moonshot
noun[C]
uk/ˈmuːn.ʃɒt/us/ˈmuːn.ʃɑːt/moonshotnoun[C](TRIP TO MOON)
theactofsendingaspacecraftto themoon:
(火箭、宇宙飞船等的)向月球发射This istechnologythat can be used in another moonshot or aMarsmission.这项技术可以用于下一次登月或火星计划。
- Hepublisheds anexpensereportrequesting$33.31 forexpensesincurredduring Aldrin's moonshot.
- In the 1960s,followingthe moonshot, it waspredictedthat within a fewyearsdinnerwould come in theformof threepills.
- In thosedays,transatlanticcrossingswere like moonshots.
Space travel
- aerospace
- autopilot
- biosatellite
- blast
- booster
- capsule
- earthbound
- EVA
- flying saucer
- intergalactic
- jetpack
- launcher
- nose cone
- shuttle
- space probe
- space tourism
- space tourist
- spacefarer
- spacefaring
- spaceman
moonshotnoun[C](BOLD PLAN)
aplanoraimto do something thatseemsalmostimpossible:
Thecompanyhasreceivedfundingfrom the USDepartmentof Energy, so itlooksas if someonebelievesthis moonshot couldwork.
Hebelievesthe Covidtestingmoonshot is the only way out for the UKeconomyin thefaceof aprobablewintersurge.
- Heknowsthevaccineis a moonshot, but hefiguresanything less wouldamounttosurrender.
- Ifeverthere was aglobalmoonshotworthsupporting, this is it.
- We're taking a moonshot that we'llwantto beinteractingwithcomputersindeeplyemotionalways.
Goals and purposes
- affordance
- ambition
- avail
- cause
- dedicated
- deflect
- dream
- end
- it's the thought that countsidiom
- key performance indicator
- KPI
- objective
- point
- poodle
- target
- thought
- towards
- unfocused
- use
- utility
moonshot
adjective
uk/ˈmuːn.ʃɒt/us/ˈmuːn.ʃɑːt/used to refer to aplanoraimto do something thatseemsalmostimpossible, orrelatingto suchplansoraims:
These super-richcompanieshave enoughmoneytoinvestin whatever moonshotprojectsthey like.
Moonshotthinkingstartswithpickingabigproblemandarticulatingaradicalsolution.
Goals and purposes
- affordance
- ambition
- avail
- cause
- dedicated
- deflect
- dream
- end
- it's the thought that countsidiom
- key performance indicator
- KPI
- objective
- point
- poodle
- target
- thought
- towards
- unfocused
- use
- utility