| 单词 | catapult |
| 释义 | catapult —catapultic, adj. /kat"euh pult', -poolt'/, n. 1. an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc. 2. a device for launching an airplane from the deck of a ship. 3. Brit. a slingshot. v.t. 4. to hurl from a catapult. 5. to thrust or move quickly or suddenly: His brilliant performance in the play catapulted him to stardom. 6. Brit. a. to hurl (a missile) from a slingshot. b. to hit (an object) with a missile from a slingshot. v.i. 7. to be catapulted. 8. to move or spring up suddenly, quickly, or forcibly, as if by means of a catapult: The car catapulted down the highway. When he heard the alarm he catapulted out of bed. [1570-80; < L catapulta < Gk katapéltes, equiv. to kata- CATA- + péltes hurler, akin to pállein to hurl] Syn. 5. throw, fling, propel, pitch, shoot. |
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