单词	catapult
释义	cat·a·pult I. \ˈkad.əˌpəlt, -atə-, -u̇lt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French catapulte, from Latin catapulta, modification of Greek katapaltēs, katapeltēs, from kata- cata- + -paltēs, -peltēs (from pallein to hurl) — more at polemic 1. : an ancient military device used for hurling heavy missiles (as stones) or for hurling other missiles (as spears, arrows) with extreme force; especially : onager 2 2. Britain : slingshot 3.  a. : any of various mechanical devices utilizing the recoil of a spring (as for hurling grenades or bombs)  b. : a device for launching an airplane at flying speed (as from an aircraft carrier) usually consisting of a carriage accelerated on a track by the explosion of powder, by hydraulic pressure, or by steam pressure [catapult 1] II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) transitive verb 1. : to throw, drive, discharge, move, or launch by or as if by means of a catapult  < he is … catapulted some fifteen to twenty feet before his flight is stayed — Henry LaCossitt >  < factors which catapulted him into absolute power — Andrew Gyorgy >  < the question catapults us at once into … highly technical controversy — Bernard Brodie > 2. Britain : to shoot or shoot at with a slingshot  < might be stealing shell eggs somewhere or catapulting farmers, shepherds, or sheep — Rose Macaulay > intransitive verb 1. : to become catapulted  < the plane catapulted from the carrier deck >  < the flier catapulted from the cockpit of the damaged plane > 2. : to move with a suddenness or force as if propelled by a catapult  < the stream catapulting down from the gray, cold boulders — Curtis Zahn >  < the turmoil which catapulted through him — Marcia Davenport >
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