新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

launchIELTS重点词汇

英 [lɔːntʃ]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

launches
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 发射
The launch of a rocket, missile, or satellite is the act of sending it into the air or into space.
双语例句
例：
This morning's launch of the space shuttle Columbia has been delayed.
定于今天上午的哥伦比亚号航天飞机发射已经被推迟了。
2. [C 可数名词] 下水（试航）
The launch of a ship or a boat is the act of putting it into water, often for the first time after it has been built.
双语例句
例：
The launch of a ship was a big occasion.
轮船下水试航在过去曾是大事。
3. [C 可数名词] 发起
The launch of a large and important activity, for example a military attack, is the act of starting it.
双语例句
例：
the launch of a campaign to restore law and order.
发起旨在恢复法律和秩序的运动。
4. [C 可数名词] 推出
The launch of a new product is the time when a company starts to make it available to the public.
双语例句
例：
The company's spending has also risen following the launch of a new Sunday magazine.
公司的花费也随着一份新星期日杂志的推出而增加。
例：
legal wrangling threatens to delay the launch of the product.
法律纠纷将会推迟该产品的面世。

PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

launch into
1. [PHRASAL 短语] （热情地）开始做
If you launch into something such as a speech, task, or fight, you enthusiastically start it.
双语例句
例：
Horrigan launched into a speech about the importance of new projects.
霍里根就新项目的重要性进行了一番热烈的演讲。

VERB. 动词

launches , launching , launched
1. [T 及物动词] 发射
To launch a rocket, missile, or satellite means to send it into the air or into space.
双语例句
例：
NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays.
美国国家航空航天局计划发射一颗卫星来研究宇宙射线。
2. [T 及物动词] 使（新船等）下水
To launch a ship or a boat means to put it into water, often for the first time after it has been built.
双语例句
例：
There was no time to launch the lifeboats because the ferry capsized with such alarming speed.
因为渡船倾斜的速度如此之快，根本没有时间把救生艇放下水。
3. [T 及物动词] 发起
To launch a large and important activity, for example, a military attack, means to start it.
双语例句
例：
A group of 80 attackers launched an all-out assault just before dawn.
由80名攻击者组成的小组在黎明前发起了一次全面进攻。
例：
The police have launched an investigation into the incident.
警察已经开始对此事进行调查。
4. [T 及物动词] 推出（新产品）
If a company launches a new product, it makes it available to the public.
近义词
unveil
双语例句
例：
powerful allies to help the company launch a low-cost 'network computer.
帮助公司推出一种低价“网络电脑”的强大同盟。
例：
Crabtree & Evelyn has just launched a new jam, Worcesterberry Preserve.
瑰珀翠公司刚刚推出了一种新果酱，伍斯特郡浆果果酱。
例：
Marks & Spencer hired model Linda Evangelista to launch its new range.
马莎百货雇用了模特琳达·伊万格丽斯塔来推出其新产品系列。