Catapult
[ 'kætəpʌlt ]
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n. 弹弓;石弩;飞机弹射器;弹射座椅;
vt. 用弩炮发射;用弹弓射;用弹射器发射;猛投;
vi. 用弹射器弹射;快速移动;
💡 词根助记
cata(down)+pult(to brandish挥；舞动)→弹弓；弹出
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ cata-前缀“下”,pult-谐音“炮塔”:炮塔可以用弹弓向下面发射石头→弹弓
※ cat-猫,a-一,pu-拼音“扑”,lt-拼音“老头”:猫大叫一声,扑在老头身上,挡住了弹弓发射的石头
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
catapult
n
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.
2 (in ancient times) machine for throwing heavy stones in war （古时）石弩.
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, v
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）.
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.
🔁 扩展释义
*['kætәpʌlt]n. 弹射器, 弹弓, 弩炮vt. 发射
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I haven't made a dent in my paperwork.
我的那些文件没怎么动。
Knowledge will not be aquired without pain and application.
不花力气，不下功夫是得不到知识的。
but as soon as a the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative instincts are aroused.
可是一量涉及到荣誉问题，一旦你想到你和某一团体会因为你输而丢脸时，那么最野蛮的争斗天性便会激发起来。