we have two new students. Their names are Lucy and Lily.
今天我们班来了两位新同学，他们的名字叫Lucy和Lily。