单词	catapult
释义	catapult1 nouncatapult2 verb catapultcat‧a‧pult1 /ˈkætəpʌlt/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcatapult1 Origin: 1500-1600 Latin catapulta, from Greek katapaltes, from kata- ( ➔ CATACLYSM) + pallein ‘to throw strongly’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS After collecting all kinds of material the catapult began to take shape. He unscrewed the catapult piece by piece feeling depressed. Once deployed, the Hot Pot catapult can not be moved. The catapult breaks throwing boiling Hot Pot gloop everywhere. The Defence budget would stand buying another catapult tomorrow; my crossbow would just have to wait another week or so. This would show how well the catapult worked and if they had to make any adjustments in their aim. To help you remember it is a good idea to turn the catapult round so it faces away from the enemy. While working on the catapult Endill started to keep a diary. word sets WORD SETS► Toys brick, nounbuilding block, nouncap, nouncatapult, nounclimbing frame, nounfinger-paints, nounfirecracker, nounglove puppet, noungolliwog, noungolly, nounhobbyhorse, nounhoop, nounhula hoop, nounjack-in-the-box, nounjack-o'-lantern, nounkaleidoscope, nounkewpie doll, nounkite, nounLego, nounPlasticine, nounPlay-Doh, nounplayhouse, nounplaypen, nounplaything, nounpogo stick, nounpuppet, nounpuzzle, nounrag doll, nounrattle, nounrocking horse, nounscooter, nounseesaw, nounslide, nounsoft toy, nounsquirt gun, nounstink bomb, nounstuffed animal, nounteddy bear, nounteeter-totter, nountoboggan, nountop, nountoy, nountrain set, nountreehouse, nountrike, nounwater pistol, nounwhirligig, nounwhoopee cushion, noun 1a large weapon used in former times to throw heavy stones, iron balls etc2 British English a small stick in the shape of a Y with a thin rubber band fastened over the two ends, used by children to throw stones SYN slingshot American English3a piece of equipment used to send an aircraft into the air from a ship catapult1 nouncatapult2 verb catapultcatapult2 verb Verb Table VERB TABLE catapult Simple Form Present I, you, we, they catapult he, she, it catapults Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they catapulted Present perfect I, you, we, they have catapulted he, she, it has catapulted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had catapulted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will catapult Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have catapulted Continuous Form Present I am catapulting he, she, it is catapulting you, we, they are catapulting Past I, he, she, it was catapulting you, we, they were catapulting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been catapulting he, she, it has been catapulting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been catapulting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be catapulting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been catapulting Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A simple computerized library book checkout system has catapulted the number of checked-out books each day to 600. Challenges can catapult a child into new maturity. Charsky catapulted into a rocky obstruction after tumbling a thousand feet or so. Divorce or the death of a husband is enough to catapult a middle-class white woman and her children into poverty. Some were catapulted out of smashed windows, while others were trapped and had to be cut free. The Mafia was catapulted from the shadows. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen a sudden force throws someone or something through the air► throw : throw somebody/something into/off/out of etc something · The blast from the explosion threw debris high up into the air.· I was cycling home when I got hit by a car and thrown off my bike.· A small plane was lifted up and thrown across the tarmac by a freak gust of wind. ► send somebody/something flying to make someone or something suddenly move forward or through the air: · He swung round suddenly, sending the papers on his desk flying.· Her foot caught on something on the ground. Whatever it was, it sent her flying. ► catapult/propel to suddenly push someone or something very hard so that they move extremely quickly through the air: catapult somebody/something into/over/out of etc something: · The car crashed into a tree and the driver was catapulted through the windshield.· I felt myself being propelled into the air by the force of the explosion. ► pitch if something such as a strong wind or a sudden movement pitches someone off a boat or a high place, it makes them fall off it: pitch somebody into/over/out of etc something: · A sudden gust of wind pitched him off the ledge and he was left hanging by his safety rope.· Two of the crew were pitched overboard when a big wave hit their ship. 1[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to push or throw something very hard so that it moves through the air very quickly:  Sam was catapulted into the air by the force of the blast.2catapult somebody to fame/stardom etc to suddenly make someone very famous:  A remarkable series of events catapulted her into the limelight.
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