launch

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

NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays. 美國國家航空航天侷計劃發射一顆衛星來研究宇宙射線。

2. N-VAR Launch is also a noun. 發射

This morning's launch of the space shuttle Columbia has been delayed. 定於今天上午哥倫比亞號航天飛機的發射已經被推遲了。

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. 因爲渡船傾斜的速度如此之快，根本沒有時間把救生艇放下水。

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. 發起

A group of 80 attackers launched an all-out assault just before dawn. 有80名攻擊者的一個小隊在黎明前發起了一次全麪進攻。

The police have launched an investigation into the incident. 警察已經開始對此事件進行調查。

6. N-COUNT Launch is also a noun. 發起

...the launch of a campaign to restore law and order. …旨在恢複法律和秩序的運動的發起。

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

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

…幫助公司推出一種低價“網絡電腦”的強大同盟。

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. 公司的花費也隨著一份新星期日襍志的推出而增加。

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