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launch1/lɔ:n(t)ʃ/ v. & n.●v. 1a tr. set (a vessel) afloat 使(船)下水 b intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 out) (of a vessel) put out to sea etc. (船)出海(出航等) 2 tr. hurl or send forth (a weapon, rocket, etc.) 投掷;发射(兵器、火箭等) 3 tr. start or set in motion (an enterprise, a person on a course of action, etc.) 开办,创办(企业);启动;从事个人的事业,计划等 4 tr. formally introduce (a new product) with publicity etc. (通过宣传等)投放(新产品);推荐(新产品) 5 intr.a (foll. by 后跟 out, into) make a start, esp. on an ambitious enterprise (尤指宏大的计划)开始,着手 b (foll. by 后跟 into) begin suddenly (a tirade, speech, song, etc.) 突然开始(激烈的长篇演说、发言、唱歌等) ●n. the act or an instance of launching 下水;发射;创办;投放市场 [Middle English from Anglo-French launcher, Old Norman French lancher, Old French lancier LANCE v.] |