| 单词 | catapult |
| 释义 | catapult n. & v. --n 1. a forked stick etc. with elastic for shooting stones. 2. hist. a military machine worked by a lever and ropes for hurling large stones etc. 3. a mechanical device for launching a glider, an aircraft from the deck of a ship, etc. --v 1. tr. a hurl from or launch with a catapult. b fling forcibly. 2. intr. leap or be hurled forcibly. Etymology: F catapulte or L catapulta f. Gk katapeltes (as CATA-, pallo hurl) |
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