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单词 launch
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launch

verb
 
/lɔːntʃ/
/lɔːntʃ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they launch
/lɔːntʃ/
/lɔːntʃ/
he / she / it launches
/ˈlɔːntʃɪz/
/ˈlɔːntʃɪz/
past simple launched
/lɔːntʃt/
/lɔːntʃt/
past participle launched
/lɔːntʃt/
/lɔːntʃt/
-ing form launching
/ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ/
/ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1.  
     [transitive] launch something to start an activity, especially an organized one
    • The government recently launched a national road safety campaign.
    • Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
    • to launch an appeal/initiative
    • Government forces launched an attack against militants in the north of the country.
    • to launch an offensive/air strike
    Extra Examples
    • The TV celebrities helped launch an anti-drugs campaign.
    • The appeal was officially launched last month.
    • A German firm launched a takeover bid for the company.
    • A massive attack was launched in the spring of 1918.
    • Enemy troops launched an assault on the town.
    • Police have launched a murder enquiry.
    • The Duchess of Cornwall, president of the charity, will launch the appeal in London.
    • The authorities launched a massive security operation in the city.
    • The charity tonight launched its crusade against homelessness.
    • The company launched a huge advertising campaign.
    • The government has launched a new policy initiative.
    • The police immediately launched a nationwide search for the killer.
    • We're going to launch a big recruitment drive in the autumn.
  2.  
     [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
    • The company plans to launch the service to coincide with the World Cup this summer.
    • The updated website will be officially launched at the conference in April.
    • The new series launches in July.
    compare soft-launch
    Extra Examples
    • a party to launch his latest novel
    • The new model will be launched in July.
    • The book was launched amid a fanfare of publicity.
    Topics Businessb2
  3.  
     [transitive] launch something to put a ship or boat into the water, especially one that has just been built
    • The Navy is to launch a new warship today.
    • The lifeboat was launched immediately.
    Topics Transport by waterb2
  4.  
     [transitive] launch something to send something such as a spacecraft, weapon, etc. into space, into the sky or through water
    • to launch a missile/rocket
    • The satellite was successfully launched into orbit earlier this month.
    Wordfinder
    • astronaut
    • countdown
    • dock
    • launch
    • mission
    • orbit
    • rocket
    • satellite
    • space
    • weightless
    Extra Examples
    • to launch a communications satellite
    • The ship was hit by three torpedoes launched from the enemy submarine.
    Topics Spaceb2
  5. [transitive] launch something to criticize somebody/something or protest strongly
    • He launched a biting attack on the senior management.
    • Residents have launched a protest against the proposed development.
  6. [transitive] launch yourself + adv./prep. to jump forwards with a lot of force
    • Without warning he launched himself at me.
    • (figurative) She launched herself on the rock world with a brilliant album.
  7. [transitive, intransitive] launch something (computing) to start a computer program; (of a computer program) to start
    • You can launch programs and documents from your keyboard.
    • It’s not the fastest way to launch an application.
    • I was impressed with how fast the app launches.
    8. 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).

launch

noun
 
/lɔːntʃ/
/lɔːntʃ/
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  1.  
     [usually singular] the action of launching something
    • a missile/rocket launch
    • In the six months since its launch the car has sold extremely well.
    • the launch of the campaign/website/service
    • the successful launch of the Ariane rocket
    • The official launch date is in May.
    Extra Examples
    • The official product launch was scheduled for 2021.
    • The commercial launch was the end of 2019.
    • The show is timed to coincide with the launch of a new book on the subject.
    • They are preparing for the launch of the new campaign next month.
    • a big Hollywood event to mark the launch of the movie
    • a spring launch for the new TV system
    • the postponement of the scheduled launch on July 7
    Topics Spaceb2, Businessb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • commercial
    • official
    • press
    • …
    verb + launch
    • get (something) ready for
    • prepare (something) for
    • announce
    • …
    launch + noun
    • date
    • party
    • facility
    • …
    preposition
    • after the launch
    • following the launch
    • since the launch
    • …
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  2.  
     an event at which something is made available to the public for the first time
    • a book/product launch
    • Speaking at the launch of her new book, she thanked her family for their support.
    • About 50 artists attended the official launch of the exhibition.
    compare soft launch
  3. a large boat with a motor
    • one of the world's largest ocean-going launch platforms
    Topics Transport by waterc2
    4. Word Originnoun sense 1 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). noun sense 2 late 17th cent.: from Spanish lancha ‘small boat’ (forming part of the equipment of a larger vessel), perhaps from Malay lancharan, from lanchar ‘swift, nimble’.
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