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catapult/ˈkætəpʌlt/ n. & v.●n. 1 esp. Brit. a forked stick etc. with elastic for shooting stones [尤英] (叉杆等样式的)弹弓 2 hist. a military machine worked by a lever and ropes for hurling large stones etc. [史义]弩炮(投射大石头等用的军事装置) 3 a mechanical device for launching a glider, an aircraft from the deck of a ship, etc. (从轮船甲板上发射滑翔机或飞机的)弹射器 ●v. 1 tr.a hurl from or launch with a catapult 用弹弓射；用弹射器发射 b fling forcibly 猛掷，使劲投出 2 intr. leap or be hurled forcibly 跳跃；猛投 [French catapulte or Latin catapulta from Greek katapeltēs (as CATA-, pallō ‘hurl’)] |