launch /lɔːntʃ/ CET4 TEM4 ( launching, launched, launches )

• 1. 

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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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。

  例：

  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

  例：

  ...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)

  例：

  ...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

  例：

  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