catapulted
past simple and past participle ofcatapult
| 单词 | catapulted |
| 释义 | catapulted past simple and past participle ofcatapult catapult verb[Tusually+ adv/prep] uk/ˈkæt.ə.pʌlt/us/ˈkæt̬.ə.pʌlt/tothrowsomeone or something withgreatforce: When the twovehiclescollided, he was catapultedforwards. be catapulted intosomething tosuddenlyexperienceaparticularstate, such as beingfamous: Theawardforbestactressmeantthatalmostovernightshe was catapultedintothelimelight. Throwing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Fame and famous Examplesofcatapultedcatapulted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is a wild zigzag trajectorycatapultedout of furious energy into a state of graceful stasis, choreographed in five movements. From theCambridge English Corpus Most importantly, achieving and maintaining economic security hadcatapultedfrom one of many concerns to the dominant interest of both politicians and the public. From theCambridge English Corpus But now, paradoxically, the bordercatapultedthem into the closest touch with the state. From theCambridge English Corpus When the rubberband is released, the animal iscatapultedinto the spring. From theCambridge English Corpus It would be clichéd but not inaccurate to say that this film 'catapultedhim into stardom'. From theCambridge English Corpus The issue remains, however, as to whatcatapultedbe like into the adolescent vernaculars of the 1980s. From theCambridge English Corpus It can feel as if young people arecatapultedinto the adult service overnight on their seventeenth birthday and suddenly no one is interested in seeing their family any more. From theCambridge English Corpus Accidents over recent months have shown that many people have died because they werecatapultedout of coaches that had been overturned. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English The impact was such that the victim wascatapultedout of his car. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is indeed a real risk that gold hascatapulteditself out of the monetary system and out of its stabilising role. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Suddenly, the nation wascatapultedinto a general election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He wascatapultedinto the air, struck the roof of the car and landed in the middle of the road. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In a crash—even at low speeds in built-up areas—they can becatapultedover the backs of the front seats into the windscreen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They arecatapultedinto our living rooms by the vividness of television. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Sometimes a very small club, which has a field holding only 10,000, suddenly finds itselfcatapultedinto the big league by the luck of the draw. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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