launch
noun[C]
uk/lɔːntʃ/us/lɑːntʃ/launchnoun[C](EVENT)
C1
aneventtocelebrateorintroducesomething new:
启动仪式,发布会How muchchampagnewill we need for the launch?这次发布会我们需要多少香槟酒?
Illnesspreventedherattendingthe launchpartyfor herlatestnovel.她因病无法出席为她新近推出的小说举办的庆祝聚会。
- Thesystemhas beenplaguedwithglitcheseversinceitslaunch.
- Thecarhasenjoyedmodestsuccesssinceitslaunch, but theMark2versionisexpectedto befarmorepopular.
- Ourmarketingpeoplehave come up with agreatideafor the launch of the newmodel.
- Thenormallypublicity-shydirectorwill be making severalpublicappearancesfor the launch of themovie.
- Sheworea Diorgownfor the launch.
Advertising and marketing
- ad
- ad agency
- adman
- advert
- advertise
- cross-selling
- customer relationship management
- detoxify
- dogfooding
- flyer
- non-brand
- o.n.o.
- obo
- off-brand
- on-brand
- stunt
- superhype
- teaser
- telemarketing
- tie(something)in
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Celebrations, parties & special occasions
launchnoun[C](LEAVE LAND)
C1
anoccasionwhen ashipis put intowater, or aspacecraftissentintospace, for the firsttime:
下水(船首次出航);发射(火箭首次升空)The launch of thespaceshuttlewasdelayedfor 24hoursbecause ofbadweather.因天气情况不佳,宇宙飞船的发射被推迟了24个小时。
Space travel
- aerospace
- astronautics
- autopilot
- biosatellite
- blast
- capsule
- earthbound
- EVA
- intergalactic
- jetpack
- launcher
- nose cone
- shuttle
- space capsule
- space probe
- space shuttle
- space tourism
- space tourist
- spacefarer
- spaceman
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Arriving & departing by boat or ship
launchnoun[C](BOAT)
aboatthat has anengineandcarriespassengersforshortdistances,especiallyon alakeor ariver, or from thelandto alargerboat
(尤指河或湖上的)汽艇,摩托艇Boats & sailing craft
- amphibious
- buoy
- cabin cruiser
- canoe
- coracle
- cutter
- dhow
- dragon boat
- dredger
- dugout
- flatboat
- houseboat
- inflatable
- kayak
- ketch
- pedalo
- punt
- rubber dinghy
- sloop
- water taxi
launch
verb
uk/lɔːntʃ/us/lɑːntʃ/launchverb(BEGIN)
B2[IorT]
tobeginsomething such as aplanorintroducesomething new such as aproduct:
启动,推出,发起Theprogrammewas launched ayearago.这项计划是1年前开始实施的。
Theairlinewill launchitsnewtransatlanticservicenextmonth.这家航空公司下个月将开辟一条新的跨越大西洋的航线。
Adevastatingattackwas launchedontherebelstronghold.向叛军堡垒发起了猛烈的进攻。
[+ adv/prep]UKAfterworkingfor thecompanyfor severalyearsshedecidedto launchouton her own and set up inbusiness.在为该公司工作数年后,她决定在商界自立门户。
- There areplansafootto launch a newradiostation.
- The Glasgow-basedcompanyis to launch a stock-marketflotationthissummer.
- Thecompanyispoisedto launchitsnewadvertisingcampaign.
- Thegovernmentisplanningto launch abenchmarkingschemetoguideconsumers.
- They're about to launch acampaigntounionizeworkersat allmajordiscountsupermarketsin thearea.
Inventing, designing and innovation
- absorptive capacity
- architect
- artificer
- bionics
- blueprint
- customized
- design
- designer
- devise
- dreamsomethingup
- lead time
- modularization
- nanotechnology
- non-imitative
- operational research
- technologist
- technology
- themed
- think outside the boxidiom
- thinksomethingup
launchverb(SEND)
C1[T]
tosendsomething out, such as a newshipinto thewateror aspacecraftintospace:
使(新船)下水;发射(火箭)Aspokesmanfor thedockyardsaid theyhopedto launch the firstsubmarinewithin twoyears.船厂发言人说他们希望在两年内让第一艘潜艇下水。
to launch amissile发射导弹
launchyourselfmainlyUK
tojumpwithgreatforce:
猛跳,猛地一跃,猛扑Thedefenderlaunched himselfattheattackingplayer,bringinghim to theground.防守队员猛地扑向进攻者,把他摔倒在地。
to jump
- jumpThe kids jumped up and down when they heard we were going to Disneyland.
- leapThe deer leaped out of the forest.
- boundHe bounded on stage, punching the air with both fists.
- launch yourselfShe rocked back and forth on her skis before launching herself down the slope.
- bounceThe kids were bouncing happily on the trampoline.
- hopI stubbed my toe and hopped to the kitchen to get some ice.
- Aspokesmanfor thedockyardsaid theyhopedto launch the firstsubmarinewithin twoyears.
- On thattypeofaircraftcarrier, acatapultwas used tohelplaunchaircraft.
- Theboatswere launched in highseas.
- When is therocketdueto be launched?
- Theyplanto launch therocketnextyear.
Space travel
- aerospace
- astronautics
- autopilot
- biosatellite
- blast
- capsule
- earthbound
- EVA
- intergalactic
- jetpack
- launcher
- nose cone
- shuttle
- space capsule
- space probe
- space shuttle
- space tourism
- space tourist
- spacefarer
- spaceman
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Arriving & departing by boat or ship
Jumping
Phrasal verb
launch intosomething