catapult
noun[C]
uk/ˈkæt.ə.pʌlt/us/ˈkæt̬.ə.pʌlt/adevicethat canthrowobjectsat a highspeed:
投射器；石弩；弹射器In the past,armiesused catapults tohurlheavystonesatenemyfortifications.古代军队使用石弩将重石投向敌人的防御工事。
On thattypeofaircraftcarrier, a catapult was used tohelplaunchaircraft.那种航空母舰利用弹射器弹射飞机升空。
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UK(USslingshot)
a Y-shapedstickorpieceofmetalwith apieceofelastic(=materialthatstretches)attachedto thetopparts, usedespeciallybychildrenforshootingsmallstones
（儿童玩的）弹弓
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Arms & munitions in general
- air-to-air
- air-to-ground
- ammo
- ammunition
- anti-aircraft
- CBRN
- chain mail
- chemical weapon
- conventional
- denuclearize
- mustard gas
- nerve gas
- offensively
- ordnance
- poison gas
- sarin
- stab vest
- weapons of mass destruction
- weapons-grade
- WMDs
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Hand weapons
Toys & dolls
catapult
verb[Tusually+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈkæt.ə.pʌlt/us/ˈkæt̬.ə.pʌlt/tothrowsomeone or something withgreatforce:
把…射出，把…弹出When the twovehiclescollided, he was catapultedforwards.两车相撞时，他被甩向了前方。
be catapulted intosomething
tosuddenlyexperienceaparticularstate, such as beingfamous:
突然经历；一跃而成Theawardforbestactressmeantthatalmostovernightshe was catapultedintothelimelight.获得最佳女演员奖意味着她几乎一夜之间成了公众关注的焦点。
Throwing
- arm
- cast
- flick
- heave
- hurl
- outpitch
- overhand
- peg
- pelt
- project
- shy
- sling
- stone
- thread
- throwsomethingin
- toss
- underarm
- underhand
- wang
- whang