launch

1. V-T To launch a rocket, missile, or satellite means to send it into the air or into space. 发射

NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays. 美国国家航空航天局计划发射一颗卫星来研究宇宙射线。

2. N-VAR Launch is also a noun. 发射

This morning's launch of the space shuttle Columbia has been delayed. 定于今天上午哥伦比亚号航天飞机的发射已经被推迟了。

3. V-T To launch a ship or a boat means to put it into water, often for the first time after it has been built. 使 (新船等) 下水

There was no time to launch the lifeboats because the ferry capsized with such alarming speed. 因为渡船倾斜的速度如此之快，根本没有时间把救生艇放下水。

4. N-COUNT Launch is also a noun. 下水

The launch of a ship was a big occasion. 船下水曾是一件大事。

5. V-T To launch a large and important activity, for example, a military attack, means to start it. 发起

A group of 80 attackers launched an all-out assault just before dawn. 有80名攻击者的一个小队在黎明前发起了一次全面进攻。

The police have launched an investigation into the incident. 警察已经开始对此事件进行调查。

6. N-COUNT Launch is also a noun. 发起

...the launch of a campaign to restore law and order. …旨在恢复法律和秩序的运动的发起。

7. V-T If a company launches a new product, it makes it available to the public. 推出 (新产品)

...powerful allies to help the company launch a low-cost "network computer."

…帮助公司推出一种低价“网络电脑”的强大同盟。

8. N-COUNT Launch is also a noun. 推出

The company's spending has also risen following the launch of a new Sunday magazine. 公司的花费也随着一份新星期日杂志的推出而增加。

9. N a motor driven boat used chiefly as a transport boat 摩托艇