单词 | launch |
释义 | launch 1. v. & n. --v   1. tr. set (a vessel) afloat.   2. tr. hurl or send forth (a weapon, rocket, etc.).   3. tr. start or set in motion (an enterprise, a person on a course of action, etc.).   4. tr. formally introduce (a new product) with publicity etc.   5. intr. (often foll. by out, into, etc.) a make a start, esp. on an ambitious enterprise. b burst into strong language etc. --n the act or an instance of launching. Phrases and idioms launch (or launching) pad a platform with a supporting structure, from which rockets are launched. Etymology: ME f. AF launcher, ONF lancher, OF lancier LANCE v. 2. n.   1. a large motor boat, used esp. for pleasure.   2. a man-of-war's largest boat. Etymology: Sp. lancha pinnace perh. f. Malay lancharan f. lanchar swift |
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