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catapult

noun
🔊/ˈkætəpʌlt/
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  1. (British English)
    (North American English slingshot)
    a stick that has the shape of a Y with a rubber band attached to it, used by children for shooting stones 弹弓
  2. a weapon used in the past to throw heavy stones（旧时的）石弩，弩炮Topics War and conflictc2
  3. a machine used for sending planes up into the air from a ship弹射器（用以从舰船上弹射飞机升空）
    4. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French catapulte or Latin catapulta, from Greek katapeltēs, from kata- ‘down’ + pallein ‘hurl’.

catapult

verb
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[transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they catapult
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he / she / it catapults
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past simple catapulted
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past participle catapulted
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-ing form catapulting
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  1. to throw somebody/something suddenly and violently through the air; to be thrown suddenly and violently through the air（被）猛掷，猛扔
    • catapult (somebody/something) + adv./prep. She was catapulted out of the car as it hit the wall.汽车撞墙时，她被甩出车外。🔊🔊
    • (figurative) The movie catapulted him to international stardom.这部电影使他一跃成为国际明星。🔊🔊
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French catapulte or Latin catapulta, from Greek katapeltēs, from kata- ‘down’ + pallein ‘hurl’.