| [/ˈkætəpʌlt; ˋkætəˏpʌlt/] n 用法:
1 (US slingshot) Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic attached to it, used esp by children for shooting stones 弹弓（尤指儿童玩的）. =>illus 见插图. 用法:
2 (in ancient times) machine for throwing heavy stones in war （古时）石弩. 用法:
3 apparatus for launching gliders or for launching aircraft from the deck of a ship （使滑翔机或飞行器从轮船甲板上升空的）弹射器. catapult 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] shoot or launch (sth) from a catapult 用弹弓、 石弩或弹射器射出或弹射（某物）. 用法:
2 [Ipr, Tn.pr] (cause sb/sth to) be thrown suddenly and with force （使某物）被猛力掷出:
In the crash the driver (was) catapulted through the windscreen. 在事故中司机从挡风玻璃中（被）弹了出来. |