launch
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they launch | |
he / she / it launches | |
past simple launched | |
past participle launched | |
-ing form launching |
- [transitive] launch something
to start an activity, especially an organized one 开始从事,发起,发动(尤指有组织的活动) The government recently launched a national road safety campaign. 政府最近发起了一场全国道路安全运动。 Police have launched an investigation into the incident. 警方已对该事件展开调查。 to launch an appeal/initiative 发起呼吁/倡议 Government forces launched an attack against militants in the north of the country. 政府军对该国北部的武装分子发动了袭击。 to launch an offensive/air strike 发起进攻/空袭
Extra ExamplesThe TV celebrities helped launch an anti-drugs campaign. 电视名人帮助发起了一场反毒品运动。 The appeal was officially launched last month. 该呼吁于上月正式启动。 A German firm launched a takeover bid for the company. 一家德国公司试图收购这家公司。 A massive attack was launched in the spring of 1918. 一场大规模进攻于1918年春季发起。 Enemy troops launched an assault on the town. 敌军对该镇发起了进攻。 Police have launched a murder enquiry. 警方已着手对谋杀案进行调查。 The Duchess of Cornwall, president of the charity, will launch the appeal in London. 该慈善机构的主席康沃尔公爵夫人将在伦敦发起倡议。 The authorities launched a massive security operation in the city. 当局在城内展开大规模的安全行动。 The charity tonight launched its crusade against homelessness. 慈善机构今晚发起了反对无家可归的运动。 The company launched a huge advertising campaign. 该公司发起了一场声势浩大的广告宣传活动。 The government has launched a new policy initiative. 政府已经开始推行一项新政策。 The police immediately launched a nationwide search for the killer. 警方立即在全国范围内展开了对杀人犯的搜捕。 We're going to launch a big recruitment drive in the autumn. 我们将在秋季进行大规模招募。
- [transitive, intransitive] launch (something)
to make a product or service available to the public for the first time; to become available for the first time (首次)上市,发行 The company plans to launch the service to coincide with the World Cup this summer. 该公司计划在今年夏天世界杯期间推出这项服务。 The updated website will be officially launched at the conference in April. 更新后的网站将在4月份的会议上正式推出。 The new series launches in July. 新系列将于7月推出。
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb2 - [transitive] launch something
to put a ship or boat into the water, especially one that has just been built 使(船,尤指新船)下水 The Navy is to launch a new warship today. 海军今天有一艘新军舰要下水。 The lifeboat was launched immediately. 那艘救生艇被立刻放下了水。
- [transitive] launch something
to send something such as a spacecraft, weapon, etc. into space, into the sky or through water 发射;把(航天器、武器等)发射上天;水中发射 to launch a missile/rocket 发射导弹/火箭 The satellite was successfully launched into orbit earlier this month. 这颗卫星于本月初成功发射进入轨道。
Extra ExamplesTopics Spaceb2to launch a communications satellite 发射通信卫星 The ship was hit by three torpedoes launched from the enemy submarine. 船被敌方潜艇发射的三颗鱼雷击中了。
- [transitive] launch something
to criticize somebody/something or protest strongly 启动(计算机程序) He launched a biting attack on the senior management. 他对高级管理层发起了猛烈的攻击。 Residents have launched a protest against the proposed development. 居民们发起了抗议,反对拟议中的开发项目。
- [transitive] launch yourself + adv./prep.
to jump forwards with a lot of force 猛扑向前 - [transitive, intransitive] launch something (
computing )计算机 to start a computer program; (of a computer program) to start 启动(计算机程序)
Word Originverb Middle English (in the sense ‘hurl a missile, discharge with force’): from Anglo-Norman French launcher, variant of Old French lancier, from Latin lancea (noun).